B. Parker Prof. Fern Baudo December 4‚ 2013 Nursing Process Paper ! Managing ineffective health maintenance in a patient with multiple chronic illnesses. Overview. M.E.P. is a 37 year old African-American female who came to the ER on September 20‚ complaining of widespread severe body pain‚ shortness of breath‚ weakness‚ extreme fatigue‚ and a fever. In the ER‚ the physicians admitted her to inpatient care with two diagnoses: sickle cell anemia crisis and mycoplasmic pneumonia
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with clause 5 of the nursing and midwifery council (NMC) (2004) code of professional conduct details of the service user will be confidential I certify that confidentiality has been maintained by use of pseudonyms. For purposes of this assignment the service user will be known as Winifred Clark. I will be examining the area of Covert Medication in a Dementia Patient. Dictionary reference of Covert is: Not openly acknowledge or displayed. Dictionary reference of Medication is: a drug or other
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for correcting errors in this prescription process is data that outlines where the majority of the errors occur. There are a wide variety of possibilities and errors that can occur in the prescription process‚ therefore having data that helps to pinpoint where most issues occur would be very helpful. Once it is understood where the majority of the errors occur‚ analysis can be done and solutions can be analyzed to fix the problem area(s). As seen on the Medication Errors – Error Reporting pie chart
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relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting
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UNIT: 79 SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care settings? Legislation and guidance that control the prescribing‚ dispensing‚ administration‚ storage and disposal of medicines. The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to HealthCOSHH
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is the way in which a person views the world. Each view potentially brings forth a new paradigm. The doctorate of nursing practice graduate’s (DNP) viewpoint encompasses and uses multiple views. Every encounter made with patient‚ family‚ and care team enables the DNP to broaden and build their personal views‚ which then helps them apply the care back to the patient. In nursing‚ one has to view every encounter with a holistic approach. To not only encompass a patient’s mind‚ body‚ and soul‚
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N.V.Q. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION AND MONITORING ITS EFFECTS. BY ANDREW CARTMELL. Q.1. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974‚ was introduced to place responsibility for health and safety on the employer but also on the employee’s. To ensure Health and Safety was maintained in the workplace. In relation to the administration of medication‚ your employer has a responsibility to ensure policies and procedures are up to date and accessible at all times. Also to provide adequate training to
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Running head: NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS 1 Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults With Dementia Karen Montanez Trinitas School of Nursing Abstract This paper explores three published articles that report the different nursing assessments‚ strategies and interventions for patients with dementia. The paper explains the meaning of dementia‚ how to communicate properly with patients who suffer from the disease and techniques
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Friendship in the Creation of Twentieth-Century World Christianity. International Bulletin Of Missionary Research‚ 35(2)‚ 100-107. Robbins‚ J. (2010). Anthropology‚ Pentecostalism‚ and the New Paul: Conversion‚ Event‚ and Social Transformation. South Atlantic Quarterly‚ 109(4)‚ 633-652. Schrijvers‚ J. (2009). What Comes after Christianity? Jean-Luc Nancy ’s Deconstruction of Christianity. Research In Phenomenology‚ 39(2)‚ 266-291. Stanley‚ M. (2011). THE UNIFORMITY OF NATURAL LAWS IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN:
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Weighing the Risks of Medications There are remedies for any symptoms nowadays. Patients can be prescribed a variety of medications to cure or treat any given illness. Although many great results stem from ground-breaking innovations in the pharmaceutical industry; those innovations often come with harmful side-effects. Many people have stated that some prescription medications are unsafe and need more stringent regulations. They claim that some drugs are highly addictive and potentially deadly.
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