Identify the legislation that governs the use of medication in your work place‚ briefly state how and what they cover also how they influence policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working. (616 LO 1.1) There are several legislations which are used in my workplace such as a The National Minimum Standards (NMS) registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. This NMS legislation covers all the rights the service user to deal with their medication by themselves‚ if that is appropriate‚ and states
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Running head: Medication Errors January 2012 When patients enter a hospital or doctor’s office they do so with the expectation that their safety is of great importance. In addition‚ when medication is prescribed and given to patients‚ the safety of the patient is at the hands of the doctor. The patient is under the impression that the medication is being given correctly and will not harm them. Unfortunately‚ medication errors do occur and when they do‚ the patient can experience potential
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Background‚ Medication error is common place in healthcare practice; however‚ medication errors are often under-reported. The purpose of this study is twofold; to assess hospital staff’s perceptions of organizational culture of safety in both hospitals‚ and to assess the impact of the organizational safety culture on error reporting. Methods‚ this is a cross-sectional survey conducted among 1300 of hospital staff members in the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research‚ and Heart Hospital‚ from
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Prevention: Drinking as self-medication. Several theories link alcohol’s presumed stress-reduction effects to reduced processing of threatening information. Sayette (1993) argued alcohol may reduce appraisal of threatening information. Hull (1981) suggested alcohol may reduce self-awareness. Use of drugs typically peaks during the 20s. Gender. In adults male users if illegal drugs outnumber women by around 2 or 3 to 1. Figures from under 20s report more similar levels of use. Women are more likely
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example of how you fulfil your duty of care responsibilities. - Awareness of your responsibilities and obligations that you have towards the children in your care Eg: 1. Give them food on time 2. Give medication 3. Provide safe environment 5. How does the service protect the confidentiality of the children and family it cars for? - Files should be kept in a lockable locked cupboard - If computerised‚ computer is password
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• What is the meaning of sustained release on medication bottle? This means that the medicine has several layers of coating that vary on each individual pellet inside the capsule. This way when you take the medicine the effect of the drug will be absorbed over a period of time instead of just one. By doing this the action of the drug is released into the bloodstream over an extended amount of time. • She used to have a cream but now has an ointment. What is the difference? The biggest difference
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The Drugging of our Children; When Does the Line get Drawn? Are young children early on exposed to psychotropic medications due to lack of medical attention? Do millions of children in these countries really have ADD or ADHD? These questions arise all over North America‚ Great Britain‚ and Australia. Drugging of children at young ages is the result of self-diagnoses‚ teacher diagnoses‚ and lack of medical care and treatment for children with the “disease” of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
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ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the trend of self medication among youngsters. Methods: A survey was conducted in 4 areas of Karachi‚ Pakistan during May 2012. Data collected was entered using SPSS version 17 to generate descriptive statistics. Data analyzed done using chi-square test to check the associations among variables. Results: The result shows that the number of youngsters participated in this study were 100‚ having age range of 14-27 years‚ the overall response is positive. There
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Atenolol is a nationally known‚ commonly used medication that has helped to change the lives of many people in America. Atenolol‚ also known as Tenormin‚ is placed in a group of remedies known as beta-blocker. As a Beta-blocker‚ Atenolol is used to treat a range of bodily disorders in connection with anxiety and tension‚ such as high blood pressure‚ angina‚ irregular heart rhythms‚ migraines‚ prevention of a second heart attack‚ tremors‚ alcohol withdrawal‚ anxiety‚ and glaucoma. The three main
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Children are seen as sheltered and innocent. However‚ when a pure mind faces corruption‚ the effects are severe. Observations and experiences shift the mentality and personality of the child. Children who embrace and act upon the learned traits‚ execute actions that are not traditionally done by a minor. For their behavior‚ punishment is necessary. After discipline‚ second chances should take place. Children awareness of certain topics become enhanced because of the environment people set in
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