Challenges in managing medication adherence in the community Assignment Pierre Galea MSc Mental Health Nursing NUR 5116 Professional Issues In Mental Health Nursing Introduction In mental health‚ from the discovery of the drug Chlorpromazine in the 1950’s‚ which was a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness‚ medication played an important role in the move from the big psychiatric asylums to care in the community (Howland 2007). Several studies continue to demonstrate
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ENN103F – Assignment 1 Section A: (1) No‚ the affirmative action policy is not morally defensible. This policy is “unsettling‚ needless and discriminating”. This policy is based on race‚ gender and physical abilities rather than the socioeconomic status of a person. Thus it does not matter whether you have the higher/better qualification‚ if you do not have the correct race/gender or if you are not disabled. According to this policy the basic discrimination is justified by looking back
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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Lifestyle or medication Hca/ 240 March 9‚ 2012 Itta Aswad Lifestyle or medication The gastrointestinal disease that I chose is gastritis. This is a disease that I am at risk for. I use aspirin‚ coffee‚ tobacco‚ and alcohol. I have used these for many many years‚ and have no plans to stop now. This is generally accompanied by stomach pains and hematemesis. None of these symptoms I have had yet. People can cut out all of the irritants that can cause gastritis. Such as tobacco‚ alcohol
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mistakes can happen. In the health care field errors can be deadly and are taken very seriously. There are several basic components of EHR and allows for patient information to be shared and charted throughout their life. The three basic components that will talk about concerning the EHR is patient management component‚ clinical component‚ and laboratory components and how they affect different safety measures. Proper documentation allows for less errors to happen. To ensure accurate documentation
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(1) Is affirmative action policy morally defensible? Explain. Affirmative action refers to the policy being implemented to create equality within racism‚ religion‚ sexuality and colour.It is being discussed in South Africa that the policies focus on employment‚ education and health programs that disadvanted people and women have equal opportunities in the work place. President John Kennedy of United Nations signed it on March 1961 that government employers "not discriminate against‚ any employee
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recently become a major issue and a national concern as a cause of medication or other life-threatening errors. Medical errors have been determined to be the eighth most common cause of patient deaths in the United States (Nordenberg‚ 200). When dealing with medical information and a person ’s life‚ accurate and understandable written or computerized documentation is of utmost importance. Eliminating abbreviations can reduce errors because this would require that all words be spelled out. Many
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Working Title: Variables used: Definition of Terms: The Relationship of Medication Errors and Amount of Sleep to Day Shift Nurses‚ Night Shift Nurses and Graveyard Shift Nurses Medication Error Amount of Sleep Day Shift Nurses Night Shift Nurses Graveyard Shift Nurses Medication Error – any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional (Hughes‚ R. and Blegen‚ M.) Amount
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States. There are two types of depression‚ chemical and environmental. Chemical depression is when either the brain does not produce serotonin or the serotonin receptors in the brain do not work. A chemical imbalance can be fixed with the right medication and frequent visits with a psychiatrist. Environmental depression is very different‚ it is often mistaken for chemical depression. Environmental depression‚ although is a chemical imbalance in the brain‚ can be caused by one or many traumatic
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