616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects: 1.1 Current legislation include; Health and Social Care Act‚ the Medicine Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act. Control of substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations‚ Health and safety at work act‚ the misuse of drugs (safe custody) regulations‚ essential standards‚ data protection act‚ hazardous waste regulations. Guidelines include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration‚ where
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COPD Blogs (3 main patient concerns) I reviewed blog posts and comments from three different sources: COPDconnect.com which has two active health professionals that post educational materials and respond to posts. Dr. Gary‚ a therapist‚ works with individuals living with chronic conditions and Pharmacist George‚ a licensed pharmacist‚ is certified in smoking cessation‚ diabetes and cholesterol management‚ nutrition planning‚ and personal training. HealthCentral.com which was founded by Jane
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY i rESOURCE aSSIGNMENT Medical Abbreviations Prepared by: Bonnie Henry May 23‚ 2013 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY i rESOURCE aSSIGNMENT Medical Abbreviations Prepared by: Bonnie Henry May 23‚ 2013 Instructor: Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology Instructor: Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Diseases/Disorders BCC Basil Cell Carcinoma CMV Cytomegalovirus HSV-1 Herpes
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Q2. Discuss two personal factors and two external factors that could influence a child or young person’s development. A2. A personal factor that may influence a Childs development would be being born with or later developing a brain tumour. Brain
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History of Asthma Long ago in ancient China‚ the first case of a mysterious shortness of breath was recorded. In modern life‚ we realize this “shortness of breath” as a lung disease known as asthma. The history of asthma spans all the way back to the ancient civilizations of China and Rome‚ and researches along the way have incorporated many different experiments‚ observations‚ and trials to create the knowledge of asthma that we have today. This disease battled with the human race for centuries
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305 A person centred approach is a way of caring for someone and supporting them as the central concern. An example of this is when administering medication. One service user I work with finds it hard to take medication due to her processing difficulties‚ this is because of a cognitive impairment. This particular individual needs time to go through various stages before taking her medication. This will start initially with a 10 minute countdown until time for medication. Once the countdown is
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Chapter 3 – Medical Record | History of Present Illness | Patient is a 35 year old male complaining of nausea‚ pyrosis‚ indigestion‚ and melena stool. Patient stated that he has been experiencing abdominal pain that wakes him in the middle of night for over a month. He stated that he normally can drink a glass of milk or baking soda water to relive the pain‚ but this has no longer been effective. | Past Medical History | Patient is a smoker who drinks daily and suffering from obesity.
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Bad breath‚ yellow teeth‚ a chronic cough--these are some of the disgusting results of smoking cigarettes. Why do people continue to smoke when the effects are so harmful? The typical response from smokers to this question is that they smoke to relax and help relieve stress. Unfortunately‚ the quick fix are an addictive narcotic. Smoking feeds the addiction‚ but it also feeds the body with about 40 cancer-causing chemicals as well as almost 4‚000 other chemicals.[5] When a smoker comes to the conclusion
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Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Act 1968 Classifies medicines into 3 categories: • Prescription Only Medicines (POM) • Pharmacy Medicines (P) - medicines available from a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist. • General Sales List (GSL) – medicines available from retail outlets. The Medicines Act 1968 is enforced by the Medicines
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CHILDHOOD ASTHMA Children and Asthma Abstract This paper will discuss the impact asthma has on a child and their family. It will place emphasis on the strains asthma places on the child and their parents. The physiological aspect of asthma as well as its triggers will be reviewed‚ along with its prevalence in today’s society. I will examine how the five developmental domains of child and adolescent development pertain to asthma. Asthma will also be applied to two family theories; the Family
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