Gooder Ph.D.‚ RN reports that the Institute of Medicine in 1999 reported that “nearly a million patients each year are injured in hospitals in the United States due to error. Medication errors occur more often than other categories of preventable errors (19%)‚ and most medication errors occurred during medication administration (34%) where they were more likely to directly impact the patient and cause harm.” (Gooder‚ 2011). Not long after looking at these percentages was the BCMA (Barcode
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SUMMARY GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING MATERIAL This article was created by: Jocelyn Howard and Jae Major with the purpose of helping teachers‚ who decided to produce their own teaching materials; they need to observe some advantages and disadvantages‚ important factors and guidelines. These aspects help them to provide a coherent design for teaching materials. First‚ different advantages and disadvantages are examined why teacher might choose to design
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1. Medication groups and their use 1. Antibiotics They are used to treat bacterial infections‚ some can be used to treat a wide range of infections (broad spectrum antibiotics) and some only in specific infections (narrow spectrum antibiotics). 2. Analgesics They are used to relieve pain‚ to control pain and/or might help to reduce temperature 3. Antihistamines They are used to treat allergic reactions caused by other medicines‚ insects‚ stings‚ toiletries etc. 4.Antacids They are used to treat
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Australia ’s large current account deficit is currently the greatest concern to some economists. For the past three decades‚ Australia has had a BOP deficit with its CAD having grown from $195 million in December‚ 1979 to $18483 million in December‚ 2009 (ABSxls). With the enormous BOP deficit‚ Australia has to take measures to control the sources of BOP deficit‚ so that it will not fall into a debt crisis like Greece’s. The latest BOP statistics are listed below: Table1 Current account ; -18483
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the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 8 pages and is made up of 7 Sections. Name: Sophie Griffith-Allen Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible‚ use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information). In a contract of employment there are certain details which
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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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Legislation 1. A. Educational Program and Practice • Document child assessments or evaluations for delivery of educational program B. • Keep information about educational program to available • Give information about educational program to parents 1. B. Health‚ Safety and Wellbeing of children • Health‚ hygiene and safe food practices • Food and rest • Tobacco‚ drug and alcohol-free environment • Child protection 1. C. Centre-based services and family day care services • Fencing and security
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Medication Errors Paper Dorothy Pasowisty Pharmacology 2 Angela Falconer Practical Nursing Program June 30th‚ 2010 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Summaries of Journal Articles.........................................................................................................3 The Definition of a Medication Error....................................
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CYPCORE 3413 Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments All settings should have copies of the latest legislation and guidance as well as their own policies and procedures. Health & safety executive: HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health‚ safety and illness. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces Health and Safety at Work
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what make the person could get better or improve the persons comfort‚ through collaboration and team working‚ multi-agency team meetings and conferences: main principles of no secrets (2000) for multi-agency working in health and social care. 3.3 identify skills and approaches needed for resolving conflicts In order to resolve conflicts‚ one would need to use careful listening skills and a calm‚ unbiased and tactful approach that offers a compromise that both sides can accept. This skills would
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