Diabetes neuropathy (DN) is a neurological disorder associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM)‚ also known as Type-2 diabetes (Menz‚ Lord‚ St George‚ & Fitzpatrick‚ 2004). Diabetes neuropathy has many integral complications that circulate around the biomechanical impairments of the feet‚ especially in the elderly population with diabetes (Richardson‚ Thies‚ DeMott‚ & Ashton-Miller‚ 2005). DN has worrying health risks as it has harmful effects on stability‚ gait efficiency and function (Menz‚ Morris‚
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mistakes in medication administration. Because of medication errors‚ the patients’ mortality went up‚ which costs the U.S. healthcare systems billions of dollars yearly. It was also reported that every year‚ there are approximately 450 000 unfavorable medication circumstances of which 25 percent could have been prevented‚ that caused an injury to the patient. Therefore‚ other than the CDSS/CPOE implementation‚ the following systems were being used to aid in the improvement of the medication administration
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available in the form of stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Stimulants are available in the form of pills‚ capsules‚ liquids or skin patches. Medications consists of varieties such as short-acting‚ long- acting or extended release. One of the many benefits that long-acting or extended release medications may have for children are it only has to be taken once a day which would prevent daily trips to the school nurse for additional dosage. Medication helps to reduce hyperactivity‚ impulsivity and improve
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Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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Introduction According to Johnson and Raterink (2009)‚ Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a major global chronic health issue. Though‚ it is found that the condition is largely preventable as many of the risk factors for developing the disease such as excess weight‚ poor diet‚ inactivity‚ smoking and excessive alcohol consumption‚ are modifiable behaviours (Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ 2011). A client newly diagnosed with Type 2 DM may be unaware that the illness can be effectively self-managed
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Medication Administrationrsrizontal Violeneed to be considered during the time of administration. verything. Medications should always be Errors By: Amanda Sandstrom Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V April 13‚ 2013 Problem Statement Medication errors are one of the most common errors in healthcare. Sentinel events lead to research in determining why errors were happening and how they can be prevented. Learning why medication errors occur‚ and the events leading up to the error is important
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Childhood Diabetes Today‚ diabetes is a huge problem in society. There are almost three million children and adults in the United States who have diabetes. Children suffer more now from diabetes than they have in the past. The reasons why children have diabetes are genetic‚ societal‚ and their personal body chemistry. According to Steven Dowshen and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph‚ "diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose‚ the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose comes from the
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Medication errors According to The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (2015)‚ 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‚ or consumer. Medication can be harmless but with mistakes in prescribing‚ dispensing and administering medications‚ it can cause injury to all population groups while impacting our public
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ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICATION BY TRAINED‚ UNLICENSED PERSONNEL. Florida law permits a Nurse Registry to administer medications to patients‚ by a licensed nurse on staff‚ or to assist with self-administered medication by trained‚ or unlicensed staff under Section 400.488 F.S.‚ 59A-18.0081(12) 400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication: An unlicensed person may‚ consistent with a dispensed prescription’s label or the package directions of an over-the-counter medication‚ assist a patient
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team professionals (doctors‚ nurses‚ and pharmacist) to detect all possible factors that can lead to these occurrences. Medication Chart Audit Errors in the medication chart Actions and strategies to ensure ongoing safe administration 1. Incompleteness of the medication chart. The printed name of the prescriber and indication were not written. Ask the physician to tell you the name of the drug‚ the correct dosage‚ and what the drug is used for. 2. The patient’s medication allergies were incorrectly
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