Case 1: The following patients were in the clinic today. Please describe how they should take their medications (explanation for dose) and when their next dose will be (next dose). For documentation purposes you will likely need to express time in international standard time. Be sure to express your answer in using international standard time. Hint: Review the resources provided in the reading and on pages 127 and 128 in your textbook.) Patient # Medication/dose Explanation for dose First dose Next
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is your response? I would tell Amy that she needs to take her medication for the rest of her life. Even if she is feeling better she needs to take the medication every day to replace the thyroid hormone the body cannot produce. Part 2: Dosage Calculations 1. Ordered: 5 mg po tid On hand: 2 mg scored tablets • How many tablets do you need for each dose? If you break the tablet in half you have 1 mg per half. So you need 2 and half tablets to make 5 mg. • How
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Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Shelly Wright Submitted to Sharon Mooney‚ RN‚ MSN in partial fulfillment of NR 460R Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Regis University April 9‚ 2010 Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Throughout history‚ nursing practice has experienced change. Florence Nightingale initiated the greatest change in nursing in the mid-1800’s when she gathered data regarding the morbidity and mortality of soldiers (Chitty & Black‚ 2007). Nightingale recognized
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medical surgical nursing to be ok here? I met with my preceptor ‚ a nurse with 30 years experience. I was intimidated. She let me know I would work covering her patient load‚ with her supervision of course. I would also be expected to know my dosage calculations and all of my medication fact. We went through patient assignment board to receive report from the morning nurse. My first patient was on a ventilator‚ in congestive heart failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome. We went into the room
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Medication Errors Paper Dorothy Pasowisty Pharmacology 2 Angela Falconer Practical Nursing Program June 30th‚ 2010 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Summaries of Journal Articles.........................................................................................................3 The Definition of a Medication Error....................................
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Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies 1 Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies CHAPTER 1—PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS IN LPN PRACTICE Part I: Subjective and Objective Information Part II: Components of the Nursing Process Copyright © 2013‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2003‚ 2000‚ 1995‚ 1991 by Mosby‚ an imprint of Elsevier Inc. 1 2 Answers to Study Guide Worksheets and Integrated Case Studies Part III: Nursing Drug History Part III: The Process of
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society‚ precision of measurements is especially important in the retail industry. For example‚ a gallon of gas today costs $3.14 9/10. When filling up at the gas station‚ gallons of gas are measured to within hundredths of a gallon for precise calculation of the cost. Conversely‚ crab can be priced at $35.00 a bushel‚ but the amount of crab in a bushel is not as precisely measured. Instead it is based upon how many crab can fit into the basket‚ not the number of pounds. The same cannot be said for
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experimental group (balloonvine leaves extract)‚ and the control group (water treated). The fresh leaves of balloonvine were extracted by pounding the leaves and then squeezed using a clean cloth. The mice were also weighed to determine the allowable dosage according to its weight. After the preparation of the groups‚ 3 trials were conducted. In the first trial‚ furosemide (positive control) has the most volume of urine‚ followed by the balloonvine leaves extract (experimental group) and the control
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Medicine management can be defined as ‘the clinical‚ cost-effective and safe use of medicines to ensure patients get the maximum benefit they need‚ while at the at the same time minimising potential harm.’ (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 2004). This essay will analyse the role and responsibility of the nurse in medicine management. It will then examine the complexities which arise when applying this clinical skill in the context of learning disability nursing in
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INTRODUCTION Computer is called as the fastest technology that has the ability to process information‚ stored data‚ and generate transaction over a less period of time. Computers have become common place in our personal as well as our professional lives. We come across computers in the grocery store‚ the offices‚ pharmaceutical companies‚ our vehicles‚ our homes‚ our schools‚ state and universities. It can also help retrieve and update the files of every individual. Most people use computer as
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