relevant to administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Health and Safety at Work Act COSHH The Medicines Act The Misuse of Drugs Act The Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) The RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines Health Act 2006 Outcome 2 The learner can: Know about common types of medication and their use. 1. Describe common types of medication including their effects and
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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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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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Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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Program Proposal: A seminar and workshop entitled “The danger of Medication error due to understaffed nurses.” BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM The nursing profession has traditionally accepted responsibility to assure that safe and accessible health care is available to the public at all times‚ including times when nurses are in short supply. The profession continues to accept such responsibility and also recognizes the need to identify strategies to promote the availability
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Entering the medical field requires a vast amount of knowledge‚ but one of the most vital pieces of knowledge is knowing how to administer medications via injection. Medications can be administered in a variety of ways‚ but one of the most effective and quickest ways is through injection. There are many types of injections‚ and they can involve many different injection sites‚ but the most common is given through the muscle. The most imperative thing before giving an injection is identifying your
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Medication errors occur often in the nursing field. “A medication error is defined as a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patient.” [(Aronson‚ Medication Errors.)] Nurses make unfortunate mistakes everyday . “According to a April 7 report in Health Affairs‚ medical errors now cost our over-burdened health care system over $17.1 billion dollars a year; the cost of avoidable hospital readmissions adds another $13 to $18 billion dollars a
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Lifestyle or Medication Paper 1 Lifestyle or Medication Paper Amanda Bonnett HCA/240 7/14/2013 Nicole Vick Lifestyle or Medication Paper
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Medication Errors are the leading issues debated in the health care setting in America. Whenever medications were administered‚ nurses must follow the five basic rights: Right patient‚ Right medication‚ Right route‚ Right dose‚ and Right time. Believed it or not medication errors still seek to exist. However‚ most common errors are occurring related to poor transcriptions‚ drug interactions‚ drug name confuses‚ and poor documentation. One of the greatest concerns with medication errors is order transcription
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Medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or harm to a patient (FDA‚ 2009). Being one of the most common medical errors‚ medication errors are not a subject to take without due consideration. In 2006‚ the National Academies stated “Studies indicate that 400‚000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals. Another 800‚000 occur in long-term care settings‚ and roughly 530‚000 occur just among Medicare recipients in outpatient
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