HSC 3047: SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS OUTCOME 1 1.1. Identify the legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings - The following legislations have a direct impact on the handling of medications within a social care setting: ·The Medicines Act 1968: basis for licensing‚ sale‚ supply and manufacture of medicines. ·The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: this Act is designed to control the use of dangerous or potentially harmful drugs such as opiates (drugs which
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themselves repeatedly‚ portion food carefully‚ and eat very small quantities of only certain foods. Some people with anorexia nervosa may also engage in binge-eating followed by extreme dieting‚ excessive exercise‚ self-induced vomiting‚ and/or misuse of laxatives‚ diuretics‚ or enemas. ("Eating Disorders." NIMH RSS. Web. 5 Oct.
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PMH/PSH Current Medications (include dose‚ dose range‚ route‚ frequency) Class/Mechanism of Action (be brief do not copy and paste) Expected Therapeutic Effect for this patient Nursing Considerations and Side effects Enoxaparin(Lovenox) 40 MG PRN Sub-Q injection Anticoagulant; low molecular weight Heparin Low molecular weight heparin with antithrombotic properties Allergic reactions (rash‚ urticarial)‚ fever‚ angioedema‚ arthralgia‚ pain‚ and inflammation at injection site‚ peripheral edema.
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on losing weight. Unfortunately‚ they are unable to view themselves accurately and see themselves as unattractive and overweight. Individuals suffering from anorexia tend to fear high calorie foods‚ exercise excessively‚ and may also indulge in laxatives and/or vomiting. Those suffering from anorexia will go days without eating and suffer from malnutrition. They continuously compare themselves to others‚ and quite frankly feel inferior. They do not view themselves as most do‚ and in fact‚ see themselves
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maintain a healthy weight. 1. When the person sees them self in the mirror they see extremely fat person‚ and to everyone else extremely skiny Bulimia is repeated binge eating followed by behaviors followed by purging to avoid weight gain 2. Taking laxative is also one the behaviors that people will take on to be able to lose the weight and be skinny Over eating is constantly eating without boundaries and past the appropriate amour of food or eating past the point of fullness 3. Some reasons are
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BEL 313 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING TOPIC: “THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION” ASSIGNMENT 2 PREPARED FOR: NAME: GROUP: The Negative Effects of Television For most of you‚ as it was for me‚ I grew up watching three‚ four and even five hours of television a day. It was a part of my daily routine and it wasn ’t easy for me to break. I managed to do it when my family and I moved to a small city in the west. After we moved in we found out that you had to buy cable if you
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is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. The individual continues the endless cycle of restrictive eating‚ often accompanied by other behaviors such as excessive exercising or the overuse of diet pills‚ laxatives‚ and/or enemas in order to reduce body weight‚ often to a point close to starvation in order to feel a sense of control over his or her body. This cycle becomes an obsession and a type of addiction. Approximately 95% of those affected by anorexia
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Nervosa is an eating disorder and a mental health condition. Individuals who have bulimia try and control their weight by restricting the amount of food they eat‚ they binge eat and purge the food from their body by making themselves sick or use laxatives. There are five clinical characteristics of individuals who are bulimia nervosa- 1. Binge – This is when an individual has an excessive amount of calories consumed in such a short period of time. On average an individual consumes between 1‚500
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you would have known she had a problem called anorexia nervosa you probably would not have wanted to be just like her. It starts off by trying some fad diet that did not work. She starts skipping more meals and exercising compulsively. She may use laxatives to make herself throw up after eating. Then she starts eating less and less until she is starving herself and denies that there is a problem. Many girls and even guys suffer from this problem. With many of today ’s fashion trends everyone wants
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