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    Adverse Trends and Data Management Medication Errors Kim Orta University of Phoenix Health Care Informatics HCS 482 Mary Trevino October 24‚ 2013 Data Collection Tools EMR (Electronic Medical Record) EHR (Electronic Health Record) CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry) UOR (Unusual Occurrence Report) Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Provide complete‚ reliable access to health information Improves safety and outcomes Reduces and prevents medication errors “EHRs don’t just contain and

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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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    I kept thinking about medication. How it works.. every single word I didn’t know I researched.. I could just be curious but no.. this was worse. I didn’t want to think about this. I wanted to sleep because I have to wake up early but until I don’t think about it properly my mind won’t settle.. then o started thinking about how kaptain might be narcissistic or sociopath or bipolar.. I had to figure it out.. It can wait .. but no it cant.. until I don’t research it will linger at the back or my mind

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    A. Describe the complete process of medication reconciliation at your practice site including who is involved‚ what patient data is collected‚ how the data is collected and documented‚ and any other key steps in the process. Upon admission‚ a medication history is obtained by an RN. If the patient is unable to provide the history at that time it can be done a number of ways: family interview‚ written patient med list‚ rx vials‚ recent H&P‚ transfer records‚ recent discharge med list‚ and/or retail

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    Unit 47 : Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects Task 1 : Identify current legislations‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Medicines Act 1968 This sets out the criteria for the prescription‚ supply‚ storage and administration of medicines‚ and classifies medicines into the following groups. 1. Prescription-only medicines (POM) which can only be obtained on prescription‚ prescribed by an authorised health professional‚ such

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    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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    Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of Medication The Medication Acts 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 Safe Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations 2006 Health and Social Care Act 2008 Care Quality Commissions’ regulations Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

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    INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY METABICAL: _POSITIONING & COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY_ _FOR A NEW WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG_ Q1: WHAT IS THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR METABICAL? WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? Consumer research over the years has shown that shoppers often follow a relatively common shopping behavior for product purchase. In theory‚ a shopper is said to go through the following five stages as a process. In reality‚ sometimes the steps may be switched around or even left out‚ as not all consumers

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    Challenges in managing medication adherence in the community Assignment Pierre Galea MSc Mental Health Nursing NUR 5116 Professional Issues In Mental Health Nursing Introduction In mental health‚ from the discovery of the drug Chlorpromazine in the 1950’s‚ which was a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness‚ medication played an important role in the move from the big psychiatric asylums to care in the community (Howland 2007). Several studies continue to demonstrate

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    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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