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    In this paper‚ I am going to be comparing two different articles about medication errors by nurses. Medication errors happen way too often and I hope that by writing this paper‚ I can help reduce my chance or someone else’s chance of making a medication error. The first medication error article that I read was about a male patient in Florida. The patient was complaining of an upset stomach so the physician prescribed an antacid. Instead of giving the patient an antacid‚ that nurse gave the patient

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    Medication errors are preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or harm to a patient‚ according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA‚ 2015). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that there are over 700‚000 visits to hospital emergency as an injury result from the use of a medication (CDC‚ 2015). The CDC goes on to say that the number of adverse drug events is likely to increase due to the development of new medications‚ aging population‚ increase

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    responsibility. When a medication error occurs‚ ethical issues such as a loss of human dignity‚ fidelity and beneficence also occur‚ which leads to patient dissatisfaction and mistrust. Social issues often interplay with any sort of medical error as well. Medication errors often result in damaged social relations such as the nurse-patient relationship and the healthcare system’s image. When nurses make a medication error they are obligated to report their mistake to the charge nurse‚ the patient

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    I agree that medication administration is a task that requires much skill and caution. Refusing to administer a medication that one is not familiar with is a worrisome adventure. Nurses have the obligation to ensure safety for their patients‚ and also have an obligation to provide care that the physician has ordered. It seems that nurses are caught in the middle of many tough situations. With the rise in medication errors‚ prudent nurses are increasing patient safety by questioning unclear or unsafe

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    Must Do Ability to schedule/track/notify multiple medication usage (Notify family members/ relevant parties in case user doesn’t take meds) Notifications must produce a visual cue (computer popup‚ phone tile)‚ an icon notification (like a number of notifications on app icon itself)‚ and auditory. Both the user and the admin/social worker must be able to add and modify existing schedules Send out reminders to take medication‚ if patient/user fails to do so within specified time frame Send out reminders

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    of all medication. It includes benefits and reasons why certain medication should be prescribed. It also includes certain side effects of medications and what medical staff and patients need to be aware of when taking and administrating certain drugs. Pharmacists learn a great deal about this when in pharmacy school. It is very important to know about all aspects of medications especially in a hospital setting. Pharmacists are the double check system to make sure that the right medication is given

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    Medication errors are all too common‚ jeopardizing the safety of patients; it may be a misinterpretation of a prescription‚ not having a complete history of a patient and dispensing drugs that could interact with other drugs adversely‚ or a patient administering the medication incorrectly‚ which are all preventable. There are numerous ways of preventing medication errors; therefore‚ the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has recognized ten important factors that lead to errors. Anderson

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    Walmart is one of many companies who report its filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The purpose for writing about Walmart ’s Ethics and Compliance paper is to inform the reader about Walmart ’s important compliance processes. SEC filings‚ analysis of financial statements‚ requirement for certification and legal proceedings will be explained throughout further reading. Procedures for Ethical Behavior Walmart has an official statement of ethics which is meant to be

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    According to the self-medication hypothesis (SMH; Khantzian‚1985). The individuals’ choice of a particular drug is not accidental or coincidental‚ but instead‚ a result of the individual’s psychological condition‚ as the drug of choice provides relief to the user specific to his or her condition. Specifically‚ addiction is hypothesized to function as a compensatory means to modulate effects and treat distressful psychological states‚ whereby individuals choose the drug that will most appropriately

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    CRITIQUING MONTHLY MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AUDIT TOOL This critique essay‚ will firstly‚ identify the chosen tool‚ examine what is good‚ bad‚ accurate and inaccurate and rational the chosen audit tool. Secondly‚ it aims to explore and demonstrate understanding of the relationship between clinical governance and audit and how‚ why this type of audit tool is implemented in my workplace. In addition to the second point‚ clinical governance and audit tool will be defined. Thirdly‚ the point will focus

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