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    No Pain, No Gain

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    No Pain‚ No Gain INTRODUCTION I. Attention Catcher: I bet some of you have experienced the freshman 15. Some of you probably even felt like you would go to any lengths just to lose weight. For example‚ taking weight loss supplements. II. Audience Relevance: It would be peaches and cream if we didn’t have to get up and go work out and eat healthy. Only if we could take a magic pill and it all just go away and you could be the perfect size you want. III. Thesis Statement: Today I will inform

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    Essay on; *From Outside in – Barbara Mellix *Communication in a Global Village – Dean Barnlund *Hunger as Ideology – Susan Bordo Dean Barnlund expresses his views on the keys to survival in today’s world psychologically. His work “Communication in a Global Village”‚ discusses the interactions between people who come from dissimilar backgrounds and who have come to accept different norms of how simple acts in one culture posses a different meaning in another. He also discusses a person’s

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    Chrissy Metz has dropped so many pounds due to the shock she recently encountered when the producers of series “This is us” threatened Chrissy to terminate her if she did not lose weight. Ever since it happened‚ Chrissy Metz has been hell busy in finding different ways to lose proper weight. Chrissy stated that they have included her in some sort of contract which said that in order to continue her role in the NBC’s hit series she should have to lose little bit of weight. Just like her character

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    P1- describe the routes of administration of medication commonly prescribed to individuals Types of medication:- Antibiotics:- antibiotics are medication which destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria‚ they are used to treat infections which are caused by bacteria. Most of the time the body’s immune system can fight off bacteria but in cases in which the body cannot antibiotics are used to destroy them. Antibiotics are either given orally‚ applied to the skin in ointment form or injected‚ this

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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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    example is when a staff nurse makes multiple medication errors in a short period of time. Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to improper medication use or client harm while under the care of a healthcare professional (Vaismoradi‚ Griffiths‚ Turunen‚ & Jordan‚ 2016). According to Vaismoradi and colleagues‚ hospital medical errors have killed more people than HIV/AIDS‚ breast cancer‚ or motor vehicle accidents. Furthermore‚ medication adverse effects lead to 100‚000 emergency

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    administering medications are one of the most common patient safety‚ health care errors reported. It is estimated that 7‚000 hospitals deaths yearly are attributed to medication administration errors‚ and each error can cost a health care organization over $8000 per occurrence. (Anderson & Townsend‚ 2015. p.18). Nurses spend a significant amount of time managing‚ preparing‚ and administering medications. Nurses can spend up to forty percent of their day‚ involved in tasks that center around medication administration

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    requirement of my role as Support Worker for Options Of Independence. I must support my service users with administering medication‚ in order for me to administer medication safely under the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines‚ Handling Of Medication in social care 2007‚ and under Dundee City Council guidelines‚ I must check that the medicines are correct by checking the medication pack and label on the box must be by the pharmacist or dispensing gp‚ and identify the service user correctly. I need

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