Quality Compliance at the Hawthorn Arms 1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three candidates. The first candidate‚ Marie Erten-Loiseau: * Strengths: 1. Marie Erten-Loiseau was brought up in France and educated in France and German‚ which begs the possibility that she is quite fluent in not only French‚ but German as well. 2. Her keen knowledge of these two geographical areas could prove as a great asset to the position‚ as there is some traveling in both places
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Vioxx Medication (Rofecoxib) Vioxx (Rofecoxib) medication is a class of drug called nonsteroidal and inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Vioxx was introduced on May 20‚ 1999 by Merck & Co. It has been used by over 20 million Americans since it was put on the market. Vioxx works by reducing substances that cause inflammation‚ pain and fever in the body. Vioxx is used to reduce pain‚ inflammation‚ and stiffness cause by osteoarthritis‚ rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of Medication The Medication Acts 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 Safe Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations 2006 Health and Social Care Act 2008 Care Quality Commissions’ regulations Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
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Medication Errors: Causes and Problems Reporting Student Name Grand Valley State University Medication Errors: Causes and Problems Reporting In the early morning hours of a 12-hour night shift‚ a nurse gives the patient an incorrect medication. The aspirin given was ordered for the patient in the next room. Medication errors are common in the hospital setting and especially by a nurse who is fatigued from working a 12-hour shift. In the situation described
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electronic patient records. In addition to meeting the Privacy requirement of HIPAA‚ they needed a system to deal with their staff of medical professionals who move from computer to computer throughout their shifts. To be better equipped to achieve compliance‚ the hospital chose to use technology via a
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Administration Of Medication Procedure 1. Procedure Number Version Nos: WCDHB-PN-0037 7 Purpose This Procedure is performed as a means of ensuring the safe administration of therapeutic medication to patients in accordance with all legislative and regulatory requirements. 2. Application This Procedure is to be followed by all nursing staff throughout the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB). 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Procedure: Prescribing medications is the responsibility
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Medication errors remain the most preventable cause of injury in healthcare today impacting and influencing all six QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies; Patient Centered Care‚ Safety‚ Evidence Based Practice‚ Quality Improvement‚ Informatics‚ Teamwork‚ Collaboration‚ and Professionalism. The effective implementation of medication reconciliation is an effective tool in reducing medication errors‚ eliminating costly mistakes‚ fostering teamwork‚ collaboration and professionalism
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As previously mentioned‚ right-time medication administration is important to prevent patient harm. Medications are considered late when they are delivered beyond 30 minutes of the scheduled time or depending on the hospital policy. Certain medications‚ such as antibiotics and Parkinson disease drugs‚ follow strict schedules to provide and maintain therapeutic blood levels. In particular‚ antibiotics should be administered on time to effectively prevent bacterial resistance and inhibit bacterial
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Administering Medication to Individuals and Monitoring the Effects The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) are the regulatory body that provide us with standards that are expected of us when administrating medication. Under The Medicines Act 1968‚ which is a major piece of legislation‚ governs the responsibility we have in administering medication to our clients. There are three important statements from this piece of legislation‚ which are: Medicines prescribed to a person are that
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