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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ANALYSIS……………………….. 14 Introduction Medication discrepancies are explained to be the ‘unsolved differences between regimens patients think they should be taking and those ordered by their physicians across different sites of care’ (Schnipper‚ 2006). Unfortunately medication discrepancies are said to be common occurrence‚ especially after hospitalizations‚ and are a frequent cause of adverse events (ADE’s). A study published in 2006 revealed that medication discrepancies were found to be the cause
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Weighing the Risks of Medications There are remedies for any symptoms nowadays. Patients can be prescribed a variety of medications to cure or treat any given illness. Although many great results stem from ground-breaking innovations in the pharmaceutical industry; those innovations often come with harmful side-effects. Many people have stated that some prescription medications are unsafe and need more stringent regulations. They claim that some drugs are highly addictive and potentially deadly.
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Subsidiary Legislation Subsidiary legislation‚ also referred to as delegated legislation is the law that is brought into being by authorities‚ persons or bodies other than Parliament‚ under power conferred by either the Constitution or Parliament. The purpose and limits of such subsidiary or subordinate law making powers will normally be set out in the enabling Act of Parliament or the Constitution. There are several reasons why it is necessary to have subsidiary legislation: 1. Pressure on Parliamentary
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to ensure children were consulted and kept informed. Education Act 2002 The Education Act 2002 included a provision requiring school governing bodies‚ local education authorities and further education institutions to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Children’s Act 2004 The Act aims to improve effective local working to safeguard and promote children’s wellbeing. The Act takes a child-centred approach and includes universal as well as targeted and Specialist
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Medication Reconciliation Kimberly McElroy Excelsior College Medication reconciliation in my opinion is the process by which a member of the healthcare team‚ the nurse or physician‚ thoroughly examines a patient medications‚ making sure the medications do not interfere with another medication‚ making sure that there are not duplicate medications‚ even though medications have different names‚ medications may be used for the same things‚ and making sure that patient has the correct understanding
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To be competent in this unit‚ you must know and understand the following: K3P233 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country and how these relate to your setting K3P234 Work with children in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ e.g. the child’s right to self-expression‚ play‚ cultural identity‚ freedom from exploitation K3P235 The various forms of discrimination‚ the groups most likely to experience discrimination
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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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Health and Safety Legislation imposes an unnecessary financial burden on businesses. Introduction . Needs developing further as an intro The essay first looks at Health and Safety historically‚ identifying key milestones that signpost how legislation has developed and mutated into the ‘corporate monster’ that some see it as today Milestones Discuss corporate liability Corporate liability is an assessment of the activities that a corporation may be held legally liable for in a court
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Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally into adulthood. The table below is an outline of the main‚ current legislation affecting the
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