Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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The Investiture Controversy is seen often times as a significant conflict between Church and State in medieval Europe. However‚ it was really a conflict over two radically different views of whether the secular authorities such as kings or dukes‚ had any legitimate role in appointments of spiritual offices such as bishoprics. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries the control of appointments or investitures of church officials such as bishops and abbots became a conflict between Pope Gregory VII and
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CIN: Computers‚ Informatics‚ Nursing & Vol. 32‚ No. 12‚ 589–595 & Copyright B 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins F E A T U R E A R T I C L E Impact of an Electronic Medication Administration Record on Medication Administration Efficiency and Errors JEFFERY MCCOMAS‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNS MICHELLE RIINGEN‚ DNP‚ RN‚ CNS-BC SON CHAE KIM‚ PhD‚ RN Congress authorized an initiative in 2004 to create a national health information technology infrastructure to improve patient outcomes through
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of classical culture in the Renaissance. The first and possibly one of the most famous female nude sculptures is Praxiteles’ The Venus de Milo. It was likely created between 130 and 100 BC‚ although the exact date of origin is a source of some controversy. Discovered in 1820‚ the nude torso enabled her to be identified as Aphrodite‚ the Roman Venus‚ goddess of love and beauty. Her serene expression‚ high breasts and calm pose show the classical influences in Praxiteles’ style‚ but her elongated silhouette
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This is a reflective account on administering medication. I have asked and confirmed permission from a service user whom I will refer to as Mrs.N. At the start of my shift I would receive a handover from a senior member of staff who has administered and monitored the medication the service user would require during the night. We would together check all MARS sheets were marked ans the medication count was correct. I would receive the drug trolley keys from the previous shifts senior member of staff
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The Nike Controversy By Matt Wilsey‚ Scott Lichtig Introduction: Poor working conditions have been present for centuries. Often times little or nothing is done unless a tragedy occurs to persuade the public to rally for worker rights. This was definitely the case in the United States during the Industrial Revolution and even late in the 20th Century. These conditions have for most purposes disappeared in the United States‚ with the exception of some in the agricultural sector. However‚ internationally
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SURROGACY AND IT’S CONTROVERSY Surrogacy‚ despite it’s high price is still become the popular option between infertile couple. Surrogacy is a method for a couple that incapable of having children to hire another woman to carry a baby. Surrogacy is usually costly and also both sides have to make a clear contract or agreement. The participants of surrogacy are usually a man that will give their sperm into a woman that will carry the baby or what people call surrogate mother. There are 2 types of
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Controversies of the Constitution As of today‚ the United States Constitution is the oldest active constitution in the world. While the consensus is that The United States is a great county‚ life wasn’t always so easy for the American government. Hank Greenburg‚ John Roche‚ and Charles Beard all have given riveting papers detailing the thought process‚ motives‚ and compromises (or lack thereof) that were behind the drafting of the Constitution. There is‚ however‚ much debate about how and why the
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Entering the medical field requires a vast amount of knowledge‚ but one of the most vital pieces of knowledge is knowing how to administer medications via injection. Medications can be administered in a variety of ways‚ but one of the most effective and quickest ways is through injection. There are many types of injections‚ and they can involve many different injection sites‚ but the most common is given through the muscle. The most imperative thing before giving an injection is identifying your
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Medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or harm to a patient (FDA‚ 2009). Being one of the most common medical errors‚ medication errors are not a subject to take without due consideration. In 2006‚ the National Academies stated “Studies indicate that 400‚000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals. Another 800‚000 occur in long-term care settings‚ and roughly 530‚000 occur just among Medicare recipients in outpatient
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