Medication errors According to The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (2015)‚ medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional‚ patient‚ or consumer. Medication can be harmless but with mistakes in prescribing‚ dispensing and administering medications‚ it can cause injury to all population groups while impacting our public
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CIN: Computers‚ Informatics‚ Nursing & Vol. 32‚ No. 12‚ 589–595 & Copyright B 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins F E A T U R E A R T I C L E Impact of an Electronic Medication Administration Record on Medication Administration Efficiency and Errors JEFFERY MCCOMAS‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNS MICHELLE RIINGEN‚ DNP‚ RN‚ CNS-BC SON CHAE KIM‚ PhD‚ RN Congress authorized an initiative in 2004 to create a national health information technology infrastructure to improve patient outcomes through
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Rights of Medication Administration Health care providers are responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality of care at all times. Nurses play a vital role in provision of patient care. Many of the tasks of nursing carry some degree of risk‚ with medication administration having one of the greatest risk factors. Serious errors may occur in approximately 2 per 1‚000 prescriptions (Lesar et al‚ 1990). The rate of adverse drug events are estimated at approximately 1%‚ with 12% to 30% of them
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2014 ADHD Medication With the tremendous increase in ADHD diagnosis‚ altercations have been emerging about whether or not ADHD medications are being overprescribed. Many people feel as though ADHD medications are needed for the condition‚ but are doctors just "handing" them out? Medications may be necessary depending on how severe the case is‚ but some people take advantage of it. As a community‚ we need to limit the amount of ADHD medications being prescribed by doctors. ADHD medications have been
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cases‚ children need medication in order to survive. My best friend’s niece‚ Jessica‚ had a condition where she was very hyper and she could never stay still. Jessica’s doctor had prescribed her some medication in order for her to be able to be more calm. Jessica had been taking this medication for about six months. The results of the medication were great. Jessica was more calm and she obeyed her bedtime. She listened when her parents told her to sit quietly. The medication was actually working
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Running Head: Enhancing Medication Compliance in Elderly Individuals Research Utilization Paper An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals Chris Elmer HSCI 401 Fall 2001 My research study was to determine whether daily videotelephone or regular telephone reminders would increase the quantity of prescribed cardiac medication taken in a sample of elderly individuals who have congestive heart failure (CHF) (Peteva‚ 2001). Within
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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
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available in the form of stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Stimulants are available in the form of pills‚ capsules‚ liquids or skin patches. Medications consists of varieties such as short-acting‚ long- acting or extended release. One of the many benefits that long-acting or extended release medications may have for children are it only has to be taken once a day which would prevent daily trips to the school nurse for additional dosage. Medication helps to reduce hyperactivity‚ impulsivity and improve
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Ian Bowers Roger Hock Psy 205 April 19 2012 Anti-Anxiety Medications Anxiety is an issue that everyone deals with‚ whether it be the anxiety of the first day of school‚ meeting a new client‚ or a first date‚ it’s a pertinent issue in everyone’s life. The topic my research paper was given was one on anti-anxiety medications and their effects‚ I chose an article written by Moira Rynn‚ M.D.‚ Anthony Puliafico‚ Ph.D.‚ Charlotte Heleniak‚ B.A.‚ Pranav Rikhi‚ Kareem Ghalib‚ M.D.‚ and Hilary
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Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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