ANALYSIS……………………….. 14 Introduction Medication discrepancies are explained to be the ‘unsolved differences between regimens patients think they should be taking and those ordered by their physicians across different sites of care’ (Schnipper‚ 2006). Unfortunately medication discrepancies are said to be common occurrence‚ especially after hospitalizations‚ and are a frequent cause of adverse events (ADE’s). A study published in 2006 revealed that medication discrepancies were found to be the cause
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Skills Notes (3/10/11) Parenteral Medications *absorbed more quickly than oral meds *b/c injections are invasive; aseptic technique must be used! Injections: 1. Intradermally- ID 2. Intramuscularly- IM 3. Intravenously- IV 4. Subcutaneously- SubQ 1. Intradermal Injections(ID)- the administration of a drug into the dermal layer of the skin just beneath the epidermis. * Frequently used for allergy testing and tuberculosis (TB‚ aka PPD) screening. * Common Sites:
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Medication Reconciliation Kimberly McElroy Excelsior College Medication reconciliation in my opinion is the process by which a member of the healthcare team‚ the nurse or physician‚ thoroughly examines a patient medications‚ making sure the medications do not interfere with another medication‚ making sure that there are not duplicate medications‚ even though medications have different names‚ medications may be used for the same things‚ and making sure that patient has the correct understanding
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Weighing the Risks of Medications There are remedies for any symptoms nowadays. Patients can be prescribed a variety of medications to cure or treat any given illness. Although many great results stem from ground-breaking innovations in the pharmaceutical industry; those innovations often come with harmful side-effects. Many people have stated that some prescription medications are unsafe and need more stringent regulations. They claim that some drugs are highly addictive and potentially deadly.
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What is normal? Normal‚ like the word love‚ has no true definition and will differ with every person you ask. Defined in the dictionary normal is “to conform to a particular standard” or “desired pattern”. I believe most people will say a normal person is one whom is free from defect‚ handicap and mental illness. Medicalization is a social process through which a previously normal human condition whether is be behavioral‚ physiological or emotional‚ becomes a medical problem in need of treatment
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The Art of Good Administration: Signs of a Good Administrator by Gitanjali Hazarika inShare http://www.admincrossing.com/article/500001/The-Art-of-Good-Administration-Signs-of-a-Good-Administrator/ Throughout their admin careers‚ administrative personnel are entrusted with a wide variety of administrative responsibilities. A good administrator can transform these responsibilities into major company success through skillful guidance and management of company resources. The capable administrator
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Berman‚ A. (2004). Reducing medication errors through naming‚ labeling‚ and packaging. Journal of Medical Systems‚ 28(1)‚ 9-29. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JOMS.0000021518.60670.10 This article talks about the different names of drugs that are similar and may cause medication errors in the healthcare field. Also‚ the article talks about many different ways to label and manufacture the medications so errors will be less. There are many different ways the pills look and are
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nurse with 2 nursing assistants. The late shift decided to administer the 10pm medications as a way of helping me. This however was key in me making the error that I did. If I had been left to do the 10pm medications by myself‚ this error would not have occurred. Patient PF was given her medication by the late staff‚ however she had spat them out. On going to give her these again‚ I also repeated her liquid medication which she had actually taken with the late shift before she spat out her tablets
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Essay 1 Response to a Reading ADHD and Medication A five year old boy comes home with a note from the teacher stating “Johnny has been acting up again in class for third time this week. In my professional opinion Johnny has ADHD. Please take him to the pediatrician to get him evaluated.” That was a scenario that many parents have had as a reality. “74% of youth who sought mental health treatment received prescription medications” (National 13). Are our youth being medicated too much because
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disorders that can affect young children today. Some are too quick to jump to the use of medication. This controversial method of treatment for children has its ups and downs‚ as do all medications. ADHD can not be cured‚ but it can be taken care of.() Physicians today over diagnose ADHD which leads to the over-prescription of a powerful and potentially harmful stimulant. However‚ this shouldn’t deny the need for medication for the children who truly suffer from this serious and rehabilitating problem. When
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