CU2624 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Act 1968 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use‚ which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines. The Act defines three categories of medicine: prescription only medicines)‚ which are available only from a pharmacist if prescribed by an appropriate practitioner; pharmacy medicines
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Chapter |Number | | |2 Pharmacotherapy |4 | |6 Medication Errors |4 | |38/39 Antibiotics |7 | |~23 Antidysrhythmic |3 | |~25 Hypertension |5 | |~26 Diuretics |5 | |~27 Fluids and Elect |4 | |~28 Anticoagulants |5 | |~29 Lipids
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Pharmacology |1. |A client is taking hydromorphone (Dilaudid) PO q4h at home. Following surgery‚ Dilaudid IV q4h PRN and butorphanol tartrate | | |(Stadol) IV q4h PRN are prescribed for pain. The client received a dose of the Dilaudid IV four hours ago‚ and is again | | |requesting pain medication. What intervention should the nurse implement? | | |A.
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mean by dental health? Dental health refers to all aspects of the health and functioning of our mouth especially the teeth and gums. Apart from working properly to enable us to eat‚ speak‚ laugh (look nice)‚ teeth and gums should be free from infection‚ which can cause dental caries‚ inflammation of gums‚ tooth loss and bad breath. Dental caries‚ also known as tooth decay or cavities‚ is the most common disorder affecting the teeth. The main factors controlling the risk of dental caries are
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Tray setups Here is a series of tray set ups for some of the more usual dental procedures. Every operator is different and the tray set ups need to be customised for the operator. Keep tray set ups simple. Also shown are some of the corresponding bench set ups that need to be prepared for specific purposes. Tray 1: Examination Mirror Probe Tweezers Periodontal probe Bench Patient card Pencil for charting Intra-oral camera set up ready to go Hand mirror for patient to view mouth
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paths and a variety of jobs for people to choose. Different people are suited for different jobs. The career I chose was to be a dental hygienist. Dental hygienists work as qualified members of the oral health care team to look at and help fix peoples’ teeth and gums; they also search for a cure or any disease. They help patients to improve and keep good oral hygiene. Dental hygienist must be caring and be able to take good precaution of their patients and educate them on their teeth. They must have
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Graded Discussion 2.1: Medication Effects (Study Guide Case Study‚ p. 18) Greg Wilson‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure. His physician has ordered an antibiotic for the pneumonia and he takes digoxin every day. As the health care provider‚ which question would you ask first before administering his antibiotic? Why is the first dose of the antibiotic twice as much as the maintenance dose? Which variables may slow his metabolism and excretion
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A capital improvement Betty could implement is leasing out a portion of her land to existing or future Alpaca owners. If Betty does not have a mortgage on her property‚ leasing out a portion of her land would generate immediate income. For instance‚ let’s say Betty owns five acres of land and decides to lease out one acre for a rental rate of $1‚000.00 a month. This additional income would yield $12‚000 annually. Betty could use a portion of this money to reinvest into her business while receiving
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Everyone who works in the medical profession has heard the word pharmacology‚ but what does this word really mean? According to Oxford dictionary (2003)‚ “Pharmacology deals with all aspects of the actions of drugs on living tissues‚ particularly their effects on man.” To me pharmacology stands for the study and effects 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
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The profession I chose is Dental Hygiene. Dental Hygienist are license oral health professionals who attack and treat oral diseases to protect the gums and teeth from decaying. They remove calculus‚ stains‚ and plaque from teeth; take and develop dental x-ray’s and apply cavity preventives such as fluorides and fissure sealants. Dental hygienists use rotary‚ hand‚ and ultrasonic equipment to clean and polish teeth‚ x-ray machines to take dental pictures‚ syringes with needles
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