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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Reflective writing One shift during the night At 19.50 I walk thru the entrance to my work place to begin my night shift. The first thing I did was to sign in in the fire booklet. Because we have to according to the health and safety at work act in case there is a fire and if there is a fire‚ I am in charge according to the policy at the work place and need to know who is in the building in case of a fire. Around the corner the staff was waiting‚ RN and carer‚ to give a rapport so they could go
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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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In recent years‚ there has been an increasing interest in complementary medicine‚ and indeed alternative medicine. Moreover the number of professionally trained therapist and practitioners has increased giving the patient/client a better choice to their own method of treatment. In this essay a critical assessment of the view that ‘patients use of complementary and alternative medicine‚ can be understood as part of the individualization of responsibility for health’ will be made and argued‚ that there
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The barriers to hypertensive medication are the perception that the medication makes patients urinate and that once they feel well‚ they can stop taking the medication. Patient barriers can include the understanding of hypertension and the consequences‚ false health beliefs‚ and poor compliance (Odedosu‚ Schoenthaler‚ Vieira‚ Agyemang‚ & Ogedegbe‚ 2012). This would fall into the non-adherence to the treatment regimen as a barrier to goal achievement (Woo & Robinson‚ 2016). I have also encountered
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Medications are nearly always used in conjunction with psychotherapy for PTSD‚ because while medications may treat some of the symptoms commonly associated with the disorder‚ they will not relieve a person of the flashbacks or feelings associated with the original trauma. If one is receiving a medication from a general practitioner or their doctor‚ they should seek a psychotherapy referral in addition to the prescription. Medications: A. Antidepressants fluoxetine (Prozac) sertraline (Zoloft)
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Near misses and errors in medication administration is a trend that may occur more frequently than perceived‚ mainly due to the fear of reporting. Medication administration errors occur due to a plethora of factors including staffing limitations‚ knowledge of pharmacology‚ miscommunication‚ and the inevitable ’human’ factor (Durham‚ 2015). Nurses may fear the repercussions of reporting or not be clear on what events need to be reported. To improve incident reporting‚ clarification is needed of which
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