relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting
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Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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ADHD Medication Children have been getting diagnosed with ADHD‚ or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder. Many parents believe that their child has the symptoms of ADHD because they cannot stay focused on the task at hand‚ and using their children to get something that they want. People are over medicating their children and using ADHD as an excuse. It is negligent to give children medicine such as Methylphenidate‚ also known as Ritalin‚ because it is an equivalent to cocaine and is highly
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the area of Covert Medication in a Dementia Patient. Dictionary reference of Covert is: Not openly acknowledge or displayed. Dictionary reference of Medication is: a drug or other form of medicine that is used to treat or prevent disease. (Oxford dictionaries online) Therefore it would be determined that there is an attempt to deceive the patient into accepting medication unknown to them‚ this statement although true‚ doesn’t mean all that all nurses who use covert medication are deceptive in their
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was off duty at 7:00pm. This issue relates to LMA Article IV – Hours of Labor‚ section 1‚ 2‚ and 3. A. We think the overtime begins at 3:30pm because that is when he reached his 8 hours of work day. According to L32 Labor/Management Agreement Article IV section 1: the 7:00a.m to 3:30 p.m. shall constitute a day’s work. Therefore‚ Roy’s overtime begins after 3:30pm.
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Medication Administration The intended use of medications is meant to improve a person’ health‚ it is very important the individual administering medication or self-medicating use the drugs correctly‚ by following the doctors’ instruction for the medication prescribed. Medication is given to diagnose‚ treat‚ and prevent illness. Medication can be very dangerous‚ which can potentially cause harm or even deaf if it’s not used properly. Administering medication requires the understanding of how the
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comfort and convenience. Meanwhile‚ in the articles “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and “Smarter Than You Think” by Clive Thompson that I chose from they say I say‚ the authors are both argue about the technology‚ and they believe technology is changing the way on the human mind today. Although both articles are closely related‚ they are also completely different. Thompson think technology bringing us a lot of benefits‚ but Carr suspicious that the advancing technology is a wicked invention
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Ap Stats: 76% of Naperville students have been alcohol free in the last 30 days. Mr. Baird believes that AP stats students are different. Write the hypothesis statements for his belief. Assume a= .1 Some of his students take a random sample of students and comes with a 90% CI of (.80‚ .90) Based on these results‚ what will the results of Mr. Baird’s test be? Explain. H0: p=.76 Ha=p=/=.76 Your answer should include: Reference that a 90% Confidence interval corresponds to a 2 sided test
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“You Are More Beautiful Than You Think” ~Dove Melanie Reilly Southern New Hampshire University We see ads and commercials every day‚ whether they are in print‚ online‚ or on the television screen. They are something that people see every single day consciously or unconsciously. Advertising exists because there ’s a product a company wants to sell and they want people to know about it so they can buy it. There are so many factors that contribute to successful marketing‚ and this paper will explain
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Question 1 The main of fundamental management problem is about the planning process. For example‚ 1. Schooling P&G didn’t prepare and plan well the schooling problem for their employee’s children. For example‚ the schools in Geneva were unprepared for the sudden influx of 300 children and with tuition at $15000. In that case‚ some parents were forced to find a temporary place for their children to study and the system also is in a bitter dispute. Therefore the problem will affect their studies
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