Medication administration errors‚ though preventable‚ are a common problem. “One-third of all medication errors that cause harm to patients arise during medication administration (Bates et al.‚ 1995). Many nurses identify interruptions as a key factor contributing medication administration errors (Tang‚ Sheu‚ Yu‚ Wei‚ and Chen‚ 2007; Fry & Dacey‚ 2007). To enhance patient safety‚ effects of interruptions during medication administration must be evaluated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate
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Post Modernism What Is Post Modernism? Post modernism is a complicated term or set of ideas‚ one that has only emerged as an area of academic study since the mid 1980s. Post modernism is hard to define. This is due to the fact that it is a concept that appears in a wide variety of disciplines and areas of study‚ including art‚ architecture‚ music‚ film‚ literature‚ sociology‚ communications‚ fashion‚ and technology. Historically‚ it is hard to locate as it’s not clear exactly when postmodernism
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THE SIX RIGHTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION Right Drug Many drugs have similar spellings and variable concentrations. Before the administration of the medication‚ it is imperative to compare the exact spelling and concentration of the prescribed drug with the medication card or drug profile and the medication container. Regardless of the drug distribution system used‚ the drug label should be read at least three times: 1. Before removing the drug from the shelf or unit dose cart. 2
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advocates do have a moral obligation to reveal their true intentions regarding the ultimate consequences and potentially obscure implications of the policies that they espouse. By attempting to prohibit firearms incrementally‚ yet failing to inform the public of their true intentions‚ these organizations deceive and manipulate individuals who only support moderate gun controls into unknowingly advancing a cause (prohibition of guns) that they may not necessarily stand for (Kleck‚ 2001). Moderate gun control
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Health care administration is a professional challenging environment with some of the most critical issues and problems in our society. Health care administration combines my knowledge and experience in business and health care. My accomplishments are a result of my ability to assess situations‚ generate a plan of action‚ and work the plan. Following is my plan of action for my career in health care: Short-term career goals · Attain a fellowship that will provide an excellent comprehensive education/training
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the Caribbean Institute for Social and Economic Studies. Bachelor Program. 10/26/2012 Final Thesis to obtain Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Title : Middle Manager; Assessing the willingness to Organizational change Author : Sandra C. Reenis Research mentor : Mrs. Rayla Pikeri MBA Program : Bachelor in Business Administration Institution : Intercontinental University of the Caribbean (ICUC) Date and place : Curacao‚ October 26‚ 2012 I. Executive Summary The present
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Personal Philosophy of Administration Wenjia Liang St. Thomas University March 7‚ 2012 Personal Philosophy of Administration The standard for school leaders (ISLLC standard) suggests that there are six standards that an effective school administrator must meet in building and maintaining a good school climate featured by integrity‚ fairness and high morality‚ an effective learning environment that empowers both teachers and students by the most extend. A school leader must be able to facilitate
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Public transport could be made free of charge. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this change? In many countries around the world there is considerable debate about the role of public transport. One suggestion that is commonly put forward is that it should be made free of charge. My belief is that while this policy might be difficult to implement in practice‚ there are at least two strong reasons for considering it. The one significant problem with making public transport free
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Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multilayered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena‚ a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order‚ Indonesia has made significant progress; however‚ the quality of democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically sound‚ this book is
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medication administration. Because of medication errors‚ the patients’ mortality went up‚ which costs the U.S. healthcare systems billions of dollars yearly. It was also reported that every year‚ there are approximately 450 000 unfavorable medication circumstances of which 25 percent could have been prevented‚ that caused an injury to the patient. Therefore‚ other than the CDSS/CPOE implementation‚ the following systems were being used to aid in the improvement of the medication administration efficiency:
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