Grandma’s medications. Great catch on the hydrochlorothiazide. As this patients’ new provider‚ I would find it important to educate the patient on her medical conditions and the medications that she is taking. If patient gives consent to having daughter in the room for this I would try to include the daughter so that someone would possibly be able to assist patient with her medication regimen. Important topics in the education that I would want to be talking about are foods and OTC medications that the
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Understand own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning ? What are the relevant legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating your own roles and responsibilities? Legislations play a vital role within the lifelong learning sector and I as a teacher/trainer have an obligation to understanding the current legislations and guidelines. Examples of such legislations are: • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. • Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. • Data Protection
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Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Legislation relating to medicines The Medicines Act (1968) It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use. It requires‚ that the local pharmasist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. The
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Nurse Staffing Ratios Grand Canyon University Roles and Responsibilities in Leadership NRS-451V April 26‚ 2015 Nurse Staffing Ratios There have been series of changes in the way healthcare professionals carry out their clinical practices in recent years. Some of these changes are because evidenced-based practices based on scientific research is now being used‚ in clinical practices. These innovations have affected both the patient and the nurse who provides the care. According to Welton‚ (2007)
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the correct household measurement: 3 tbs = _____9_____ tsp 2 pt = ____32_____ oz 7 tsp = ____2.3_____ tbsp Part 2: Practical applications Each question is worth 3 points for a total of 15 points. A medication comes in 0.5 g or 500 mg strengths. Explain which medication is weaker (smaller strength). Both dosages are equal in strength. An incision measured 55 mm. How many centimeters is this? This incision measuring 55 mm is 5.5 cm. A patient drank 2250 mL of water. How many
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distribution and obtaining of medication i.e. Transferring medication from setting to another - a service user may be transferred to another care setting which could include: Hospital admission‚ Respite care in a social care setting and Permanent move to a care home. When a service user is transferred the Care Manager must ensure that the service user’s medication is sent with them to the new service as the new care service may not have all the current medication available. The Care Manager will
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Discrimination by perception: direct discrimination against someone because others think they have a protected characteristic (even if they don’t). If we just ignored these guidelines we would not be offering the children the same opportunities as those we didn’t discriminate against. It is important that that school has regular reviews of the policies‚ procedures and practices to make sure
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1. List the general responsibilities of the radiographer. A radiographer is a healthcare professional who possesses the knowledge and skills to use diagnostic level x-radiation and its associated instrumentation in the production of medical images of the human body and in the performance of radiologic procedures. Supervision is provided by radiologists (medical physicians who specialize in the interpretation of radiologic images). The radiographer is responsible for positioning the patient properly
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After a long day at the office you walk in door‚ change into something comfortable‚ heat up some leftover pizza‚ and finally sit down to catch up on your favorite show when you see commercial after commercial of prescription or over the counter medications flooding the market. There is definitely not a shortage of ailment curing products that range from helping with depression to erectile dysfunction‚ but have you ever wondered if we have become a society that is so reliant on our technological advances
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the muscle. Muscles on the other hand is affected by mobility; Which means that the more use your muscle the more flexible and active it becomes‚ but with reduced mobility the muscle will be weak and becomes stiff. This is the reason why physiotherapy is required for exercises on stiff bones to bring it back to life‚ for example people with stroke‚ arthritis or accidents. As a PA when supporting the clients moving & handling and positioning activities‚ I always put it in mind that muscles
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