Chapter 11. Automated Medication Dispensing Devices Michael D. Murray‚ PharmD‚ MPH Purdue University School of Pharmacy Background In the 1980s‚ automated dispensing devices appeared on the scene‚ a generation after the advent of unit-dose dispensing (Chapter 11). The invention and production of these devices brought hopes of reduced rates of medication errors‚ increased efficiency for pharmacy and nursing staff‚ ready availability of medications where they are most often used (the nursing unit
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Challenges in managing medication adherence in the community Assignment Pierre Galea MSc Mental Health Nursing NUR 5116 Professional Issues In Mental Health Nursing Introduction In mental health‚ from the discovery of the drug Chlorpromazine in the 1950’s‚ which was a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness‚ medication played an important role in the move from the big psychiatric asylums to care in the community (Howland 2007). Several studies continue to demonstrate
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A. Describe the complete process of medication reconciliation at your practice site including who is involved‚ what patient data is collected‚ how the data is collected and documented‚ and any other key steps in the process. Upon admission‚ a medication history is obtained by an RN. If the patient is unable to provide the history at that time it can be done a number of ways: family interview‚ written patient med list‚ rx vials‚ recent H&P‚ transfer records‚ recent discharge med list‚ and/or retail
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Case Study #2- Medication Error 1. Define “overdose.” What are some symptoms of overdose and statistics? Contrast accidental and intentional overdoses. An overdose is when a dangerous dosage of a drug is ingested. Fluctuation vital signs‚ exhaustion‚ dizziness‚ and chest‚ hear‚ and lung pain are all symptoms of overdose. Prescription drugs are the largest cause of deaths from overdose. In 2005‚ out of the 22‚400 overdoses‚ 38.2% were the result of pain killers. Intentional overdose is the misuse
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ENG105 July 29‚ 2014 Elissa Abbott Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication Medication for ADHD can cause a great deal of overdose for children that have ADHD. Their bodies will get addicted to the medication when they cannot do without them. If a patient stop taking it‚ their bodies will shut –down and start reacting in a strange way. These hidden symptoms can cause behavioral analysis that can evaluate the effect in medication that has form in the children body. It all starts from genetics
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The Importance of Medication Safety It is evident that medication errors are very common in the health care setting. It can cause complications to the patient that may be detrimental and life-threatening to his/her health. In fact‚ this illustrates incompetence and an inadequate amount of focus‚ which are imperative to have in all aspects of health care involved. Unfortunately‚ there are various reasons as to why these problems occur. The responsibilities
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who uses health care company are to be cared for with respect and their needs are to be met. Moreover‚ this suggest that all medication must be given its safest form in protecting Mr. B from negative clinical outcome. Also‚ The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 makes mention that a person who has issues in swallowing tablets‚ he or she can request for their medication to be in liquid rather than capsule or pill. However‚ according to Drugwise (2016) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is
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review of the final report from the LA‚ that I will present in the next team meeting. In the discussion I will refer mostly at the National Standards regarding the administration of medication (current UK standards and current legislation‚ national enquiries). To produce a good report‚ I need to include the risks of medication to service users‚ staff and organisation using examples from our context. In order to achieve the best results for my promotion‚ I need to structure clearly my report in such a
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department (ED) visits. Medication management is a critical component for these patients since nonadherence to medications is associated with poor health outcomes‚ and higher health care utilization and costs. Objectives The primary aim was to examine the association between sociodemographic‚ clinical‚ medication-related‚ health services utilization factors and medication nonadherence‚ with particular emphasis on factors including mental illness‚ chronic pain‚ and use of opioid medications in super-utilizers
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Medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patients (Ferner‚ R.‚ & Aronson‚ J. (n.d.). It is an unnecessary threat to patients and it costs conservatively about 750 million pounds yearly in England (“Safety in doses‚” 2007). That money can be used to serve more patients if we can eliminate the error. Therefore‚ we should take zero tolerance to the incident. The following aims to develop a strategic plan according to the results
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