Identify the legislation that governs the use of medication in your work place‚ briefly state how and what they cover also how they influence policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working. (616 LO 1.1) There are several legislations which are used in my workplace such as a The National Minimum Standards (NMS) registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. This NMS legislation covers all the rights the service user to deal with their medication by themselves‚ if that is appropriate‚ and states
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK REFLECTIVE LEARNING LOG 2009/2010 CP2001 NURUL AZIRA SALIM DR.LARRIE MARTIN BRIDGE HOUSE SURGERY‚ CARRIGALINE Case 1 – Gastrointestinal System History On 3rd of December 2009‚ I went to the Bridge House Surgery ‚ Carrigaline for my Augmented Teaching Practice (ATP) attachment with Dr. Larrie Martin. This week focus was on the Gastrointestinal System. Thus‚ this is the history of Mrs L‚ a 53 years old lady who presented with an
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Clinical Summary and Flow Chart Substance Abuse History: The patient’s is a thirty eight year old single woman. Her drug of choice is alcohol. She had her first drink at age 13 at which time she would sneak drinks at family gatherings and sometimes on the weekends with friends. At age 18 she started to drink more frequently and greater amounts‚ about 8-10 drinks‚ on each occasion. At times she would pass out. She noticed her drinking becoming a problem around the age of 28. She was drinking
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Clinical Information Systems Rachel Bisesi The topic I have chosen for Presentation Project is the Clinical Information System. According to Nanette Sayles and Kathy Trawick‚ who wrote "Introduction to Computer Systems for Health Information Technology”‚ a clinical information system is used to collect and store information related to patient care. The clinical data stored in the clinical information system (CIS) are patient identifiable and used to diagnose a patient’s condition‚ make decisions
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usually this would be cereal with coffee. On an afternoon shift dinner is from then menu which the service users both plan with my support. When doing this I always wear protective gloves for hygiene reasons. My next job would then be to administer medication. I also have to wear gloves for this as well for hygiene reasons. I also have to use a medicine pot to put the meds in to pass to the service user. Once I have witnessed the medicines being taken I then sign to say they have been given. Service
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Examination of Clinical Psychology Vicki Roberson 480 AUGUST 7‚ 2011 Elizabeth Kane Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology was not discovered until 1879‚ at the University of Psychology‚ in Leipzig‚ Germany‚ by Wilhelm Wundt. Much has transpired before the discovery such as Theodor Fechner published The Elements of Psychophysics in 1860‚ and in 1874‚ Wilhelm Wundt published the Principles of Physiological Psychology. Both of the publications were needed to state
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In the article “Medicating Ourselves‚” Robyn Sarah describes how anti-depressants are being used and advertised. Sarah states that anti-depressants are being used to relieve stress. In addition‚ Sarah mentions that not only adults are talking anti-depressant pills but also children. Sarah wrote how some children are taking anti-depressants because the teacher of the child recommended to the parent that the child should take the pill. Sarah said that she was no stranger to depression. Sarah mentions
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they behave. Relationships are such an important aspect to the process of human growth‚ and they impact each and every one of us. Due to this assessment of myself‚ I have decided to go to Western Michigan University to pursue my goals of being a clinical social worker. Becoming a social worker is dependent on numerous factors‚ one of which being education. "A bachelor ’s degree in social work (BSW) degree is the most common minimum requirement to qualify for a job as a social worker‚ however‚
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Clinical practice is of outmost significance because this is the site where students can turn theory into practice‚ students can interact with patients and families‚ and face the real world of medicine. It is significant and useful to reflect upon assessment practices to evaluate students in clinical setting. For this purpose‚ this paper analyzes three articles relevant to the clinical practices by the nursing students‚ and the role they should play outside the classroom‚ and who should evaluate
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Application of Clinical Psychology Transferencefocused psychotherapy (TFP) is an intervention‚ which is according to Stern and Yeomans (n.d.) “grounded in contemporary psychoanalytic theory” with the psychoanalytic thinking having much to offer in the understanding and treatment of individuals with personality disorders. Treatment guidelines created for TFP in the form of a manual. According to Stern and Yeomans (n.d.) at the time of the article TFP demonstrated efficacy with two randomized
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