PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION I. The “Five Plus Five Rights” of Drug Administration 5 Traditional Rights 1. right client 2. right drug 3. right dose 4. right time 5. right route 5 Additional Rights 1. right assessment 2. right documentation 3. client’s right to education 4. right evaluation 5. client’s right to refuse A. Right Client Nurse must do: verify client check ID bracelet & room number have client state his name distinguish bw 2 client’s with same last names B. Right Drug medication
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biology of a person ’s body is a major factor. These substances‚ which are called psychoactive drugs‚ are what people become addicted to and are described as chemicals that affect mental processes and behavior by temporarily changing perception and awareness. There are many different theories about what addiction is and why it happens but none have been proven. When a person uses psychoactive drugs they are releasing chemicals into their brain which causes a disturbance in the way the brain communicates
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Jonathon Walters author of “Should Welfare Recipients be Drug Tested?” published an article on March 13‚ 2012 for Governing: The State and Localities that provided readers with several points of interest when discussing drug testing welfare recipients. Walters states in his article “According to the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ almost two dozen states are considering bills that require drug testing those either applying for or receiving public benefits‚ a policy that has been cut down
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Central planning and control through approval to market a drug for specific indications. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was one of a series of consumer protection acts in the 20th century‚ establishing a federal role in food and drug packaging and purity. The law was replaced by the Federal Food‚ Drug‚ and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Increasingly the federal administration has‚ in in its decisions‚ been influenced by pharmaceutical companies‚ who provide information. In addition‚ financing of the
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Legalization of “soft” drugs such as marijuana has long been a fight in the United States. Some states have approved the use of Marijuana for medicinal purposes but it still does not seem to be enough. “Marijuana is the most widely abused and readily available illicit drug in the United States‚ with an estimated 11.5 million current users. At least one-third of the U.S. population has used marijuana sometimes in their lives.”(justice.gov) So with all of this marijuana coming into the U.S. some people
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is the most widely used drug education program targeted towards elementary school children in the United States. Since 1980’s over a million children across the United States have been introduced to the DARE program. The program began implementing their curriculum into school systems with the goal of educating children about the negatives aspects of drugs and gangs. The principal goal for this program is to deter students from the hard life of using drugs and
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Forum 2005; 2: 1-4 Drug Metabolism in the Neonate Imti Choonara Academic Division of Child Health‚ University of Nottingham‚ Clinical Sciences Wing The Medical School‚ Derbyshire Children ’s Hospital‚ UK _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The newborn infant has a reduced capacity for drug metab olism in comp arison with infants and children. This is more marked in the preterm neonate. Altered drug metabolism may predispose
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punishment for the crack users (DuVernay). In his speech to the Nation on the campaign against abuse‚ Ronald Reagan gives a rundown of the drug war (Reagan 1). Reagan addresses the American public as a concerned parent‚ grandparent and neighbor‚ declaring drugs an enemy concerning the young people who their future demands on (Regan 2). Reagan stated that drugs are killing the children‚ menacing the society‚ and threatening their values (Reagan 2). Reagan announces smokeable cocaine‚ or crack as the
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Legalize It In 2000‚ George Bierson’s "Marijuana‚ the Deceptive Drug"‚ was published by the Massachusetts News. Bierson concludes that marijuana is harmful in many ways‚ including brain damage‚ damage to the reproductive system‚ and weakening of the immune system. He also attempts to convince the reader that marijuana is a "gateway drug" that leads the users to venture into much harder drugs. I believe that research to support anything can be found if one is looking hard enough‚ but that the fallacy
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‘90s‚ Nancy Reagan proposed an anti-drugs campaign with the slogan Just Say No. Her solution to the drug problem was to teach children to say no to drugs‚ and rely on self-restraint to defeat temptation. Reagan believed children would be able to turn away from drugs if they had parents who raised them to be morally sound. Conservatives give priority to Moral Strength‚ and see those who use marijuana and drugs as morally weak and lacking self-control. A drug user‚ then‚ must change their personal
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