Contraindications: hypersensitivity to drug, relatively contraindicated if active ulcer disease or asthma, not indicated for peds…
For example the elderly may suffer from dementia and may not have understanding of the substance ..…
| Administration of medication is lead my a senior professional like a registered nurse, a registered midwife or a senior social worker. I am expected to obtain consent according to the current legislation and guidelines for adults, children and young people. As a senior carer, I must confirm the identity of the service user who is to receive the medication. I must identify them by verbally, or using other appropriate communication like makaton. You can also use identity bracelets or photo id. In the…
General guidelines in the topic that is relevant in adult social care has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society under the name ‘The Handling of Medicines in Social Care’ and one published by NICE named ‘Managing Medicines in Care Homes’.…
The Medication Policy and procedure and Mars Handbook covers assessment of individuals’ needs, administering, storage, recording and disposal of medicines including their effects and potential side effects…
[7] Beers, M. H. & Berkow, R. (Eds.) (2000). The merck manual of geriatrics. (3rd Ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Used by permission.…
Prescription only medicines (POM) – which are available only from a pharmacist if prescribed by an appropriate practitioner.…
• misusing medication, such as not giving medication according to doctor’s instructions, withholding medication, overdosing, infrequent medication review or giving medication intended for another person…
those drug-related problems for which management or prevention would result in the greatest benefit for as many patients as…
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.…
|and for whom the client has given express consent for them to be informed. It is important to keep confidential as some records may |…
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 all depends on the type of infection the body is currently trying to fight off, for example skin infections are treated with ointment, oral antibiotics are used to fight of moderate infections and injective antibiotics are most commonly used in the hospitals and are reserved for serious infections.…
The treatment of older people is currently a hot media topic, in particularly medication in the elderly and covert medication to. Covert medication has advantages and disadvantages in treating people with Dementia who have behavioural and psychological problems. There are ethical and moral issues with a potential scope for abuse also issues related to consent, capacity, autonomy and best interest and these are all elements that require stringent guidelines. There is a duty of care to the patients and the professional standard that the Nurse who uses covert medication should never use it as a routine response to someone refusing to take medication it must be done as a last resort when all other methods have failed and the multi-disciplinary team is consulted with a pharmacist to confirm that it is safe to do so. Medication should never be crushed when there is a viable substitute method of administration.…
Unit 14- Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach.…
This is published by the RPSGB and is very useful document covering all aspects of medication in a social care setting.…