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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Wedra 1 Whitney Wedra ENG 111/Jones 7 October 2014 Prescription medication: necessary or wanted? Summary “We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them.” by Abigail Zuger discusses the sensitive topic of prescription drug abuse by doctors. She claims in her essay that drug advertisements have become so persuasive and aggressive‚ that doctors are feeling the need to prescribe them to patients‚ even though they don’t necessarily need them. Zuger uses a personal experience from her life to illustrate
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• What is the meaning of sustained release on medication bottle? This means that the medicine has several layers of coating that vary on each individual pellet inside the capsule. This way when you take the medicine the effect of the drug will be absorbed over a period of time instead of just one. By doing this the action of the drug is released into the bloodstream over an extended amount of time. • She used to have a cream but now has an ointment. What is the difference? The biggest difference
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Vioxx Medication (Rofecoxib) Vioxx (Rofecoxib) medication is a class of drug called nonsteroidal and inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Vioxx was introduced on May 20‚ 1999 by Merck & Co. It has been used by over 20 million Americans since it was put on the market. Vioxx works by reducing substances that cause inflammation‚ pain and fever in the body. Vioxx is used to reduce pain‚ inflammation‚ and stiffness cause by osteoarthritis‚ rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks
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Medication Errors: Causes and Problems Reporting Student Name Grand Valley State University Medication Errors: Causes and Problems Reporting In the early morning hours of a 12-hour night shift‚ a nurse gives the patient an incorrect medication. The aspirin given was ordered for the patient in the next room. Medication errors are common in the hospital setting and especially by a nurse who is fatigued from working a 12-hour shift. In the situation described
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Medication errors remain the most preventable cause of injury in healthcare today impacting and influencing all six QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies; Patient Centered Care‚ Safety‚ Evidence Based Practice‚ Quality Improvement‚ Informatics‚ Teamwork‚ Collaboration‚ and Professionalism. The effective implementation of medication reconciliation is an effective tool in reducing medication errors‚ eliminating costly mistakes‚ fostering teamwork‚ collaboration and professionalism
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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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As previously mentioned‚ right-time medication administration is important to prevent patient harm. Medications are considered late when they are delivered beyond 30 minutes of the scheduled time or depending on the hospital policy. Certain medications‚ such as antibiotics and Parkinson disease drugs‚ follow strict schedules to provide and maintain therapeutic blood levels. In particular‚ antibiotics should be administered on time to effectively prevent bacterial resistance and inhibit bacterial
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The Controversy of Medication Anonymous AED/222 January 1‚ 2014 Professor Your Professor The Controversy of Medication It is hard as an educator to watch a child struggle to learn on the same level as their peers‚ to focus‚ and to stay on task. Especially when it is clear that the child has an inability to do all of the above‚ and could possibly have attention deficit disorder (ADHA) or an emotional behavior disorder (EBD) causing these inabilities. As an educator you want to do what
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