of medication errors and methods to reduce errors Nurses have an ethical and legal responsibility to assess a patient’s need for a drug‚ administer it safely and correctly and evaluate the response to it. They should always make patient safety a priority because patients rely on the nurse’s skills‚ knowledge and professionalism. Nurses have a critical role in administering medications to the patients by following the six rights of drug administration. These six rights are: Right medication‚ Right
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CU2624 Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects. 1.1. The Medicines Act Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations The Health and Safety at Work Act The Misuse of Drugs Act The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations Health and Social Care Act Essential Standards Data Protection Act Hazardous Waste Regulations The Care Act 2015 Training provided by my company and attending mandatory updating. Policies and Procedures in relation to medication that are online
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Unit 4222-616 (AMS 34) Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects Outcome 1 1 Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to administering medication are:- The Medicines Act 1968 – requires that local pharmacist or dispencing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – controls dangerous and harmful drugs‚ I.e. controlled drugs (CD’s) The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2007 – specifies about handling
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Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance Austyn Snowden across the hfe span; older people are just as unlikely to take a medicine that interferes with their lifestyle or behefs as younger people (Carter et al‚ 2003). The concept of concordance has emerged as a principle underpinning many suggested solutions to these problems (Medicines Partnership‚ 2003). This article examines the concept of concordance and concludes that‚ while useful as a principle‚ it is difficult to
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Is Stimulant Medication the Best Option for ADHD Children? Abstract Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders among children. ADHD can cause them to be hyper‚ have problems controlling impulse behaviors and trouble paying attention. The common treatment for ADHD is both medication and behavioral therapies starting as early as age four going up into adulthood. This paper will cover the research studies of four different treatments
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Health&Social Care (adult) Advanced Diploma including Dementia Pathway Unit CU1572 Support Use of Medication in Social Care Settings 1.1. There are four acts that governs the use of medication in social care settings. a.) The Medicine act 1968 -governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor.
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TAU : My 80 year old uncle‚ stop taking all of his new medication because he was feeling dizzy. Not knowing which of his pills was the cause of the new onset he refused to take any of them. The problem was no one took the time out to explain the new medication to him. One of the medication was iron three times a day‚ the other was fioricet twice a day. He has had the headaches for several months now‚ MRI‚ CAT scans all with no diagnosis. When he was admitted last week for a hemoglobin of 6.5 he had
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Contemporary Epistemological Research in Education Reconciliation and Reconceptualization of the Field Authors: Theo Niessen‚ Tineke Abma‚ Guy Widdershoven‚ and Cees van der Vleuten‚ Sanne Akkerman ABSTRACT. In this article the authors challenge contemporary epistemological research within educational settings. After a reconciliation of the current models which treat epistemological beliefs as static and mechanical‚ the authors present a teaching experience to illustrate their enactivist view
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HCA501 Project : Case showing problems created by nurse staff. Professor: Dr.Muna Saloman Project by: Varun Reddy Chintakunta SID: 000228836 CASE "St. Mary’s Nurse is Charged; Medication Error Led to Teen’s Death" describes the criminal complaint A Wisconsin nurse who was arrested on a felony charge stemming from an unintentional medical error that led to the death of a patient last summer will serve three years of probation after pleading no contest to reduced charges‚ but medical and
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Biology Semester 2 Bill Newton December 10‚ 2013 ! ! ! ! The Next Epidemic Superbugs and the Future of Medication Cutbacks ! ! ! In the past‚ there have been many pandemics to attack the world‚ from the Spanish Influenza to H1N1. All were devastating in their own way but today‚ modern technology has created ways around diseases. Medications and vaccinations seem to be able to cure or prevent almost anything‚ but is this weakening the human body? Some believe that
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