So let the patient know that the urine and feces will be red-orange in color. Nausea ‚vomiting‚ rashes‚ fever‚ jaundice and flu like symptoms with high doses. This drug will reduce the efficacy of anticonvulsants‚contraceptive steroids and warfarin so take note for your boards and clinical
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Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Outcome 1 1&2) Physical abuse is typically described as the use of physical force against another person that may in turn cause injury‚ pain or impairment. This type of abuse could be perform with or without an object. possible signs of physical abuse may include the following; bruising other marks on the skin nervous behaviour depression unexplainable weight loss Sexual abuse is the forced and undesired sexual behaviour
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action demonstrates that the nurse understands the purpose of the Rapid Response Team? a. Monitoring the client for changes in postoperative status such as wound infection b. Documenting all changes observed in the client and maintaining a postoperative flow sheet c. Notifying the physician of the client’s change in blood pressure from 140 to 88 mm Hg systolic d. Notifying the physician of the client’s increase in restlessness after medication change ANS: C The Rapid
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MANAGED CARE January 2009 ©MediMedia USA Cover Story Disruptive Innovations That Will Change Your Life in Health Care The innovations that we list here are not unfamiliar‚ but don’t underestimate them. As they mature‚ they will have strong effects. By Maureen Glabman Contributing Editor In 1995‚ Harvard business school professors Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower put “disruptive technologies” in the business lexicon by introducing the term in a seminal article in the school’s journal
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Nutrition Assessment ● Which of the following diets have the potential to meet all the pt. nutrient needs? → soft + full ● Mid-arm muscle circumference provides information about → somatic protein status ● Purpose of nutritional screening → ID pts. at nutritional risk. ● Nut. screening should be done (H) within ??? after admittance → 24 hours ● Limitations to 24h recall → not representative‚ reliance on memory ● Which of the following can be used for assessing bone mineral density + fat
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Health&Social Care (adult) Advanced Diploma including Dementia Pathway Unit CU1572 Support Use of Medication in Social Care Settings 1.1. There are four acts that governs the use of medication in social care settings. a.) The Medicine act 1968 -governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor.
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choices about food and drink‚ thus the carer has to support them to make these choices‚ also taking into consideration dietary issues (possible allergies‚ diabetes‚ food intolerance) and prohibited foods due to medication (e.g. cranberry when on Warfarin). This information‚ as well as the medication is included in the care plan. Then‚ by direct communication with the service user‚ using his/her chosen form of communication‚ the carer establishes what he/she wishes to have. Communication can be
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Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States (National Stroke Association‚ 2010). Stroke is also a leading cause of disability. Approximately every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke which is about 795‚000 per year (National stroke Association‚ 2010). The incidence of stroke makes it a major health problem in the United States. Prevention and early intervention is the key to reducing death and disability from stroke. Cost effective prevention strategies are
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* Potassium chloride administered intravenously must always be diluted in IV fluid and infused via a pump or controller. The usual concentration of IV potassium chloride is 20 to 40 mEq/L. Potassium chloride is never given by bolus (IV push). Giving potassium chloride by IV push can result in cardiac arrest. Dilution in normal saline is recommended‚ but dextrose solution is avoided because this type of solution increases intracellular potassium shifting. The IV bag containing the potassium chloride
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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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