relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting
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Berman‚ A. (2004). Reducing medication errors through naming‚ labeling‚ and packaging. Journal of Medical Systems‚ 28(1)‚ 9-29. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JOMS.0000021518.60670.10 This article talks about the different names of drugs that are similar and may cause medication errors in the healthcare field. Also‚ the article talks about many different ways to label and manufacture the medications so errors will be less. There are many different ways the pills look and are
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ADHD Medication Children have been getting diagnosed with ADHD‚ or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder. Many parents believe that their child has the symptoms of ADHD because they cannot stay focused on the task at hand‚ and using their children to get something that they want. People are over medicating their children and using ADHD as an excuse. It is negligent to give children medicine such as Methylphenidate‚ also known as Ritalin‚ because it is an equivalent to cocaine and is highly
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Preliminary Literature Review Description of Problem Medication errors are common in hospitals. The area with larger patient demand and patient with more complex cases are at higher risk for medication errors. The classification of medication errors is by prescription‚ omission‚ time‚ dose‚ inappropriate drugs‚ and disposal. Medication errors also cause emotional and financial losses to the hospitals‚ patients‚ teams‚ families‚ and societies. As the result
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Medication Errors By: Rebecca Abell When doing the job of nursing one of the most important aspects is patient safety. The biggest danger to patients is medication. A medication error is when the nurse gives a patient the wrong medication or the dose of medication could be wrong. The danger of the medication error is that it can lead to an over dose‚ a reaction‚ or even death to a patient. There are several things to know when dealing with medication errors like who should fill it out‚ who should
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Essay 1 Response to a Reading ADHD and Medication A five year old boy comes home with a note from the teacher stating “Johnny has been acting up again in class for third time this week. In my professional opinion Johnny has ADHD. Please take him to the pediatrician to get him evaluated.” That was a scenario that many parents have had as a reality. “74% of youth who sought mental health treatment received prescription medications” (National 13). Are our youth being medicated too much because
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the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the wrong reasons? Today we see children act out in class‚ call it a behavioral problem‚ and immediately put them on medication. Medicating children with Ritalin should be a last resort; doctors‚ parents‚ and teachers seemed to be using it as a first response. ADHD is a common behavioral disorder found more in boys and is characterized by poor concentration‚ distractibility
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disorders that can affect young children today. Some are too quick to jump to the use of medication. This controversial method of treatment for children has its ups and downs‚ as do all medications. ADHD can not be cured‚ but it can be taken care of.() Physicians today over diagnose ADHD which leads to the over-prescription of a powerful and potentially harmful stimulant. However‚ this shouldn’t deny the need for medication for the children who truly suffer from this serious and rehabilitating problem. When
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Anticoagulant Medications Cherie Hubbard St. Petersburg College Anticoagulant Medications As our population ages‚ patients are living longer as a result of advances in medical technology‚ surgical procedures‚ and drug development(Bressler MD & Bahl PhD‚ 2003). The average older person is taking two to five prescription medications daily and one in five of this age group has a medication related hospitalization annually (McLean & LeCouteur‚ 2004). In my eighteen years of nursing
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Why are accounts important To begin by why accounts are important‚ a person should first know what accounts actually mean. Accounts are financial records of an organization that register all financial transactions‚ and must be kept at its principal office or place of business. The purpose of these records is to enable anyone to appraise the organization’s current financial position with reasonable accuracy. Firms present their annual accounts in two main parts: the balance sheet‚ and the income
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