Medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patients (Ferner‚ R.‚ & Aronson‚ J. (n.d.). It is an unnecessary threat to patients and it costs conservatively about 750 million pounds yearly in England (“Safety in doses‚” 2007). That money can be used to serve more patients if we can eliminate the error. Therefore‚ we should take zero tolerance to the incident. The following aims to develop a strategic plan according to the results
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What are the standards? Standards are documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules‚ guidelines‚ or definitions of characteristics‚ to ensure that materials‚ products‚ processes and services are fit for their purpose. For example‚ the format of the credit cards‚ phone cards‚ and "smart" cards that have become commonplace is derived from an ISO International Standard. Adhering to the standard‚ which defines such features
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Administrative Management t is the study of how to create an organizational structure and control system that leads to high efficiency and effectiveness based on Max Webber’s Theory of Bureaucracy and Fayol’s Principles of administration Management‚ Bureaucracy‚ the word itself stems from the word originated from Western Europe which means ‘rule by office’ Theory of bureaucracy is an administrative or social system that relies on a set of rules and procedures‚ separation of functions and a hierarchical
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the most challenges. (Mawson 2003). The regulations governing transport is an important component of the transport system (Coyle et al. 2000). Regulations continuous increase over the years and across regions‚ countries or states to enforce safety transport (James 2002). The objective of this case study is to provide an insight into how regulations affect the supply chain performance of transportation of dangerous goods. The research areas include regulations‚ classification of dangerous goods‚ packaging
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Administering Medication reflective account The legislation which governs how medication is administered‚ stored and recorded include the following: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH Regulations 1999 Access to Health Records Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are: Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg
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Health Law and Regulations Bianca Needham September 22‚ 2014 Professor Kathleen Cross Health Law and Regulations Federal regulation agencies function as an extension of the executive branch in government that generate and enforce legislation. Regulation and regulatory agencies play an important role in the health care arena. The array of regulations that govern healthcare are overwhelming‚ however‚ each individual regulatory agency has a specific scope that focuses on protecting and maintaining
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Project Topic : Administration of Justice Subject : Jurisprudence INDEX Introduction The administration of justice has been already defined as the maintenance of right within a political community by means of the physical force of the state. It is the application by the state of the sanction of force to the rule of right. We have now to notice that it is divisible into two parts‚ which are distinguished as the administration of civil and that of criminal
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first piece of artwork I’ve decided to write about is "Falling Landscape IV" by Evon Streetman and was created in 1994. It was roughly the same height as me‚ and was nearly 4 feet wide. It was a large piece‚ which was wonderful for exaggerating the features and details. The medium used was cibachrome‚ which is a positive-to-positive process used to reproduce film transparencies on photographic paper. I think "Falling Landscape IV" was the most beautiful piece in the entire museum‚ and I enjoyed looking
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of drugs on living tissues‚ particularly their effects on man.” To me pharmacology stands for the study and effects of all medication. It includes benefits and reasons why certain medication should be prescribed. It also includes certain side effects of medications and what medical staff and patients need to be aware of when taking and administrating certain drugs. Pharmacists learn a great deal about this when in pharmacy school. It is very important to know about all aspects of medications especially
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Medication errors are made time and time again by health care professionals all around the world. Although these errors are accidental they can be life-threatening. There are several types of medication errors that can occur‚ such as prescribing errors‚ transcription errors‚ dispensing errors‚ administration errors‚ and monitoring errors (Clayton and Willihnganz‚ p. 73). In this reading‚ it will specifically talk about an administration error and how it ended the life of a mother-of-four. Arsula
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