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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November 4‚ 2008 the date when the whole world fell silent in the anticipation of the result of the 2008 US presidential election. November 4‚ 2008 the date when Barack Hussein Obama became the first African- American who was elected the president of the United States. This critical analysis examines the article: “The Politics of Cognitive Dissonance: Spin‚ the Media‚ and Race (and Ethnicity) in the 2008 US Presidential Election”. The article was published by Marilyn Lashley‚ who is employed in Howard
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Berman‚ A. (2004). Reducing medication errors through naming‚ labeling‚ and packaging. Journal of Medical Systems‚ 28(1)‚ 9-29. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JOMS.0000021518.60670.10 This article talks about the different names of drugs that are similar and may cause medication errors in the healthcare field. Also‚ the article talks about many different ways to label and manufacture the medications so errors will be less. There are many different ways the pills look and are
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What is perceptual error in the employee selection process? Making snap decesions‚Halo effect‚Hiring people like oneself‚Stero typing‚makng assumptions‚ gathering insufficient or irrevalent information. Explain the perceptual process in perception? As I see it‚ things look differently from this angle or that. Depending on my position‚ the point-of-view will vary which tends to distort my ability to grasp the verity of the realm within. Staying in one place too long develops a stale and monotheistic
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Dosing Error Marion Grady 3/9/2010 What is the purpose of the article? The purpose of the article was to find a simple way of dosing over was a reduction in errors in the home dosing. What are the overall research questions? Research questions include dose determination and dose measurement percentage. The clinical trial randomly assigned color coded or conventional assignments to care givers. Does the article include a review of literature? If so‚ what does
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asked her colleagues (L2) to write about "What products do you have in your house? Are you loyal to any brands?" while‚ my friend‚ who is studying at Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University‚ asked the other group (L5) to write about "The importance of social communication networks? And do they have any negative effects?". Eight essays were collected from each group. However‚ only four essays were chosen to be analyzed. 5.3. Data Analysis The errors committed by both groups of participants
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PK – Lab Report Name: ____________________ Section: ___________________ Experimental Errors and Uncertainty Data: The data table that follows shows data taken in a free-fall experiment. Measurements were made of the distance of fall (Y) at each of the four precisely measured times. Time‚ t (s)|Dist‚ y1 (m)|Dist‚ y2 (m)|Dist‚ y3 (m)|Dist‚ y4 (m)|Dist‚ y5 (m)||σ|t2| 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| 0.5|1.0|1.4|1.1|1.4|1.5|1.3|.2|.25| 0.75|2.6|3.2|2.8|2.5|3.1|2.8|.3|.56| 1.0|4.8|4
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than you expected? Do you think there may have been a scoring error? Maybe you filled in a section incorrectly or your exam wasn’t graded properly? Scoring errors on the ACT are rare‚ but they are possible‚ and there are ways to identify and correct these errors. This guide will go over the steps you need to take in order to verify your scores‚ as well as what you should do to improve your score on future ACTs if there was no grading error. Did ACT‚ Inc. Make a Mistake? It’s very rare for ACT
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EXERCISE 2 My involvement in the drug error is as follows. I was working on the night shift as the only qualified nurse with 2 nursing assistants. The late shift decided to administer the 10pm medications as a way of helping me. This however was key in me making the error that I did. If I had been left to do the 10pm medications by myself‚ this error would not have occurred. Patient PF was given her medication by the late staff‚ however she had spat them out. On going to give her these
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medication error occurred. Mrs kay is a 40 years old lady who was admitted for Asthma. She had a drug allergy that is Augmentin and it was not key into Electronic Inpatient Medical Record (e-imr) by the on call doctor who clerked this case. That morning the principle nurse served Mrs kay her morning medication including Augmentin without asking if she is having any drug allergy. After a few hours‚ mrs kay developed very bad rashes and puffy eyes. Medication error is a very common error happened
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