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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According to the self-medication hypothesis (SMH; Khantzian‚1985). The individuals’ choice of a particular drug is not accidental or coincidental‚ but instead‚ a result of the individual’s psychological condition‚ as the drug of choice provides relief to the user specific to his or her condition. Specifically‚ addiction is hypothesized to function as a compensatory means to modulate effects and treat distressful psychological states‚ whereby individuals choose the drug that will most appropriately
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doctors errors are not intentional‚ they happen from failure to get all correct information. Everyone is human‚ mistakes happen.There are many ways to prevent these mistakes from happening‚ it is just the people need to put in the effort in doing so. One way for doctors to prevent mistakes is communication because without the correct information and needed discussions‚ mistakes will happen. Doctors should be able to admit their mistakes because it will help prevent future medical mistakes. Errors can
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Summarization of Preventing Surgical Infections According to Labeau et al. (2010)‚ this article discussed the study of how knowledgeable nurses were in preventing post-surgical site infections. This article also included data from surveys conducted from the number of participants that completed the questionnaire. Labeau et al.‚ 2010‚ research question asked‚ how can nurses be made aware on how to prevent or reduce surgical site infections? Method Qualitative method was used to conduct this research
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Over the past decade‚ distracted driving has increased dramatically with the technological advances of cell phones and cars. Distracted driving is not just using the phone for texting or calling people anymore‚ apps and having a passenger to talk too is now considered distracted driving. Other forms of distracted driving is eating‚ drinking‚ changing radio stations‚ and using the GPS. There are three different terms for distracted driving visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive. Visual is when the driver takes
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Today’s school face multiple advantage and disadvantage on decent nutrition to prevent childhood obesity. New nutritional programs are abounded within the schools to regulate foods under the new legislation. These laws and policies were passed by former first lady Michelle Obama‚ on “healthy eat in schools”‚ that every child and every school are eating healthy fruits and vegetables. Nevertheless‚ there are a few ways that healthy food preparation can reduce the threat of childhood obesity: providing
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4‚500. That’s around the average number of teens who die each year from alcohol in the United States. Some of these deaths have been from the expected alcohol poisoning or drunk-driving accidents‚ but others have causes that go a lot deeper than we would think. The CDC ran a study that combined data from 2006-2010 about teenagers that had alcohol related deaths. The study found that out of the average of 4‚358 deaths‚ 492 were because of suicide. Drinking at an early age can not only lead to physical
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According to John Locke‚ the constitution plays the most significant role in preventing tyranny. However‚ at times people may lose faith in its authority as well as that of public institutions. The American constitution was created to avoid devolution‚ and this explains why it has many checks and balances preventing general rule by the executive order. Upholding the Constitution‚ therefore‚ creates political order and prevents devolution into tyranny. Plato explained that democracy is more likely
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The Controversy of Medication The Controversy of Medication The use of pharmacological treatment to manage behavioral problems‚ such as EBD and ADHD‚ is a frequently used‚ yet highly controversial topic. Medication seems to be the quick‚ convenient solution to behavioral problems. Research‚ for the most part‚ has shown positive results regarding medicating children with behavioral disorders‚ according to Rosenberg‚ Westling‚ and McLeskey (2007). However‚ many concerns‚ regarding the long-term
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Legal and Ethical Issues in Medication AdministrationKarla ShircliffClinical Pharmacology NR120November 13‚ 2012 Theresa Wischmann‚ RN‚ MSN AbstractThis paper is about an article I found online‚ published by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. I found it to be very interesting and relevant in regards to the treatment of non-compliant psychiatric patients. It is about the covert administration of medications to patients‚ or administering medication without the patient’s knowledge
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