policy should include procedures that the resident’s medicine records are kept up to date. This is especially important if the resident has been given new medication‚ had medication withdrawn or had their doses increased or lowered. A Care home should record medication that is not suited to the resident. If the resident is given medication that are not suited‚ this could have a huge impact on the resident and their health. Keeping residents’ medicine safe. This is especially important as
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HSC 3047: SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS OUTCOME 1 1.1. Identify the legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings - The following legislations have a direct impact on the handling of medications within a social care setting: ·The Medicines Act 1968: basis for licensing‚ sale‚ supply and manufacture of medicines. ·The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: this Act is designed to control the use of dangerous or potentially harmful drugs such as opiates (drugs which
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role of medication administration. Pharmacology knowledge allows the nurse to carry out safe medication administration‚ monitor medication actions‚ educate patients‚ and act legally and ethically within the pharmacological parameters. This knowledge is also vital for the nurse practitioner in their role of nurse prescribing. Pharmacology plays a huge part in these roles for the nurse. This essay below will elaborate on the importance of pharmacology for the five reasons of safe medication administration
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cti Unit 331 Support use of medication in social care settings OUTCOME 1 1. The main legislation is the Medicines Act 1968. there area vast amount more that have a direct impact from that in the social care setting‚ these are as follows; ➢ The medicines act 1968 ➢ The misuse of drugs act 1971 ➢ The Children act 1981 ➢ The data protection act 1998 ➢ The care standards act 2000 ➢ The health and social care act 2001 ➢ The health act 2000
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medicinal product in the Western and United States industry. The first stage is the stage 0 where medication are rated in order to decide which medication has the biggest pharmacokinetic aspects in people so that it can be taken ahead for further growth. The second stage is Phase I where the medication is examined in people to evaluate aspects such as protection‚ pharmaco-kinetics and tolerability of the medication. Phase II is the third stage where assessments are conducted on larger categories to evaluate
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environment. These are cleaning products/toiletries and medication. b) When handling medication this should always be done using a non touch process; this ensures that the medication is not being contaminated with anything and also that the person dispensing the medication is not absorbing any of the dose themselves through the pores on their fingers. When dispensing medication you must check that either the blister pack or medication sleeve has not been tampered with and is airtight; if not
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Medication used to treat psychiatric conditions are abused by those who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders Why is this so common? Non-medical prescription use and prescription drug disorders are also associated with increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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If this medication is being used‚ it should be taken in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid. Omalizumab is a shot that is given every 2 or 4 weeks. This helps asthma patient with reacting to allergic triggers and by doing this‚ the medication block the antibody that’s cause allergies. This is an expensive medication and it’s only prescribed if other asthma medications have not controlled the asthma. Oral corticosteroids are a pill or liquid form. This medication is for those who
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smoke against medical advice‚ or not taking prescribed medications. All of which lead to poor patient outcomes. Therefore‚ I chose this topic to explore possible reasons for non- compliance and possible solutions to non- compliance. I will begin the process an “actual” definition of non-compliance. According to the World Healthcare Organization (2003) the definition of non- compliance is “the extent to which a person’s behavior—taking medication‚ following a diet‚ and/or executing lifestyle changes—corresponds
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benefits in giving children medication. First‚ the anti -depressants and anti-psychotics that are prescribed to children mostly have only been tested on adults and are made for adults. Even over-the-counter medicines‚ such as Tylenol‚ are broken down into child and adult categories so I feel that more powerful drugs that change the chemicals in the brain should at least have these categories as well. Second‚ a child’s brain is constantly developing and giving children medication that affects the brain
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