Principles of Nursing Practice and Applied Health Sciences (NPCG1017 & NCPG1016) ‘ The nursing process and essential care needs ’ Summative Assignment SA072 Student ID: 25519662 Word count: 3294 (excluding reference list and text boxes) Introduction This assignment will endeavour to look at essential care needs and explore exactly what they are and why they are important. The assignment will then discuss one particular essential care need relevant for a chosen patient‚ explore this
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antibiotics‚ anti-depressants‚ opiates based painkillers‚ heart and diabetes medications. Over the counter or pharmacy medicines (OTC or PO): these are available only from a registered pharmacist but without a prescription. Examples: smaller packs of paracetamols (packs of 32s) and
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Safety at Work Act 1974 Data Protection Act 1998 COSHH Regulations 1999 Mental Capacity Act 2006 There are many types of medication that carers will come across across‚ below are a few examples. Analgesics (painkillers) Examples of analgesics are paracetamol and ibuprofen used to relieve pain. Analgesics work by blocking pain signals going to the brain or by interfering with the brains interpretation of the signals. Side effects may include nausea‚ vomiting‚ drowsiness‚ dry mouth‚ postural hypotension
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sensitive analytical methods for the quantitative evaluation of the drugs and their metabolites are important for the successful conduct of preclinical and/or bio-pharmaceutical and clinical pharmacology studies. Bio-analytical method validation for paracetamol drug includes the parameters such as accuracy‚ precision‚ selectivity‚ sensitivity‚ reproducibility and sensitivity. All this validation methods are applicable to bio-analytical methods such as Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography
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Introduction Kinder Crescent’s Guide To There is a fine line between recognising when a child is seriously ill in need of medical attention‚ versus a mild illness that can be treated at home. This leaflet outlines a number of different illnesses that may affect your child. It is designed to give you‚ the parent‚ a better understanding of your child’s illness. It should also help you identity different symptoms your child may have and the duration of the infection‚ as well as how long your child
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The Types of Drugs in the World Introduction There are many types of drugs in the World today. Some are Legal and others are Illegal. A drug is a substance which can affect the way your mind and body works. There are a lot of illegal drugs which are highly addictive e.g. cannabis‚ cocaine‚ speeds‚ LSD and heroin. These types of drugs are very dangerous and can kill. Legal drugs can be prescribed by your doctor if necessary. These drugs can be can be used to cure illnesses. Most of
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D1: Pharmaceutical drugs D.1.1 List the effects of medicines and drugs on the functioning of the body. Drug or medicine is a substance that does one or more of the following: Alters physiological state – consciousness‚ activity level‚ coordination Alters incoming sensory experience Alters mood or emotion The active ingredients in drugs and medicines can be isolated from a plants and animals or synthesized artificially. Drugs supposed to assist human body’s
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September 2005 the council closed his case. Hoskins lost all control of his life when Darren Stewart and his girlfriend Sarah Bullock moved in and began to manipulate and abuse him – just prior to his death he was forced to sallow lethal doses of paracetamol‚ hailed around his bed-sit by a dog collar and burned with cigarettes. Stevens body was found at the base of the St Austell railway viaduct. He was terrified of heights and had been made to walk to the viaduct where has was forded over the safety
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A report about the murder of Steven Hoskin‚ a young man with learning difficulties who was abused and murdered in July 2006. In addition to being pushed over the railway and falling from a great height‚ it was also found that Steven had taken paracetamol tablets‚ had been drinking alcohol and had sustained recent injuries from cigarette burns. In
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING DCO105 CO-CURRICULUM II (BADMINTON) ASSIGNMENT 3: INJURIES MANAGEMENT IN BADMINTON BIL NAMES STUDENT ID PROGRAMME 1. DINIE BT AHMAD 132011236 DBA LECTURER’S NAME: MOHD HADI MOHAMED MAHIDIN SUBMISSION DATE: THURSDAY‚ 24 JULY‚ 2014 INJURIES MANAGEMENT IN BADMINTON Some common injuries due to the explosive nature of badminton are: 1. LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (Tennis Elbow) Inflammation of the forearm extensors causing outer
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