Medication Errors are the leading issues debated in the health care setting in America. Whenever medications were administered‚ nurses must follow the five basic rights: Right patient‚ Right medication‚ Right route‚ Right dose‚ and Right time. Believed it or not medication errors still seek to exist. However‚ most common errors are occurring related to poor transcriptions‚ drug interactions‚ drug name confuses‚ and poor documentation. One of the greatest concerns with medication errors is order transcription
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of all medication. It includes benefits and reasons why certain medication should be prescribed. It also includes certain side effects of medications and what medical staff and patients need to be aware of when taking and administrating certain drugs. Pharmacists learn a great deal about this when in pharmacy school. It is very important to know about all aspects of medications especially in a hospital setting. Pharmacists are the double check system to make sure that the right medication is given
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Medications are nearly always used in conjunction with psychotherapy for PTSD‚ because while medications may treat some of the symptoms commonly associated with the disorder‚ they will not relieve a person of the flashbacks or feelings associated with the original trauma. If one is receiving a medication from a general practitioner or their doctor‚ they should seek a psychotherapy referral in addition to the prescription. Medications: A. Antidepressants fluoxetine (Prozac) sertraline (Zoloft)
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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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dispensing medication to patients comprises a critical juncture in patient care. The process involves a number of risk points during which errors can occur. The NPSGS establish procedural safeguards in order to protect patients from medication administration errors. The standards also serve to protect health care personnel from the personal and professional consequences of making such errors. The NPSGS for medication administration involve recommendations for the following risk points: medication reconciliation
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DANILYN VOCAL MENDOZA B-4 L-25 Pitimini Village II Cuyab San Pedro‚ Laguna 4023 (O2)519-5713/ (02)697-0367/09298824071 danilynvocal@yahoo.com CAREER OBJECTIVES: ➢ To impart the knowledge and skills I obtained from my hospital experience. ➢ To utilize the skills obtained in my MA degree. ➢ To widen my professional field of experience. EDUCATION HISTORY: ➢ 2010-recently enrolled Master of Arts
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Memory of my grandmother I remember back when I was 7 or 8 yrs old. My grandmother would always tell me stories a her childhood years. She would speak Japanese and our language which is micronesian at the the same time. She likes to talk a lot that sometimes my grandfather would get mad. I remember laughing so hard that my cheeks would hurt. She would ignore my grandfather when he’s comp laining. I remember because I would always be smiling. I think its cute and funny because
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setting has evolved to a number one priority. Medication errors account for a great deal of incidents in hospitals. Practicing healthcare professionals must be competent when administering medications; therefore‚ The Joint Commission has implemented National Patient Safety Goals to prevent patients from being administered the wrong medication. Also‚ the National Patient Safety Goals holds the practicing healthcare professional accountable for the medications that are given to patients. We intend to explore
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Medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or harm to a patient (FDA‚ 2009). Being one of the most common medical errors‚ medication errors are not a subject to take without due consideration. In 2006‚ the National Academies stated “Studies indicate that 400‚000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals. Another 800‚000 occur in long-term care settings‚ and roughly 530‚000 occur just among Medicare recipients in outpatient
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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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