Case Study #2- Medication Error 1. Define “overdose.” What are some symptoms of overdose and statistics? Contrast accidental and intentional overdoses. An overdose is when a dangerous dosage of a drug is ingested. Fluctuation vital signs‚ exhaustion‚ dizziness‚ and chest‚ hear‚ and lung pain are all symptoms of overdose. Prescription drugs are the largest cause of deaths from overdose. In 2005‚ out of the 22‚400 overdoses‚ 38.2% were the result of pain killers. Intentional overdose is the misuse
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ENG105 July 29‚ 2014 Elissa Abbott Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication Medication for ADHD can cause a great deal of overdose for children that have ADHD. Their bodies will get addicted to the medication when they cannot do without them. If a patient stop taking it‚ their bodies will shut –down and start reacting in a strange way. These hidden symptoms can cause behavioral analysis that can evaluate the effect in medication that has form in the children body. It all starts from genetics
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review of the final report from the LA‚ that I will present in the next team meeting. In the discussion I will refer mostly at the National Standards regarding the administration of medication (current UK standards and current legislation‚ national enquiries). To produce a good report‚ I need to include the risks of medication to service users‚ staff and organisation using examples from our context. In order to achieve the best results for my promotion‚ I need to structure clearly my report in such a
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department (ED) visits. Medication management is a critical component for these patients since nonadherence to medications is associated with poor health outcomes‚ and higher health care utilization and costs. Objectives The primary aim was to examine the association between sociodemographic‚ clinical‚ medication-related‚ health services utilization factors and medication nonadherence‚ with particular emphasis on factors including mental illness‚ chronic pain‚ and use of opioid medications in super-utilizers
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Medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patients (Ferner‚ R.‚ & Aronson‚ J. (n.d.). It is an unnecessary threat to patients and it costs conservatively about 750 million pounds yearly in England (“Safety in doses‚” 2007). That money can be used to serve more patients if we can eliminate the error. Therefore‚ we should take zero tolerance to the incident. The following aims to develop a strategic plan according to the results
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Depression is a common mood disorder that can range from mild to severe. While severe depression cannot be managed without the aid of medication‚ in a number of cases mild depression can be controlled naturally. Treating depression naturally can spare you the expense and unpleasant side-effects of psychiatric medications. According to Dr. Goldsmith‚ exercise is the easiest and least expensive cure for depression and walking 30 minutes a day can sometimes completely alleviate your symptoms (www.psychologytoday
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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE Reflection has been defined as an active‚ persistent and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge (Dewey‚ 1933. Dawn‚ 2007). Reflective practice is a process to improve quality of performance in the workplace‚ skills up to date throughout workplace and leads to understanding the field of care. Reflection requires self-awareness and analysis (Schutz et al‚ 2004). To reflect the incident‚ I have used Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle because it easy to follow
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Summary Reflective Overview Introduction The first reflective learning journal I worte has bad achievement‚ since I was confused to write it with no direction and also I did not ask for help.However‚the significant point is that I have learnt a lot from the first journal‚not only knowing the structure of journal‚ but I also learn how to assess and improve my personal skills and interpersonal skills. From now on‚I pay attention to the second reflective journal from week 4 to week7.I think I
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give out medication after they have completed and passed a Safe Handling of medication course‚ have a current up to date First Aid certificate and had been passed by management on a Competency Assessment in the centre.(This is reviewed every 12months) Medication is only accepted from clients if it is in the appropriate packaging i.e. original container with printed pharmacists label‚ all medication coming in or out of the centre is documented in appropriate way sighed and dated‚ when medication is running
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that has already occurred. Donald Schön‚ an American educationalist‚ coined the term ‘reflective practice’. Derived from reflection‚ the practice can be undertaken in a multitude of forms‚ such as journalling‚ spoken and written reflection (Usher & Holmes‚ 2014). Schön proposed that there is capacity to reflect in-action‚ (whilst doing something) and on-action (after the action is undertaken). During the reflective cycle the practitioner begins by acknowledging the activities which make up their practice
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