Contents Introduction How to use this guidance Chapter 1: Principles of safe and appropriate handling of medicines Chapter 2: Handling medicines in social care settings • Controlled drugs • Disposing of medicines • Medicine administration • Minor ailments • Record-keeping • Storage of medicines • Self-administration of medicine • Staff training Chapter 3: Handling medicines — requirements for specific services • Adult placement • Boarding schools‚ school care accommodation‚ special residential schools
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The Importance of Safe Driving According to the Center for Disease Control‚ motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 5-34 in the United States.1 In fact‚ between 2000 and 2005‚ 42‚000 people died on our country’s roads and highways.2 Additionally‚ the lifetime costs of crash-related deaths and injuries among drivers and passengers were $70 billion in 2005.3 While all of these are the result of accidents‚ a large percentage of these are accidents that could have been
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Unit 4 Assignment Keeping children safe E1 Identify legislation which influences healthy‚ safe and secure environments for early years settings And D1 Explain how the 5 pieces of legislation in E1 establish and maintain healthy‚ safe and secure environments Five main laws that underpin the provision of health‚ safe and secure environments for young children are: Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 Under the act 1974‚ both employers and employees have duties. Employers must produce a written policy
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are held by a state’s DMV and the driver’s insurance company). Reasons why the licensing process should be tougher for elderly drivers is because aging affects a person’s ability to drive‚ elderly drivers are becoming traffic safety concerns‚ and services such as physical examinations and driver safety courses can be added to the licensing process for the benefit of the unstable elderly drivers. The first reason why elderly drivers should have a tougher
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free and open source geospatial software has experienced some major changes. For instance‚ the website FreeGIS.org currently lists 330 GIS related projects. Besides the advent of new software projects and the growth of established projects‚ a new organisation known as the OSGeo Foundation has been established to offer a point of contact. This paper will give an overview on existing free and open source desktop GIS projects. To further the understanding of the open source software development
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How Safe is Safe Case Study 1. As a company‚ would you describe PPI as having an identifiable philosophy of moral values? How do its policies contribute to this philosophy? In some ways PPI’s moral values can be considered distinguished. The reason I say this is because as we know‚ all for profit organizations are obviously out to make money and many will cut corners or sacrifice their future for quick gains. PPI could have very well kept their facility up to code just enough to comply with
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Safe guarding Self-esteem is a term used in sociology and psychology to reflect a person’s overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example‚ "I am competent‚" "I am worthy") and emotions such as triumph‚ despair‚ pride and shame.[1] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem‚ is the positive or negative evaluations of the
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Healthy eating and daily exercise habits are hard to maintain as we juggle work‚ and our daily family activities. For those that lead a busy life‚ there are other options available to research and choose from that may fit into your busy schedule. Not only will you feel better inside‚ and out but your peers will notice a difference in attitude‚ in you‚ as well. Remember to be healthy and happy inside and out. The first step in conducting your research would be to go to the internet then google weight
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Certificate in Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 2: Unit 202 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1) Complete the following chart. Ref 3.1 (If you have completed this in a class activity you do not need to answer) Completed in Class Child abuse categories. Type of abuse | Signs & Indicators | Physical | | Emotional | | Sexual | | Neglect | | Bullying | | 2) Complete the following chart (ref 2.1‚ 2.2) Illness | Signs & Symptoms
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The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) implemented Safe Harbor for nurses to have a formal procedure to object to an unsafe situation in the workplace. The nurse’s duty is always to the patient! The BON (2013) refers to the duty of a nurse “always advocate for patient safety‚ including any nursing action necessary to comply with the standards of nursing practice and to avoid engaging in unprofessional conduct. This includes administrative decisions directly affecting a nurse’s ability to comply with
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