616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1.1 The current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication are: the Health and Safety at Work Act‚ Control of Substances Hazard to Health‚ the Medicines Act‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act‚ the Health and Social Care Act and Essential Standards‚ the RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines‚ Health Act 2006. 2.1 The most common type of medication would be: Analgesics: analgesics
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The cost for diabetes medication is about $200-$600 without insurance [3]. Like i stated above‚ people who are not ensured are usually low income people. Having to pay for medication at this price and pay other bills are not realistic. The CDC stated that “nearly 1 in 10 American adults don’t take their medications as prescribed because they can’t afford to purchase them” [3]. In the video for this week‚ Mr. Elson fell victim of this same issue. He did not have insurance and stated that he was off
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Prevention of Medication Errors Medication administration is one of the highest risks in health care‚ and the errors can occur in many ways. Medication errors occur at points of transition in care: admission to the hospital‚ transfer from department to another‚ and at discharge home or to another facility (Taylor‚ Lillis‚ & LeMone‚ 2015). It is at these times we see the greatest room for errors from communication between other departments and facilities. In 1999‚ medication errors were the 8th leading
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on medication as the primary intervention for most illnesses‚ patients receiving medication interventions may gain high benefits‚ at the cost of increased exposer to potential harm. This discussion post will focus on reviewing; concepts of safe medication administration‚ The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals related to safe medication administration and finally describe how the interdisciplinary teams can participate in safe medication administration. Common Factors Medication error
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common breach of medication administration is medication errors. This is why it is important to have a culture and environment of safety. Administration of medications is a basic activity in nursing practice. Nurses therefore must be knowledgeable about specific drugs and their administration‚ patient response‚ drug interactions‚ patient allergies‚ and related resources. Safety and prevention of medication errors are essential” (Kee 2015). A culture and environment of safety for medication administration
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) defines medication reconciliation as “a formal process in which healthcare providers work together with patients‚ families and care providers to ensure accurate and comprehensive medication information is communicated consistently across transitions of care.”1 It is based on “a systematic and comprehensive review of all the medications were taking by patient and to ensure that medications being added‚ changed or discontinued are carefully
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Administering Medication reflective account The legislation which governs how medication is administered‚ stored and recorded include the following: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH Regulations 1999 Access to Health Records Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are: Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg
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Home Care and Medication Safety With the majority of seniors over the age of 65 taking multiple medications (nearly 15 percent take over ten different medications each day)‚ it is no wonder that medication safety is such an important topic. In fact‚ nearly 70 percent of hospitalized seniors have at least one medicinal complication. Home care personnel can help your senior loved one maintain medication safety and avoid the complications associated with poor medication management. While many people
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who uses health care company are to be cared for with respect and their needs are to be met. Moreover‚ this suggest that all medication must be given its safest form in protecting Mr. B from negative clinical outcome. Also‚ The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 makes mention that a person who has issues in swallowing tablets‚ he or she can request for their medication to be in liquid rather than capsule or pill. However‚ according to Drugwise (2016) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is
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Homophobia Homophobia is a commonly used term in today’s world. Introduced in 1972 by psychologist George Weinberg in his book Society and the Healthy Homosexual‚ the term generally means fear or phobia of homosexuals. The idea of homophobia refers to the intolerance of homosexuals in society. Its importance has given place for organizations‚ scientists‚ experiments‚ and general awareness of the state of mind that in most people’s opinion in the recent past‚ is a problem. In psychology there
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