Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects (ASM 34) Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to the administration of medication 1. In the workplace there is a generic Medication Management Policy and Procedures for Adult Services (Issue 10‚ 2012) document. This is kept to hand in a locked cupboard‚ readily available to read. It requires that all Healthcare Staff are given mandatory training and refreshers are provided. Legislation
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administration of medication The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staff are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of medication and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of and administer to the service user. The current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication are; * The
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Interoperability Paper: Child and Family Services Shannon Grosshans BSHS/375 Information Management Systems & Technology in Human Services July 27‚ 2014 Instructor: NORMA SWALES Interoperability Paper: Child and Family Services The Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County provides many different services and resources. In this paper I will be talking about the Child and Family Services. The program that I will be focusing on is a program that supports and focuses on children
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patients fail to follow important dosage instructions for their medications. The risk of hospitalization due to adverse medication outcomes in elderly patients is almost 6 times greater than that for the general population; therefore getting this device for elderly is a good choice as it can be a portable reminder for them. * I-Beep Technologies (IBT) is a product based company. * IBT manufacture and market an Alarm Medication Reminder device. * IBT not only a product based company; it
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the protocol. India has signed it‚ but has not ratified it into their nation‚ which means that the protocol has not affected them‚ as they are one of the nations that are the most common place of human trafficking and slavery (Pearson’s Legal Studies HSC). * Domestic: Australia ratified the protocol in 2004‚ effectively recognising trafficking and slavery. In the case R v. Wei Tang‚ where Tang had counts of 5 slaves who had very limited English and had their passports taken off them. Used the
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Atenolol is a nationally known‚ commonly used medication that has helped to change the lives of many people in America. Atenolol‚ also known as Tenormin‚ is placed in a group of remedies known as beta-blocker. As a Beta-blocker‚ Atenolol is used to treat a range of bodily disorders in connection with anxiety and tension‚ such as high blood pressure‚ angina‚ irregular heart rhythms‚ migraines‚ prevention of a second heart attack‚ tremors‚ alcohol withdrawal‚ anxiety‚ and glaucoma. The three main
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Preliminary HSC Physics Research Task Part 1 - Inertia Inertia is what keeps an object in its rest state or moving at constant velocity. In other words‚ it is the tendency for objects to resist a change in their motion. The only thing inertia depends on is the mass of the object‚ so heavier objects have more inertia and it is harder to change its motion. When you accelerate quickly‚ you get pushed back against the seat. Because of inertia‚ your body keeps traveling at the same velocity as before
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PREVENTING MEDICAL OVERDOSE I A medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patient. There is a need for accurate and proper drug administration. Around 100‚000 Americans die yearly of drug overdose. Medication errors: what they are‚ how they happen‚ and how to avoid them. II Dennis Quaid’s twins almost died after being given a dosage that should have been for an adult. a. The medication given was heparin. b. Media
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1) Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Legislation The medicines Act (1986) It governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. The act also defines the categories of medicines‚ those that can only be supplied with a prescription‚ those that
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L2- HSC Technical Certificate unit worksheet Unit 204 – Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards UNIT 4222-205 1. Define the following types of abuse: (1.1.1) a. physical abuse - hitting‚ punching‚ etc. b. sexual abuse- touching‚ assaults‚ rape‚ exposure to porn c. emotional/psychological abuse- threats‚ bullying‚ verbal insults‚ etc. d. financial abuse- taking
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