A medication error is any avoidable event that may cause or lead to untimely medication use or patient harm; however‚ while the medication is still in control of the health care administer (Brock‚ 2006). 80 percent of the most severe medical errors can be interrelated communication between clinicians‚ primarily in handoffs. For example‚ a handoff is a medical error if information regarding an essential diagnostic test is not communicated carefully and properly between providers at shift change (Starme
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Tragedy and its Tragic Heroes Tragedy: A story that tells of the ruin of a great man. In tragedies the main character can sometimes be characterized as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character‚ who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw‚”(Merriam Webster) which is actually their downfall. In Oedipus The King‚ the main character‚ the king of Thebes‚ is seen as the tragic hero on this particular tragedy. Now‚ fast-forwarding through time to 1949 Arthur Miller wrote Death of
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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erroneous statements. In fact‚ FBI agents’ testimonies have contained erroneous statements‚ as well as their submitted lab reports. The National Association of Criminal Justice Defense Lawyers (NACDL) objective was to address statements containing errors about microscopic hair analysis in testimonies or lab reports. It was mentioned in the report‚ that the FBI started employing mitochondrial DNA hair analysis and microscopic analysis to help them throughout the process. Mitochondrial DNA testing
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Applications of time and measurement describe mathematical calculations particularly susceptible to propagating successive errors in downstream operations. Those flows create compounding phenomena‚ known as Propagation of Error‚ with the potential to severely degrade accuracy unless otherwise corrected or compensated. Imagine the profound corollaries of erroneous ship navigation while crossing an ocean‚ missile trajectory on a defense system or medical research for an experimental cancer treatment
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Medication errors are made time and time again by health care professionals all around the world. Although these errors are accidental they can be life-threatening. There are several types of medication errors that can occur‚ such as prescribing errors‚ transcription errors‚ dispensing errors‚ administration errors‚ and monitoring errors (Clayton and Willihnganz‚ p. 73). In this reading‚ it will specifically talk about an administration error and how it ended the life of a mother-of-four. Arsula
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In pointing out some ones else’s situation the observer may assume that the cause of the actors problem is because of their own internal issues. For example‚ if a person has a hoodie over his head‚ a person first assumption will be that they are a gangster but not because they might be cold or under the weather. This kind a bias is refered to a Fundamental Attribution Error. The observer will be quick to point out the possible internal factor
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Suddenly‚ my dormmates comforted me‚ with their line “homesick lang yan girl‚ unti unti ka rin masasanay”. “Homesick‚ homesick‚ homesick…!”. The word kept echoing on my ears. Homesick is normal for most college students who will stay in dormitories‚ and will leave their home‚ some for the first time‚ and I am one of them. As routine is replaced by social and academic pressure‚ an environment full of strangers‚ and a totally different sounds going in and out of ears- the feeling of longing
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No deficiencies noted. Leadership: Thomas takes an active part in discussions on providing innovative strategies for improvement within the Error Resolution (ER) unit. He maintains a confident and professional attitude when facing distractions and obstacles. Problem Solving/Judgment: Thomas evaluates through inconsistencies and/or insignificant information when analyzing criminal history reporting from various law enforcement/judicial agencies‚ customers as well as inquiries within the department
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Galactosemia Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism. Because of energy barriers‚ essentially none of the chemical reactions that take place in living things could occur at any measurable rate without the presence of a catalyst. Most catalysts in living things are enzymes that depend on their structure to be able to function. Their structure is determined by their coding on DNA. Inborn errors of metabolism‚ like the one seen in galactosemia‚ are caused by defective genes. Galactosemia
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