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    Clinical Research of Medications Reference: Mosby’s 2013 Nursing Drug reference Drug Name Generic and Trade Classification and Indication for Use Route‚ Dose Frequency Both ordered and recommended Drug Action Side Effects Nursing Implications Assessment to be done Morphine Page 822-824 Opioid analgesic Recommended Subcut/IM- 5-10mg q4hr PO- 10-30mg q4hr prn Depresses pain impulse transmission at the spinal cord level by interacting with opioid receptors Drowsiness Dizziness Confusion Head

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    Medication Safety Introduction When an individual is sick or injured and visits a hospital‚ medication plays an important role in their recovery. Nurses play a vital role in the administration of medication in the clinical setting and surprisingly there are many errors that occur that could result in more complications or even death. On average hospitalized patients experience one medication error per day (Xu‚ et al‚ 2014‚ p. 286). There are many reasons as to why errors occur but there are also

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    Quality‚ Medication Administration Safety ii. Double-checking medication administration Research design Limitations of the Research References Appendices i. Letter to the director of nursing ii. Letter to the Ethics committee iii. Letter to the Respondent iv. Research Consent Form v. Research time frame vi. Proposed budget vii. Survey questionnaire Research proposal: Do Nurses follow the 8 rights of medication administration to reduce medication error? Introduction Medication error defined

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    The six rights of medication administration are the right medication‚ the right dose‚ the right patient‚ the right route‚ the right time and the right documentation. I plan to implement all of these patient medication administration rights when I progress to working in the field. There are several parts of the medication administration process where errors can occur. Most commonly errors occur in prescribing‚ transcribing‚ dispensing‚ administering and monitoring medications. The nurse is the

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    P1- describe the routes of administration of medication commonly prescribed to individuals Types of medication:- Antibiotics:- antibiotics are medication which destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria‚ they are used to treat infections which are caused by bacteria. Most of the time the body’s immune system can fight off bacteria but in cases in which the body cannot antibiotics are used to destroy them. Antibiotics are either given orally‚ applied to the skin in ointment form or injected‚ this

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    Home Care and Medication Safety With the majority of seniors over the age of 65 taking multiple medications (nearly 15 percent take over ten different medications each day)‚ it is no wonder that medication safety is such an important topic. In fact‚ nearly 70 percent of hospitalized seniors have at least one medicinal complication. Home care personnel can help your senior loved one maintain medication safety and avoid the complications associated with poor medication management. While many people

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    April 14‚ 2006 N405‚ MEDICATION ERRORS Alternative assignment in-lieu of clinical attendance A SYNOPSIS: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS In 1999‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report‚ "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System‚" in which‚ according to the report‚ between 44‚000 and 98‚000 deaths may result each year from medical errors in hospitals alone. And more than 7‚000 deaths that occurred each year were related to medications. In response to the IOM’s

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    When a person is suffering from chronic depression‚ most possibly‚ he or she may need to be prescribed depression medication as soon as possible. If you have any of the classical symptoms of depression‚ persisting for more than a month‚ you may need to visit your physician or doctor without fail. You can assist your physician to diagnose and help you‚ by providing as much details as possible about your problems of depression and what brings it on etc. But you need to remember that if your problem

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    Resources to Improve Their Patients’ Medication Adherence Benjamin Lewing PHCA 6305 - Pharmacy Administration I Abstract – put paper through turn it in zxz In the past decade‚ there has been a steady rise in the usage of social media resources in health fields for health interventions. zxz xxxxOne of the ways social media resources have been used is to improve medication adherence‚ which is of particular interest due to the large estimated costs associated with medication non-adherence. This study will

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    Today‚ doctors are too quick to prescribe medication. Doctors may prescribe medication when there is nothing even wrong with the person. Medical workers should be more cautious when prescribing and dosing people medications. If the person doesn’t need a hard opiate‚ then they should not be prescribed it. I believe doctors should take more time and think about what is wrong with the person and who they are before they prescribe them medication. When people are injured or they are sick they go to

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