QCF LEVEL 2 UNIT 616 OUTCOME 1 1. - Identify current legislation‚ guidance policies and protocols relevant to administration of medication Medicines are regulated by the law due to their harm potential if they are misused. The variety of laws and regulation can be divided in 3 main groups: Handling of medicines Medicines Act‚ 1968 Misuse of drugs act 1971 Health and Social Care act 208 RPS Handling of Medicines in Social care Guidance Health and safety Health and safety at Work
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UNIT: 79 SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care settings? Legislation and guidance that control the prescribing‚ dispensing‚ administration‚ storage and disposal of medicines. The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to HealthCOSHH
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Medication Errors Paper Dorothy Pasowisty Pharmacology 2 Angela Falconer Practical Nursing Program June 30th‚ 2010 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Summaries of Journal Articles.........................................................................................................3 The Definition of a Medication Error....................................
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Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2012 section 3‚ 3.1) states that “Children learn best when they are healthy‚ safe and secure‚ when their individual needs are met‚ and when they have positive relationships with the adults caring for them”. How duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals In your role you have a duty of care to raise any concerns you may have about any aspect of your work. These can range from inadequate working conditions‚ poor
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Astronomy/Origins 2B03 “The Big Questions” Lecture #34 What makes a particle “elementary” ? • A particle is elementary if it has no inner structure (i.e not “made” of some even smaller entities). Quarks and leptons are the most elementary particles we know about at this time. They are no larger than 10-18 [cm] The Standard Model • Quarks and leptons are the most fundamental particles of nature that we know about. • Up & down quarks and electrons make up ordinary matter.
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Pregnancy Week 34 Okay‚ now that you are in your thirty fourth week of pregnancy‚ be rest assured that all this pain and discomfort is yet to fizz off soon. With much more discomfort setting in for the week‚ the visits to the doctor increase as he or she might be preparing you for the labor. An array of medical examinations is likely to be a part of your week at the moment where the doctor would deduce the need for medications which would avoid complications at the labor. Thus‚ along with this week
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Skills Notes (3/10/11) Parenteral Medications *absorbed more quickly than oral meds *b/c injections are invasive; aseptic technique must be used! Injections: 1. Intradermally- ID 2. Intramuscularly- IM 3. Intravenously- IV 4. Subcutaneously- SubQ 1. Intradermal Injections(ID)- the administration of a drug into the dermal layer of the skin just beneath the epidermis. * Frequently used for allergy testing and tuberculosis (TB‚ aka PPD) screening. * Common Sites:
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administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Health and Safety at Work Act COSHH The Medicines Act The Misuse of Drugs Act The Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) The RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines Health Act 2006 Outcome 2 The learner can: Know about common types of medication and their use. 1. Describe common types of medication including their effects and potential
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Software Requirements Specification for CBA Attendance Monitoring Mobile Application 1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose We have seen over the years that the process of manual attendance has been carried out across almost all educational institutions. The process is not only time consuming but also sometimes inefficient resulting in the false marking of attendance. Today‚ we need not maintain pen and paper based attendance registers. Following this thought‚ we have proposed an attendance monitoring
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introduction More people die each year in United States from medication errors‚ than from highway accident‚ breast cancer or AIDS. It is described best as an “unintended act or as an act that does not achieve its intended outcome.” (Wideman‚ 2010). Medication errors are among the biggest issues devoted in health care setting today in America. There are five “rights” to remember when administering medications: Right patient‚ Right medication‚ Right route‚ Right dose‚ and Right time. Documentation
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