The Controversy of Medication Anonymous AED/222 January 1‚ 2014 Professor Your Professor The Controversy of Medication It is hard as an educator to watch a child struggle to learn on the same level as their peers‚ to focus‚ and to stay on task. Especially when it is clear that the child has an inability to do all of the above‚ and could possibly have attention deficit disorder (ADHA) or an emotional behavior disorder (EBD) causing these inabilities. As an educator you want to do what
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The Controversy of Medication So many parents that live in the United States are informed every single day that their children are indentified in having EBD and ADHD. There are many controversial topics on the subject of ADHD and EBD that include teachers‚ parents‚ educational psychologist‚ administrators and doctors that this is taking into consideration whether or not these children with learning disabilities should be given medication or do these individuals have the right to demand that the
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The Nurse’s Role in Medication Safety Summary Most people commit errors at some point in their life‚ but as nurses it is our responsibility to do everything within our power to prevent errors when managing the care of a patient. Medication errors are one of the mistakes that commonly occur in hospitals‚ unfortunately they are not always managed correctly. The nurse must verify the proper medication‚ patient‚ dose‚ time‚ and route prior to administration (Durham‚ 2015‚ p. 1). Durham mentioned many
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?Chemical Medications or Natural Healing Many times when people get sick they go to the doctor to be diagnosed‚ then they make their way to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions the doctors say you need to cure the problem. What if the prescription is wrong? But is there a better solution? Natural healing is much better than any chemical medication the doctor prescribes to you because they are natural and more effective. Many prescriptions are easy to overdose on‚ and usually end in death
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to resist taking drugs. Fortunately‚ treatments are available to help people counter their addiction’s powerful disruptive effects. Research found out that the best way to ensure the success for most patients is to combine addiction treatment medications with behavorial therapy. Treatment approaches that are tailored to each patient’s drug abuse patterns and any co-occurring medical‚ psychiatric‚ and social problems can lead to sustained recovery and a life without drug abuse. Similar to other
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Grandma’s medications. Great catch on the hydrochlorothiazide. As this patients’ new provider‚ I would find it important to educate the patient on her medical conditions and the medications that she is taking. If patient gives consent to having daughter in the room for this I would try to include the daughter so that someone would possibly be able to assist patient with her medication regimen. Important topics in the education that I would want to be talking about are foods and OTC medications that the
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Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Legislation relating to medicines The Medicines Act (1968) It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use. It requires‚ that the local pharmasist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. The
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concern in the past years have been as high incidents of medication errors in assisted living facilities. Medication administration is a common procedure in an assisted living community in which many are non-nursing. However because nurses are not required there are many times when medication errors occur. The question is one that makes health care professionals think before responding. Well let’s offer a few suggestions‚ continued medication checks‚ med carts reviews and well trained staff members.
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1) Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Legislation The medicines Act (1986) It governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. The act also defines the categories of medicines‚ those that can only be supplied with a prescription‚ those that
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When a person is suffering from chronic depression‚ most possibly‚ he or she may need to be prescribed depression medication as soon as possible. If you have any of the classical symptoms of depression‚ persisting for more than a month‚ you may need to visit your physician or doctor without fail. You can assist your physician to diagnose and help you‚ by providing as much details as possible about your problems of depression and what brings it on etc. But you need to remember that if your problem
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