Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects (ASM 34) Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to the administration of medication 1. In the workplace there is a generic Medication Management Policy and Procedures for Adult Services (Issue 10‚ 2012) document. This is kept to hand in a locked cupboard‚ readily available to read. It requires that all Healthcare Staff are given mandatory training and refreshers are provided. Legislation
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Institute page‚ on the NIH website‚ COPD is 3rd leading cause of death. COPD should be considered with any adult that exhibits shortness of breath. Other disease processes that Spirometry is useful for: to diagnose and manage asthma‚ assess impairment in occupational asthma‚ to differentiate between obstructive and restrictive airway disease‚ pre-operation assessment for anesthesia administration. Also‚ spirometry testing is useful to follow lung disease history‚ and assess response to lung treatments
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fortunately he has never needed his pen‚ however he has had a reaction i have had to give him pireton which brings the reaction‚ I will then phone his mom to come and collect him straight away. There is also a few children with asthma in our nursery so we have also had asthma training. the childrens safety is my priority in nursery however accidents do happen from time to time so if a child was to have an accident i would care for the childs needs making sure they were okay‚ I would also have to
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Unit 4 Assignment E1 There are many legislations that influence healthy safe and secure environments for early years settings these include: the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which all settings have responsibilities under this means that settings must meet certain rules to make sure all children our safe. It also means that settings have to be careful that there is no risk of injuries to anyone. This means that everyone in a children’s setting has responsibility for the safety and health
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Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) Mnemonic is BUBLY/SANTA B-AWANG (Hypertesion‚Lowers Cholesterol‚ Toothache) U-LISIMANG BATO (PANCIT-PANCITAN) (Lowers uric acid‚ Rheumatism) B-AYABAS (Diarrhea‚ Wounds‚ Toothache) L-AGUNDI (Cough‚ Asthma‚ Fever) Y-ERBA BUENA (Muscle Pain‚ Athritis‚ Rheumatism‚ Cough‚ Headache) S- AMBONG (anti-Edema‚ Diuretic‚ Anti-Urolithiasis) A-MPLAYA (Diabetes‚ Mellitus) N-NIOG-NIOGAN (Paratism‚ Arcariasis‚ Anti-Helmintic) T-SANG GUBAT (Stomachache‚ Diarrhea)
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as contact home and write the incident in the accident book. Dealing with an asthma attack; It is important to be aware of any child that has asthma in the setting‚ children who have asthma should always have a pump/inhaler on them and the setting should have a spare with the child’s name and details on‚ all staff members should be aware of who has asthma and where their pumps are kept. If a child was to have an asthma attack it is important to try and reassure the child and keep them calm‚ the
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Atopic dermatitis. This is a condition that could possibly make your skin red and itchy. This condition is common in children but this can occur at any age. Eczema is long lasting and tends to flare from time-to-time. This may also be joined up by asthma. No cure has yet to be found for this condition. Some treatments and self-care methods could also relieve itching or even prevent outbreaks. For example‚ it would help to avoid harsh soaps‚ moisturize your skin regularly‚ and apply medicated creams
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Good Germs Bad Germs Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs January 21‚ 2013 We live in a world full of bacteria‚ in fact‚ bacteria is all around us. They are tiny‚ one celled creatures that get nutrients from their environments in order to live. In some cases that environment is a human body. But not all bacteria are bad. Some bacteria are good for our bodies; they help keep belongings in balance. Good bacteria live in our intestines and help us use the nutrients in the food we eat and make waste from
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Prevention is the most important phase of treating medical emergencies‚ despite all the efforts of prevention emergencies will still occur. An emergency is a medical condition that requires immediate treatment. Emergencies do occur in the dental offices. A survey of 4‚000dentists conducted by Fast and others revealed an incidence of 7.5 emergencies per dentist over a 10 year period. Here are three steps to prevent medical emergencies in the dental office: Medical History‚ Patient Evaluation‚ and
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· DESCRIBE THE BIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING IN SOCIAL ASPECTS RELATED TO IT. A cigarette is a drug.You can become addicted to it.People who try to stop smoking may develop withdrawal symptoms if they have smoked heavily for a long time.These symptoms include a craving to smoke‚becoming sleepless and irritable‚numbness in the arms and legs‚an inabilty to concentrate on their work and coughing more than usual.These unpleasent symptoms make some people continue to smoke‚even though the symptoms
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