P1- describe the routes of administration of medication commonly prescribed to individuals Types of medication:- Antibiotics:- antibiotics are medication which destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria‚ they are used to treat infections which are caused by bacteria. Most of the time the body’s immune system can fight off bacteria but in cases in which the body cannot antibiotics are used to destroy them. Antibiotics are either given orally‚ applied to the skin in ointment form or injected‚ this
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are overweight individuals with a BMI of 25-30 who want to live healthier and health care providers who would be prescribing Metabical. Analyzing the main concern of target consumers: for direct consumers‚ their want to lose weight to feel better and live longer. For health care provider‚ their key concern is that the patients would regain weight after they stop taking the pills. Making a solution to consumers’ concerns: creating a comprehensive support program to complement the metabical pill so
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MAJOR CONCERNS IN PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRAXIS: REORGANIZATION DECENTRALIZATION AND CORRUPTION. Presentor: Alkhaizer H. Ibrahim Discussant: Roddalyn Lee Reorganizing the Bureaucracy Reorganization of the Philippine Public Administration had been sighted as the central to the entire initiative in the search and design for more responsive structures and process since the term of President Manuel Roxas in the 40’s to Arroyo in 2002. Below are the major Reform Agenda and Re-engineering
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* Weight-loss drugs Market before Metabical * Prevailing Safety Concerns; limiting options for patients * No prescription-drug option for the overweight segment (BMI 25-30) * Many OTC drugs available for patients with BMI 30+ including FDA-approved ‘Alli’ but various negative side effects reported‚ e.g.‚ 30 liver damage cases in Alli & Xenical during ‘99-‘08 * Other solutions categorized as herbal or dietary supplements were not regulated by the FDA i.e.‚ safety not warranted
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that at certain points in the health care process‚ a risk is present for error. Even a single error represents the risk of serious harm to the patient‚ with attendant negative consequences for the health care professional involved in the error. The NPSGS have been established to present procedural safeguards against the possibility of these errors. If the safeguards are consistently followed‚ the risk of errors will decline‚ with benefits to patients and health care professionals as well. The
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Health Law and Ethics HCS/478 Negligence Paper Health care providers have a responsibility to provide competent and safe care to their patients. When patient care is compromised or the patient does not have a successful medical outcome‚ sometimes the legal system becomes involved. It is important to be aware of the terms negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice because they are often misunderstood. This paper attempts to provide a definition of each legal term in an effort to distinguish
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Empowering users of Health and Social Care Services The report that follows is a review of the final report from the LA‚ that I will present in the next team meeting. In the discussion I will refer mostly at the National Standards regarding the administration of medication (current UK standards and current legislation‚ national enquiries). To produce a good report‚ I need to include the risks of medication to service users‚ staff and organisation using examples from our context. In order to achieve
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Years ago electronic health records (EHR) did not exists; health professionals stored patient medical data on paper which made it difficult for them to share information. The number of providers that used electronic health records (EHR) between 2001 and 2011 grew by 57% (Healthit‚ 2014). I chose to discuss scenario A. Patient safety is essential when it comes to health care. Medication errors have caused more than 7‚000 deaths every year (Hughes & Blegen‚ 2008). The scenario shows that electronic
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of informatics as its fifth and final core competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is the first of the core competencies. Utilizing informatics can assist nurses in providing patient centered care by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation and searching
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Rights of Medication Administration Health care providers are responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality of care at all times. Nurses play a vital role in provision of patient care. Many of the tasks of nursing carry some degree of risk‚ with medication administration having one of the greatest risk factors. Serious errors may occur in approximately 2 per 1‚000 prescriptions (Lesar et al‚ 1990). The rate of adverse drug events are estimated at approximately 1%‚ with 12% to 30% of them
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