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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Instructions Complete the medical abbreviations chart. (Note that the medical abbreviations are the same as those highlighted in yellow in Jane Dare’s Health Record). In the second column‚ list what each of the individual letters in the abbreviation represents. In the third column define the context or meaning of the term that the abbreviation represents. Use simple terms. Finally‚ in the far right column‚ identify the source document. For example‚ face sheet‚ discharge summary‚ progress notes‚
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in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Gastric Feedings Introduction Many times‚ enteral tubes are used to feed critically ill patients and obtain gastric decompression. Proper procedure when conducting enteral tube feeding is imperative to ensure there is not an unacceptable risk of aspiration to such patients. The self-care theory can be used to apply clinical care to critically ill patients regarding the issues around their enteral tube feeding when viable and how they may increase their health
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Journal of Neuroscience‚ May 1‚ 2000‚ 20(9):3369–3376 Classical Conditioning of Feeding in Aplysia: I. Behavioral Analysis Hilde A. Lechner‚ Douglas A. Baxter‚ and John H. Byrne Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy‚ W. M. Keck Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory‚ The University of Texas‚ Houston Medical School‚ Houston‚ Texas 77030 A training protocol was developed to classically condition feeding behavior in Aplysia californica using tactile stimulation of the lips as the conditional
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June 23‚ 2010 Bottle-feeding vs. Breast-feeding A debate has been going on for decades concerning the benefits of bottle-feeding vs. breast-feeding. Numerous research studies have been conducted and the results have varied. There are pro’s and con’s for each category. I will state the positive and negative aspects for each side‚ and I will discuss the effects of breast and bottle-feeding on the physical‚ cognitive‚ and socioeconomical aspects of development. Breast feeding is the recommended way
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| Breast Feeding | Kristin Allard PSY223 (75Z2)Written Assignment 1Question 1 | | | | Every day thousands of women give birth and have to make the choice between breast feeding and bottle feeding their babies. In the past breast feeding was considered the norm but in recent decades many women are now choosing to bottle feed. According to healthychildren.org formula contains the basic nutrients found in breast milk that a baby needs and many women think it is more convenient. While
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Tube color: Lavender Department: Hematology Additive: EDTA Additive purpose: Binds to Ca in the blood to prevent clotting Centrifuged?: No Why?: Need whole blood. Special Considerations: invert 6-8x‚ fill 2/3 of the way full. Tests preformed: CBC‚ RBC‚ WBC‚ WBC Diff‚ Hct (% of RBCs)‚ Hgb (weight of hemoglobin)‚ Platelet Count‚ SED Rate (looks for inflammation‚ also can be drawn in black tube)‚ HGBA1C (3mnth cal for diabetes) Tube color: LT. Blue Department: Coagulation Additive: Sodium
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Nowadays‚ a Pitot tube would be of use as a speedometer on aeroplanes. It is also found useful in industries where velocity measurements are required‚ where an anemometer may not be the most efficient instrument to use. There are three types of pitot tubes: Pitot tubes‚ Static tubes‚ and Pitot-Static tubes. The simple pitot tube essentially consists of a tube bent at - usually - 90°‚ with an open end pointing directly towards the fluid flow. As the fluid flows in the tube‚ it becomes stagnant
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EXPERIMENT NO. 9 Aim : To find the speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube apparatus Apparatus : Resonance tube apparatus ‚ tuning forks ‚ rubber pad ‚water Theory : If l1 and l2 be the length of the first and second resonance respectively with the tuning fork of frequency ‘(’ ‚ we can write l1 + e = λ / 4 l2 + e = 3λ / 4 ( where
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FEEDING PROGRAM Description and problem to be addressed Feeding programs are basically conducted mostly on places on which poverty can be seen. Most of these projects are difficult to execute especially considering the supplies and resources to be used as well funds to conduct. The issue of food security and hunger has never been more crucial than what it is today. First of the problems to be addressed as mentioned earlier where to get the funds‚ how to get the right resources and when will
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