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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NUR 112 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION WORKSHEET Home Med? Medication (Include dose‚ route‚ frequency) Why Taking Med? (Per patient history‚ progress notes‚ or consults) Date/Time of Prescribed Order Safe Dose Client Dose Usual Dose Nursing Implications (VS‚ labs‚ drug-drug/drug-food/drug-herb interactions) No Docusate 100 mg PO BID Hold for loose stool Opioid constipation prophylactic 11/13/13 Safe: PO: 50-500 mg/day in single daily dose or divided q6hr Client:100 mg Usual:
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because ADHD medications. ADHD medication side effects are worse than the treatment‚ the children lose their personality and change how the brain operates‚ and children who took/take ADHD medications usually abuse the medication because it’s so addictive. Medication is not necessary for ADHD. I feel so strongly about this because my five-year-old cousin has recently been prescribed ADHD prescriptions even though her doctor is not sure if she really has ADHD. Ever since she started the medication she hasn’t
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In this paper‚ I am going to be comparing two different articles about medication errors by nurses. Medication errors happen way too often and I hope that by writing this paper‚ I can help reduce my chance or someone else’s chance of making a medication error. The first medication error article that I read was about a male patient in Florida. The patient was complaining of an upset stomach so the physician prescribed an antacid. Instead of giving the patient an antacid‚ that nurse gave the patient
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ed by the Mahabharata INDEX 1. Corporate Objective 2. Management Principles a) Honor thy competitor b) Business consideration above personal consideration c) Adaptability d) Utilization of available resources e) Attitude towards work f) Work commitment g) Motivation- self and self-transcendence h) Work culture i) Manager’s mental health j) Management needs those who practice what they preach
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is prescription medication. With this being said‚ is America’s growing addiction to prescription medications reaching an epidemic status? The statistics will show that prescription medications are in high demand‚ the addiction to and demand for prescription drugs is causing a growth on the black market‚ and life is so hectic that a high school student or everyday housewife feels they need a medication to keep up with daily events. So yes‚ the addiction to prescription medication is reaching epidemic
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severe epidemic. Lately‚ patients have not followed the directions given to take prescription medications that were provided by their healthcare provider. This is known as medication nonadherence. Only twenty-five percent of prescriptions are appropriately taken in the United States. Not only does this threaten the patient‚ but it also endangers the entire healthcare field as well. The effects of medication nonadherence are the unnecessary attention brought to the epidemic‚ fees in the
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) defines medication reconciliation as “a formal process in which healthcare providers work together with patients‚ families and care providers to ensure accurate and comprehensive medication information is communicated consistently across transitions of care.”1 It is based on “a systematic and comprehensive review of all the medications were taking by patient and to ensure that medications being added‚ changed or discontinued are carefully
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1. Medication groups and their use 1. Antibiotics They are used to treat bacterial infections‚ some can be used to treat a wide range of infections (broad spectrum antibiotics) and some only in specific infections (narrow spectrum antibiotics). 2. Analgesics They are used to relieve pain‚ to control pain and/or might help to reduce temperature 3. Antihistamines They are used to treat allergic reactions caused by other medicines‚ insects‚ stings‚ toiletries etc. 4.Antacids They are used to treat
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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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