the cost of their medications as well as managing their finances. * The health needs of your participating family * The RN’s ability to provide care Compile your Nursing and Health Care Legislation Review data in a table‚ spreadsheet‚ or other appropriate format. Complete your Clinical Log: * Specify how you compiled the data. * Specify how
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Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings 8 Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting 8.4 Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents Having an emergency plan in place‚ helps people to deal with things in an emergency. It lays out what should be done and how things should be handled. The idea behind an emergency plan is to meet specific needs. In the event of a fire or gas leak‚ it lays
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testing‚ there are misdiagnoses‚ incorrect treatments given‚ and a glaring lack of education about medications used to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder. While doctors argue that prescription medications such as Ritalin and Adderall help to combat the immediate symptoms associated with ADHD‚ a lack of attention given to other treatment options leads to increased use of prescription medication‚ and in turn‚ increased prescription
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compliance in all survey areas as even a 1% deficiency brings the potential for patient injury or death and for increased hospital operating costs. On our last Joint Commission survey‚ four priority focus areas were identified: information management‚ medication management‚ communication and infection control. In order to address any deficiencies in each of these areas and in preparation for our next Joint Commission audit in a year’s time‚ each of these focus areas will be discussed in an individual
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Pharmacists are health care professionals who aid physicians‚ dentists and veterinarians by dispensing appropriate medications and councils patients regarding their medications. Occasionally‚ there are cases where pharmacists are held liable for negligence by dispensing improper dosage of medication prescribed by the doctor or may have written the wrong instructions to go with the medication. Being an important role in the health care industry‚ pharmacist negligence could cause a patient detrimental harm
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1.1 The following legislation governs the use of medication in a care setting: The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990) The Data Protection Act (1998) 1.2 The Medicines Act 1968 and Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 cover the sale‚ use and production of medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare Products
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use has increased hugely in recent years. Every day 7‚000 doses of medication are administered in a typical NHS hospital (Audit Commission 2002). In 1993‚ 1.9 billion prescriptions were written and in 2001 the number had risen to 3.1 billion cited by Crigger and Holcomb (2008). Prescribers are bound by law and by the demands of good practice to consider the extent to which a person can make decisions regarding taking medications for themselves. The study of adult clients with intellectual disabilities
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Process Medication errors are a major health care concern that can cause harm to the patient being care for even resulting in death in some cases. In this country it is reported that there are around 7‚000 deaths a year due to medication errors. This number could be even higher considering that many medication errors are not reported for fear of disciplinary action. Many medication errors are the result of several different things such as orders being read wrong‚ administration of the medication and
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Poly-Pharmacy Polypharmacy refers to the effects of taking multiple medications at the same time to manage coexisting health problems‚ such as diabetes and hypertension. Polypharmacy has become a huge problem with patients being prescribed too many medications by multiple providers. If no one provider knows the entire medication picture of the patient’s there is a risk of drugs badly interacting with one another. Polypharmacy is a problem especially among older adults and has become a common issue
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects (ASM 34) Outcome 1 - Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Health and Safety at Work Act‚ COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health)‚ the Medicines Act‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act‚ the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) and the Essential Standards
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