Refusing Medication The United States of America is the most diverse country. It has citizens and permeant residences from all over the world‚ some ethical groups have a very stricken values and beliefs to medicine and treatment. In the medical field doctors face a tremendous tribulations dealing with patients from different backgrounds. Some people have different values and beliefs when it comes to medicine‚ while others have a difficult life circumstances that limits the options of treatments
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Nurses are the health care professionals that collect and prepare medications for patients. They examine the doctor’s orders to see what medications patients are prescribed. Errors can occur in the distribution of these medications. As a result‚ the nursing ethic of do no harm may not occur. According to McIntyre‚ Thomlinson‚ & McDonald‚ “nurses are held in high regard” (2006‚ p.360). As such‚ nurses must keep this positive concept‚ as we are the health professionals that care for people when they
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Within education and care services there are numerous policies and procedures relating to health and safety that the services must have in place. The approved provider of these services must ensure that these policies are being met; otherwise there is a $1000 penalty. The compulsory policies and procedures relating to health care and safety include; 168 (a) health and safety‚ including matters relating to— (i) Nutrition‚ food and beverages‚ dietary requirements: Children within childcare settings
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Health and Safety Executive The event safety guide (Second edition) A guide to health‚ safety and welfare at music and similar events This is a free-to-download‚ web-friendly version of HSG195 (Second edition‚ published 1999). This version has been adapted for online use from HSE’s current printed version. You can buy the book at www.hsebooks.co.uk and most good bookshops. ISBN 978 0 7176 2453 9 Price £20.00 The event safety guide replaces The guide to health‚ safety and welfare at
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Medication errors are among the biggest issues in health care settings today. The effect of managed care is one of the causative factors. The need to contain costs has invariably doubled the nurses ’ workload making them less efficient as caregivers. Example of problem is the high incidence of medication errors. Nurses ’ workload has increased tremendously regardless of the fact that most of these patients are of great acuity‚ thereby predisposing them to a greater risk of medication errors. Medication
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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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PMH/PSH Current Medications (include dose‚ dose range‚ route‚ frequency) Class/Mechanism of Action (be brief do not copy and paste) Expected Therapeutic Effect for this patient Nursing Considerations and Side effects Enoxaparin(Lovenox) 40 MG PRN Sub-Q injection Anticoagulant; low molecular weight Heparin Low molecular weight heparin with antithrombotic properties Allergic reactions (rash‚ urticarial)‚ fever‚ angioedema‚ arthralgia‚ pain‚ and inflammation at injection site‚ peripheral edema.
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P3 – Describe Legislation and Frameworks which Govern Work with Individuals with Dementia In this assignment I will be describing the legislation and frameworks which govern work with individuals with dementia. I will be writing about different Acts and how they protect people with dementia. Human Rights Act 1998 – The Human Rights Act involves: The right to life The right to freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment The right to freedom from slavery and forced labour The
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Food Safety Legislation in Pakistan: Identifying Entry Points for Public Intervention Food safety is a concern of everyone. Given that food intake is the fundamental precondition for survival‚ food safety issues embrace us all the time. Food safety simply means that what we eat‚ chew or drink is safe for human health. In order to ensure that people get safe food‚ multidimensional approaches have to be taken at all levels of a food chain e.g. production‚ storage‚ supply‚ distribution‚ and consumption
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