Medication Errors By: Rebecca Abell When doing the job of nursing one of the most important aspects is patient safety. The biggest danger to patients is medication. A medication error is when the nurse gives a patient the wrong medication or the dose of medication could be wrong. The danger of the medication error is that it can lead to an over dose‚ a reaction‚ or even death to a patient. There are several things to know when dealing with medication errors like who should fill it out‚ who should
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Administer Medication to Individuals‚ and Monitor the Effects. 1.1 The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 * The safer management of controlled drugs (2006) * The Children Act 1989 * The Data Protection Act 1998
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Unit 47 : Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects Task 1 : Identify current legislations‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Medicines Act 1968 This sets out the criteria for the prescription‚ supply‚ storage and administration of medicines‚ and classifies medicines into the following groups. 1. Prescription-only medicines (POM) which can only be obtained on prescription‚ prescribed by an authorised health professional‚ such
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To be competent in this unit‚ you must know and understand the following: K3P233 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country and how these relate to your setting K3P234 Work with children in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ e.g. the child’s right to self-expression‚ play‚ cultural identity‚ freedom from exploitation K3P235 The various forms of discrimination‚ the groups most likely to experience discrimination
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Medication errors are among the biggest issues in health care settings today. The effect of managed care is one of the causative factors. The need to contain costs has invariably doubled the nurses ’ workload making them less efficient as caregivers. Example of problem is the high incidence of medication errors. Nurses ’ workload has increased tremendously regardless of the fact that most of these patients are of great acuity‚ thereby predisposing them to a greater risk of medication errors. Medication
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Research Question: Describe an individual that you admire and consider a great leader. This individual can be someone from the past or someone that you admire today. Interview Protocol Maxwell (2004) stated that “If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside‚ you will be able to become the person you want to be on the outside. People will want to follow you.” This is what makes a great leader‚ someone who believes in themself and know exactly who they are and this
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ADHERENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A SURVEY ON RT BEDSIDE NEBULIZATION PRACTICE IN PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER FROM JANUARY 2012 TO OCTOBER 2012 Alvior AJ‚ & Caputli Philbert Adviser: Gappi‚ Mercy Antoinette A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Introduction to Research College of Respiratory Therapy School of Rehabilitation Science St. Jude College- Manila 26 October 2012 / Version 2.3
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three parts of the major character’s psyche. * Explain how sexuality motivates the behaviour and the struggle of the protagonist. * What symbols that are linked to sexual pleasure are made apparent in the story? Archetypal Approach * Identify and analyze the recurring patterns or symbol/s in the story. * Expound on your points and ideas by citing lines from the story. Feminist Approach * What female roles are pointed out in the story? * Explain how society imposes gender
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POST GRADUATE CENTRE MSc. COMPUTER NETWORKING Network Administration Title: Network Management/Maintenance Models Lecturer: Mr. Sharif Salem Lecturer: Mr. Shahir Title: Network Management/Maintenance Models Lecturer: Mr. Sharif Salem Lecturer: Mr. Shahir Names : Usama Musa Hamdan Student ID# : 110030807 Semester : 2 Academic Honesty Policy Statement I‚ hereby attest that contents of this attachment are my own work
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