Medication errors According to The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (2015)‚ medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional‚ patient‚ or consumer. Medication can be harmless but with mistakes in prescribing‚ dispensing and administering medications‚ it can cause injury to all population groups while impacting our public
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Antibiotic self-medication among university medical undergraduates in Northern Nigeria Joseph O. Fadare 1* and Igbiks Tamuno 2 1Department of Medicine‚ Kogi State Specialist Hospital‚ Lokoja‚ Nigeria 2Department of Pharmacology‚ Bayero University‚ Kano‚ Kano State‚ Nigeria. Accepted 20 April‚ 2011 Self-medication is becoming a common type of self-care behavior among the population of many countries. Many international studies have investigated the prevalence and nature of self-medication practices
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MOHD HADAFIE FIEZAL HARON AM1102A3 What is Personnel Administration? What are the functions of Personnel Administration? The administration of staff in an organization or well known as Personnel Administration.It is one of the most important factor in management of the human resources.Personnel Administration are subject to the following matters such as recruitment‚selection‚development‚usage or allocation and provision of certain benefits and needs for human resource of the organization.Apart
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An overviewed of legal and regulars framework on electronic banking in Nigeria. ABSTRACT Professionalism in banking is violated when ethical or legal fundamentals are breached or blatantly disregarded. Ethics is a strong code of morality‚ which for an occupation such as banking‚ plays an important role in the well being of individuals‚ businesses‚ national and international economies. Unethical conduct manifests itself in various ways‚ including insider abuse‚ fraudulent dealings; irregularity/inaccuracy
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2014 ADHD Medication With the tremendous increase in ADHD diagnosis‚ altercations have been emerging about whether or not ADHD medications are being overprescribed. Many people feel as though ADHD medications are needed for the condition‚ but are doctors just "handing" them out? Medications may be necessary depending on how severe the case is‚ but some people take advantage of it. As a community‚ we need to limit the amount of ADHD medications being prescribed by doctors. ADHD medications have been
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This is a reflective account on administering medication. I have asked and confirmed permission from a service user whom I will refer to as Mrs.N. At the start of my shift I would receive a handover from a senior member of staff who has administered and monitored the medication the service user would require during the night. We would together check all MARS sheets were marked ans the medication count was correct. I would receive the drug trolley keys from the previous shifts senior member of staff
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cases‚ children need medication in order to survive. My best friend’s niece‚ Jessica‚ had a condition where she was very hyper and she could never stay still. Jessica’s doctor had prescribed her some medication in order for her to be able to be more calm. Jessica had been taking this medication for about six months. The results of the medication were great. Jessica was more calm and she obeyed her bedtime. She listened when her parents told her to sit quietly. The medication was actually working
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Running Head: Enhancing Medication Compliance in Elderly Individuals Research Utilization Paper An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals Chris Elmer HSCI 401 Fall 2001 My research study was to determine whether daily videotelephone or regular telephone reminders would increase the quantity of prescribed cardiac medication taken in a sample of elderly individuals who have congestive heart failure (CHF) (Peteva‚ 2001). Within
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available in the form of stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Stimulants are available in the form of pills‚ capsules‚ liquids or skin patches. Medications consists of varieties such as short-acting‚ long- acting or extended release. One of the many benefits that long-acting or extended release medications may have for children are it only has to be taken once a day which would prevent daily trips to the school nurse for additional dosage. Medication helps to reduce hyperactivity‚ impulsivity and improve
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Ian Bowers Roger Hock Psy 205 April 19 2012 Anti-Anxiety Medications Anxiety is an issue that everyone deals with‚ whether it be the anxiety of the first day of school‚ meeting a new client‚ or a first date‚ it’s a pertinent issue in everyone’s life. The topic my research paper was given was one on anti-anxiety medications and their effects‚ I chose an article written by Moira Rynn‚ M.D.‚ Anthony Puliafico‚ Ph.D.‚ Charlotte Heleniak‚ B.A.‚ Pranav Rikhi‚ Kareem Ghalib‚ M.D.‚ and Hilary
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