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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Case Study: Jill’s Medication Case Study Questions: 1. Identify the lapses in care that occurred throughout the case and led to Jill’s medication crisis. Which of these lapses occurred as a result of an individual-level (provider) failure? Which were system-level failures? Throughout the Jill’s experience‚ there was many lapses between the health care team in regards to filling her prescription. First‚ Dr. Smith‚ the referred neurologist declined Jill’s medical records‚ as if they were of no importance
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Refusing Medication The United States of America is the most diverse country. It has citizens and permeant residences from all over the world‚ some ethical groups have a very stricken values and beliefs to medicine and treatment. In the medical field doctors face a tremendous tribulations dealing with patients from different backgrounds. Some people have different values and beliefs when it comes to medicine‚ while others have a difficult life circumstances that limits the options of treatments
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Medication administration errors‚ though preventable‚ are a common problem. “One-third of all medication errors that cause harm to patients arise during medication administration (Bates et al.‚ 1995). Many nurses identify interruptions as a key factor contributing medication administration errors (Tang‚ Sheu‚ Yu‚ Wei‚ and Chen‚ 2007; Fry & Dacey‚ 2007). To enhance patient safety‚ effects of interruptions during medication administration must be evaluated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate
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3: MAJOR PAPER – TH209 Discuss the liturgical celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation of one penitent. Include: How is this sacrament part of the Mysterion?‚ a brief history of the rite‚ what are the essential elements and explanatory rites and what are the meanings behind the various parts of the rite? What are the effects of the sacrament? The liturgical celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation of one penitent is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. It is a part
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How Stigma Interferes With Mental Health Care Patrick Corrigan’s article on stigmas and how they interfere with mental care brings insight into a world that many people face. Although there are conflicting ideas on how exactly stigmas towards mentally ill people are broken down‚ (people labeled mentally ill are stigmatized more severely than those with other health conditions; people with psychotic disorders are judged more harshly than people with depression or anxiety disorders) there is an
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Definition of spurious goods. Spurious goods and services" mean such goods and services which are claimed to be genuine but they are actually not so. These goods are outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its original qualities. Thus such goods are intended to deceive the customers. Introduction: Spurious goods are copy of the original products having well-known trade marks‚ logos‚ along with the external packaging and product arrangement‚ so that they look like they are
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In Rosenhan’s study; “On Being Sane In Insane Places”‚ Rosenhan seeks to examine the validity and reliability of psychiatric diagnosis and the effects of labeling. Rosenhan also aims to find out whether; “the salient characteristics that lead to diagnoses reside in the patients themselves or in the environments and contexts in which the observers find them?” (Rosenhan‚ 1973‚ p.3) In other words‚ Rosenhan wants to test the ability of psychiatrists and other hospital staff‚ to correctly distinguish
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Regulation of Reproductive Technology Within the past couple decades‚ Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has become a booming industry‚ especially with the success of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedure. Millions of infertile couples have looked into ART as a way to have children. Since 1980‚ there have been over 140‚000 babies born in the United States using IVF procedure. Just recently‚ the world has been amazed by the case of Nadya Suleman’s octuplets. Is this a message to all women that
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In Congress‚ reconciliation is a “controversial procedural device”‚ requiring a simple majority with the trade-off that the ’bill’ must be only budget-related provisions (Lightman‚ David). Moreover‚ the device is “hardly uncommon”‚ with a successful use of reconciliation only 19 times and vetoed three times; the reconciliation could be delayed with “quorum calls”‚ which means that “51 senators would have to be present for business to continue” (Lightman‚ David). However‚ reconciliation bills risk partisan
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