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    The Controversy of Medication The Controversy of Medication The use of pharmacological treatment to manage behavioral problems‚ such as EBD and ADHD‚ is a frequently used‚ yet highly controversial topic. Medication seems to be the quick‚ convenient solution to behavioral problems. Research‚ for the most part‚ has shown positive results regarding medicating children with behavioral disorders‚ according to Rosenberg‚ Westling‚ and McLeskey (2007). However‚ many concerns‚ regarding the long-term

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    administering medications are one of the most common patient safety‚ health care errors reported. It is estimated that 7‚000 hospitals deaths yearly are attributed to medication administration errors‚ and each error can cost a health care organization over $8000 per occurrence. (Anderson & Townsend‚ 2015. p.18). Nurses spend a significant amount of time managing‚ preparing‚ and administering medications. Nurses can spend up to forty percent of their day‚ involved in tasks that center around medication administration

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    PUTTING IT TOGETHER: Classifying Chemical Reactions Purpose: To observe and differentiate between the four different types of chemical reactions. Variables: The independent variables are the sodium chloride‚ sodium carbonate‚ magnesium‚copper‚ copper (11) sulfate‚ silver nitrate‚ oxygen‚ lead(11) nitrate‚ sodium carbonate‚ copper (11) sulfate pentahydrate. The dependent variables are the chemical reactions that are being looked for. For example decomposition‚ synthesis‚ single displacement or double

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    Administering Medication to Individuals and Monitoring the Effects The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) are the regulatory body that provide us with standards that are expected of us when administrating medication. Under The Medicines Act 1968‚ which is a major piece of legislation‚ governs the responsibility we have in administering medication to our clients. There are three important statements from this piece of legislation‚ which are: Medicines prescribed to a person are that

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    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

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