Medication errors are all too common‚ jeopardizing the safety of patients; it may be a misinterpretation of a prescription‚ not having a complete history of a patient and dispensing drugs that could interact with other drugs adversely‚ or a patient administering the medication incorrectly‚ which are all preventable. There are numerous ways of preventing medication errors; therefore‚ the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has recognized ten important factors that lead to errors. Anderson
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Nurses are the health care professionals that collect and prepare medications for patients. They examine the doctor’s orders to see what medications patients are prescribed. Errors can occur in the distribution of these medications. As a result‚ the nursing ethic of do no harm may not occur. According to McIntyre‚ Thomlinson‚ & McDonald‚ “nurses are held in high regard” (2006‚ p.360). As such‚ nurses must keep this positive concept‚ as we are the health professionals that care for people when they
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1. Describe Microsoft’s overall reporting strategy. Why had the company adopted this strategy and why was the SEC concerned about it? Answer: 1) Hiding profits – The success of Microsoft provided incentives in hiding success from regulators and competitors. There is high incentive to reduce their performance given the history of the company with regulatory intervention. Therefore‚ the company’s policy of software capitalization occurred before serious regulatory intervention. 2) Avoiding complacency
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Different Computer Users The sound of the keyboard typing away and the clicking of the mouse throughout the night has become a normal occurrence in every American household. Staying up until three or four in the morning‚ knowing school starts at nine AM is a characteristic of many computer users today. Since the invention of the computer‚ life has become much easier for humans. With the birth of the Internet communications‚ people now have limitless possibilities around the world
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scorecard methodology.5 • Numerous pieces of research suggest that a key factor when things go wrong is the lack of strategic planning in the implementation of ICT. • Moving from operational planning to strategic planning requires a common understanding of core aims to be established first. • There are a wide range of methods which can be used together to build a strategic plan (see section on strategic analysis). Without a strategic rationale to guide the national use of
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Error Identification (10 marks) The following text has 10 errors (excluding the example). In the space provided‚ write down the line number against each error and give the correct answer. Do not copy the text. Example: Line Error Correction 1 are is 1 General Steel is one of the most recognized name in the international steel building industry. In addition to being able to supply quality steel buildings anywhere in the United States‚ General Steel have provided customers
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Introduction For each error‚ describe to a recently hired bookkeeper how it would be shown on a cash reconciliation. Given the following errors: ∑ The bank recorded a deposit of $200 as $2‚000. ∑ The company’s bookkeeper mistakenly recorded a deposit of $530 as $350. ∑ The company’s bookkeeper mistakenly recorded a payment of $250 received from a customer as $25 on the bank deposit slip. The bank caught the error and made the deposit for the correct amount. ∑ The bank
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Sony vs. Microsoft Sony and Microsoft make a similar product game consoles the xbox360 with Microsoft and the ps3 with Sony the consoles are similar. Sony offers a free network but Microsoft requires you to pay first. The price of the Xbox is 200$ while the ps3 is at about 240$. Government decisions do not affect these companies because the consoles are imported. Both companies are targeting teenagers and adults under 50. Government decisions do affect what games come into country like man with
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User Manual Critique ENG/221 September 29‚ 2011 User Manual Critique Many technical fields rely on user manuals‚ operator manuals and technical manuals to do their day to day tasks at work. Without these manuals there would be too much information for one person to know to be able to their job. Accidents‚ personal or equipment would be more frequent in the work field. That is why manuals are developed‚ to prevent accidents and to keep people informed of updated information on equipment
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himself as well as more specific ones concerning his English learning process‚ the difficulties he has faced and how far he has come. We transcribed this interview and analyzed it along with the written essays he provided in order to discover the errors he makes in written as well as in spoken discourse. Transcription 1 The Smoking The smoking is one of the worst and most complicated probems. I don’t exaggerate when I say that is has made our life a hell. Let’s shed light the main problem
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