Legal and Ethical Issues in Medication AdministrationKarla ShircliffClinical Pharmacology NR120November 13‚ 2012 Theresa Wischmann‚ RN‚ MSN AbstractThis paper is about an article I found online‚ published by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. I found it to be very interesting and relevant in regards to the treatment of non-compliant psychiatric patients. It is about the covert administration of medications to patients‚ or administering medication without the patient’s knowledge
Premium Ethics Psychiatry
Administer Medication to Individuals‚ and Monitor the Effects. 1.1 The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 * The safer management of controlled drugs (2006) * The Children Act 1989 * The Data Protection Act 1998
Premium Pharmacology Adverse drug reaction Chemotherapy
Evaluating the Research Process This was an interesting study to read and examine. Medication errors are a significant problem‚ but not a problem that cannot be solved. There are precautions that can be taken to minimize the errors. The three specific areas the study focused on were prescription‚ transcription‚ and administration phase. Many errors occurred during all three phases‚ however‚ not all of the errors made it to the patients. Most of the errors that reached patients did not cause
Premium Medicine Illness Pharmacology
never implied to let a cold run its course. The exact same thing happens when a child is diagnosed with ADHD. Medication is one of the first things that is suggested to control the symptoms of ADHD. Children who have been labeled as having ADHD are almost uncontrollable and it causes a strain on the parents‚ teachers and doctors who are already overworked and exhausted. However‚ medication brings on a plethora of other issues. When attempting to
Premium Medicine Psychology Pharmacology
the correct household measurement: 3 tbs = _____9_____ tsp 2 pt = ____32_____ oz 7 tsp = ____2.3_____ tbsp Part 2: Practical applications Each question is worth 3 points for a total of 15 points. A medication comes in 0.5 g or 500 mg strengths. Explain which medication is weaker (smaller strength). Both dosages are equal in strength. An incision measured 55 mm. How many centimeters is this? This incision measuring 55 mm is 5.5 cm. A patient drank 2250 mL of water. How many
Premium Measurement Kilogram Patient
Medications for cardiac arrest * Epinephrine 1mg iv bolus every 3-5 mins * Vasopressin- alternative to epinephrine * Treatment for vf‚ vt‚ pea‚ asystole * Dose: 40 units iv single * Norepinephrine – for severe hypotension * For low total peripheral resistant * Dose 0.1-0.5 mcg/kg/min infusion * Not use for cardiac arrest * Dopamine – Dose: 2-20 mcg/kg/min infusion‚ titrate to patient response * Do not administer in same iv line as Na bicarb * Dobutamine
Premium Cardiology Hypertension Ventricular fibrillation
Critical appraisal guidelines: Quantitative study Medication errors has always been a major problem in healthcare. Drugs errors continue to claim many innocent lives. The purpose of the research was to identified the causes of medication errors during cardiopulmonary arrest. According by the article by Flannery & Parli (2016)‚ medication errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) range from 8.1 to 2344 per 1000 patient-days. Unfortunately‚ drug errors that occurred during Cardiac resuscitation are
Premium Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The Appropriate Choice: Stimulant Medication for Children with ADHD Sam is a nine-year-old boy who has just entered the third grade. While his classmates listen to directions‚ he is constantly fidgeting and cannot seem to sit still. He consistently receives poor marks for both conduct and academics‚ as he grasps the concepts of easy tasks long after his peers. Sam will frequently blurt out comments at inappropriate times‚ interrupting the flow of classroom instruction. Because of this‚ his behavior
Premium Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
After a long day at the office you walk in door‚ change into something comfortable‚ heat up some leftover pizza‚ and finally sit down to catch up on your favorite show when you see commercial after commercial of prescription or over the counter medications flooding the market. There is definitely not a shortage of ailment curing products that range from helping with depression to erectile dysfunction‚ but have you ever wondered if we have become a society that is so reliant on our technological advances
Premium Medicine Pharmacology Pharmaceutical drug
In today’s nursing world‚ more is expected from a nurse than following doctor’s orders‚ administering medications and starting IVs. The nurse must be able to make critical decisions about a patient’s care‚ to question the doctor if orders seem inappropriate and educate a patient and a family. These skills take an education that is broad based‚ one that includes critical thinking and exposure to many different people‚ thought processes‚ and culture and societal norms. Nurses are prepared in two different
Free Academic degree Bachelor's degree Associate's degree