Medication errors are among the biggest issues in health care settings today. The effect of managed care is one of the causative factors. The need to contain costs has invariably doubled the nurses ’ workload making them less efficient as caregivers. Example of problem is the high incidence of medication errors. Nurses ’ workload has increased tremendously regardless of the fact that most of these patients are of great acuity‚ thereby predisposing them to a greater risk of medication errors. Medication
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Ethical Issues Encountered by Red Bull Red Bull has successfully implemented marketing strategies to appeal to their target market‚ mainly young consumers‚ throughout the world. This product is popular globably‚ and is sold in bars‚ night clubs and supermarkets. Red Bull may claim to “give you wings” but drinking too much of the popular energy drink may also lead to heart damage‚ as study suggests. Red Bull has repeatidly denied that their product is not dangerous and hazardous to the body. In
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Living in South Florida‚ our hockey team is the Florida Panthers. Though there is a team that currently plays here‚ they do not match popularity when they face other sports like basketball’s Miami Heat or football’s Miami Dolphins. Based off this article‚ “No Doubting Canada’s role in making NHL what it is today” it switches the role of the most popular sport. In addition to being the most popular sport‚ Canada has managed to contribute to the NHL’s revenue more than the United States‚ even though
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Current Ethical Issues in Business November 22‚ 2010 PHL/323: Mr. Michael Smith Current Ethical Issues in Business Ethics plays an important role in the function of a business. The overall standards of a company often determine the conscious effort and importance of ethical standards. There are various reasons for business ethics that go beyond the invisible line set by most business standards. Competition‚ security‚ and safety become compromised by carelessness‚ neglect‚ and ethic violations
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Issues of Political Dichotomy and Public Administration Genyne Coleman South University Online Patricia Wright Kelly‚ J.‚ & Wanna‚ J. (2000). New public management and the politics of government budgeting. International Public Management Review‚ 1(1)‚ 33-54. Retrieved from http://www3.imp.unisg.ch/org/idt/.../IPMR_1_1_BUDGETING.pdf The article examines the New Public Management (NPM) to address government budget conflicts using the guardian-spender framework of political scientist
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administered an injection. To assist me in the process of reflection I will use De Bono ’s Six Thinking Hats (1985) methodology of thinking. Although‚ traditionally‚ this method is used in business and management‚ I feel that it is applicable to nursing as it has enabled me to dissect my thinking. De Bono suggests that we need to practice deliberate thinking as opposed to reactive thinking if we really want to progress ideas and reach sensible conclusions (1985). It was with this in mind that he
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academic cheating among South Korean nursing students. The study even concluded that an alarming level of cheating problem was found among South Korean nursing students‚ requiring immediate attention This only proves that cheating is not only a trend here in the Philippines but all over the world. This cheating issue in nursing education should be managed under collaborative efforts of nursing faculty members around the globe. This is a sample trend that may become an issue‚ if problem exist. http://www
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MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW OF MEDICATION MANAGEMENT Depending on the size‚ structure and functions of the health facility‚ there may be a pharmacy with qualified pharmacists to dispense medication‚ or medical and nursing personnel may issue certain medications within the service. Whatever the system‚ the health facility implements systems to ensure‚ that all pharmaceutical practices are in accordance with current legislation. Medication management is not only
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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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Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to keep her information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining
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