ASSIGNMENT # 1: NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION - Practice being a psychologist 1. Select a child or two to observe. 2. Observe his or her behavior for half an hour. TAKE NOTES! It has been my experience that you learn more from this exercise if you have a particular topic in mind before you begin. Some possibilities that come to mind * How do children resolve conflict? * What methods do children use to attract adult attention? * What rules (if any) do young children play by‚ and
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Prevention of Medication Errors Medication administration is one of the highest risks in health care‚ and the errors can occur in many ways. Medication errors occur at points of transition in care: admission to the hospital‚ transfer from department to another‚ and at discharge home or to another facility (Taylor‚ Lillis‚ & LeMone‚ 2015). It is at these times we see the greatest room for errors from communication between other departments and facilities. In 1999‚ medication errors were the 8th leading
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks
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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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Chapter 11. Automated Medication Dispensing Devices Michael D. Murray‚ PharmD‚ MPH Purdue University School of Pharmacy Background In the 1980s‚ automated dispensing devices appeared on the scene‚ a generation after the advent of unit-dose dispensing (Chapter 11). The invention and production of these devices brought hopes of reduced rates of medication errors‚ increased efficiency for pharmacy and nursing staff‚ ready availability of medications where they are most often used (the nursing unit
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Homophobia Homophobia is a commonly used term in today’s world. Introduced in 1972 by psychologist George Weinberg in his book Society and the Healthy Homosexual‚ the term generally means fear or phobia of homosexuals. The idea of homophobia refers to the intolerance of homosexuals in society. Its importance has given place for organizations‚ scientists‚ experiments‚ and general awareness of the state of mind that in most people’s opinion in the recent past‚ is a problem. In psychology there
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A. Describe the complete process of medication reconciliation at your practice site including who is involved‚ what patient data is collected‚ how the data is collected and documented‚ and any other key steps in the process. Upon admission‚ a medication history is obtained by an RN. If the patient is unable to provide the history at that time it can be done a number of ways: family interview‚ written patient med list‚ rx vials‚ recent H&P‚ transfer records‚ recent discharge med list‚ and/or retail
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The Importance of Medication Safety It is evident that medication errors are very common in the health care setting. It can cause complications to the patient that may be detrimental and life-threatening to his/her health. In fact‚ this illustrates incompetence and an inadequate amount of focus‚ which are imperative to have in all aspects of health care involved. Unfortunately‚ there are various reasons as to why these problems occur. The responsibilities
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who uses health care company are to be cared for with respect and their needs are to be met. Moreover‚ this suggest that all medication must be given its safest form in protecting Mr. B from negative clinical outcome. Also‚ The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 makes mention that a person who has issues in swallowing tablets‚ he or she can request for their medication to be in liquid rather than capsule or pill. However‚ according to Drugwise (2016) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is
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