Table of Contents Introduction Aim Hypothesis Literature review i. Patient Safety and Quality‚ Medication Administration Safety ii. Double-checking medication administration Research design Limitations of the Research References Appendices i. Letter to the director of nursing ii. Letter to the Ethics committee iii. Letter to the Respondent iv. Research Consent Form v. Research time frame vi. Proposed budget vii. Survey questionnaire Research proposal: Do Nurses follow the 8 rights of
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Core Measure Core Measure Community Acquired Pneumonia Today hospitals as businesses‚ as well as health care institutions‚ face many obstacles while caring‚ treating‚ and rehabilitating patients during their hospital stay. The community as a whole tends to follow a pattern of trends that include specific health conditions including Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)‚ Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ and Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). These three conditions are
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Osteoporosis ("porous bones"‚ from Greek: οστούν/ostoun meaning "bone" and πόρος/poros meaning "pore") is a progressive bone disease that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density which can lead to an increased risk of fracture.[1] In osteoporosis‚ the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced‚ bone microarchitecture deteriorates‚ and the amount and variety of proteins in bone are altered. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a bone mineral density of 2.5 standard
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hallucinations and paranoid thoughts caused her to seek treatment on 9/11. Her first inpatient stay was cut short because a medical workup by HMS detected a pulmonary embolism. She was transferred to a medical floor‚ where she was treated with warfarin and coumadin until her INR levels reached a normal range of 2.4. She has since been transferred back to the inpatient psychiatry service for continued treatment of her psychosis. She has been treated for bipolar‚ anxiety and OCD. She
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Assignment 307 Task A Ai) Key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting: * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 * The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 * Reporting injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences * First aid regulations 1981 * Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 Aii) Health and safety policies and procedures protect people using health and social
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Ciprogen Drug Information Ciprogen category: • Human • Antibacterials • Urinary Anti-Infectives Active ingredients: • Ciprofloxacin Ciprogen companies and manufacturers: • Merck • General Drugs House Ciprogen forms‚ composition and dosages: • N / A Indications‚ usages and classification codes: • J01MA02 - Ciprofloxacin There is an additional general information about this medication active ingredient ciprofloxacin: Pharmacological action Broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug of
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The assessment of patients forms a major component of the nursing role. It allows the nurse to gain vital information to base the planning and implementation of prioritised care on. A systematic method of assessment is required‚ that ensures that all areas of assessment are covered and that the assessment and subsequent interventions are as effective and efficient as possible. One method that can be followed for patient assessment is the primary and secondary surveys‚ with an additional assessment
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Individual Case Study #1 Individual Case Study #1 Assigned Scenerio A 47 year old woman presents to the clinic. She has been menopausal but can ’t deal with the hot flashes anymore. Recently she started to have pain during intercourse. She is Caucasian‚ 5 ’6"‚ and weighs 152 pounds. She is a gravida 2‚ para 2‚ NSVD x 2‚ no complications. You learn in her history that she had breast cancer and had a successful lumpectomy 7 years ago. Her vitals today are 148/82‚ 76‚ 22‚ 97.9 Potential Working
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THE EPIDEMIC OF EBOLA HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER DEFINITION Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus‚ with a fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pain and headaches. Typically‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea and rash follow‚ along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. Around this time‚ affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally.[1]LITRATURE
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HEMATOLOGY REVIEWER ANEMIA Anemia: decrease in the number of RBCs‚ Hb content‚ or Hct content below the lower limit of the normal range for the age and sex of the individual Pediatric Anemia A. Hemolytic Anemia: there is premature destruction of RBCs 1. Hereditary Spherocytosis: most common inherited abnormality of RBC membrane; defect in ankyrin‚ band 3 or spectrin proteins surface area deficiency leading to spherocytosis 2. Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: defect in PKLR gene PK cannot convert phosphoenolpyruvate
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