Nurses are the health care professionals that collect and prepare medications for patients. They examine the doctor’s orders to see what medications patients are prescribed. Errors can occur in the distribution of these medications. As a result‚ the nursing ethic of do no harm may not occur. According to McIntyre‚ Thomlinson‚ & McDonald‚ “nurses are held in high regard” (2006‚ p.360). As such‚ nurses must keep this positive concept‚ as we are the health professionals that care for people when they
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performance and has a distinguished role in patient safety. Medication errors are a healthcare professional’s worst nightmare and has become one of the biggest issues devoted encountered in today’s healthcare setting. According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (2016)‚ “a medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional‚ patient
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Medication administration errors‚ though preventable‚ are a common problem. “One-third of all medication errors that cause harm to patients arise during medication administration (Bates et al.‚ 1995). Many nurses identify interruptions as a key factor contributing medication administration errors (Tang‚ Sheu‚ Yu‚ Wei‚ and Chen‚ 2007; Fry & Dacey‚ 2007). To enhance patient safety‚ effects of interruptions during medication administration must be evaluated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate
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trace and acknowledge ownership of copyright material. The Independent Learning Centre welcomes information that might rectify any errors or omissions. Lesson 8 Biology SBI3U-C Introduction The demand for insulin in the treatment of diabetes is soaring. According to
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Diabetes Prevention Diabetes is a disease that afflicts millions of Americans each and every year. For many of them diabetes has been with them for their entire lives‚ they have never known what life is like without it‚ others however develop diabetes as they grow older. "Diabetes is a caused by lowered levels of insulin which helps regulate the uptake of glucose into most cells from the blood" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes‚ 2006). There are 3 main types of diabetes that occur in human
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References American Diabetes Association‚ (2010). Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2010. Diabetes Care 33 p. S11-S61. DOI: 10.2337/dc10-s011 Burke‚ S. D.‚ Sherr‚ D.‚ & Lipman‚ R. D. (2014). Partnering with diabetes educators to improve patient outcomes. Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome & Obesity: Targets & Therapy‚ 745. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Diabetes successes and opportunities for population-based prevention and control: At a glance 2011. Retrieved from http://www
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Gestational Diabetes Alivia Danna October 5‚ 2011 HED 3390 Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a disease that affects pregnant women it’s a glucose intolerance that is started or diagnosed during pregnancy. Based on recently announced diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association‚ it is estimated that gestational diabetes affects 18% of pregnancies. Pregnancy hormones can block insulin therefore causing the glucose levels to increase
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Refusing Medication The United States of America is the most diverse country. It has citizens and permeant residences from all over the world‚ some ethical groups have a very stricken values and beliefs to medicine and treatment. In the medical field doctors face a tremendous tribulations dealing with patients from different backgrounds. Some people have different values and beliefs when it comes to medicine‚ while others have a difficult life circumstances that limits the options of treatments
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes (GD)‚ also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‚ is a diabetic disorder that affects 4% of pregnancies making it one of the most common health complications of pregnancy. This condition usually occurs during the second or third trimester when the pregnancy hormones start to take place then fortunately disappears after the child is born. Increased glucose levels in the blood result from when a woman’s body does not produce enough insulin. In most
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Program Proposal: A seminar and workshop entitled “The danger of Medication error due to understaffed nurses.” BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM The nursing profession has traditionally accepted responsibility to assure that safe and accessible health care is available to the public at all times‚ including times when nurses are in short supply. The profession continues to accept such responsibility and also recognizes the need to identify strategies to promote the availability
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