2 nursing assistants. The late shift decided to administer the 10pm medications as a way of helping me. This however was key in me making the error that I did. If I had been left to do the 10pm medications by myself‚ this error would not have occurred. Patient PF was given her medication by the late staff‚ however she had spat them out. On going to give her these again‚ I also repeated her liquid medication which she had actually taken with the late shift before she spat out her tablets.
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Medication Errors: A Literature Review your name here Pharmacology 2 teachers name here September 17 2008 The American Society of Hospital Pharmacists define a medication error as “episodes of drug misadventure that should be preventable through effective systems controls involving pharmacists‚ physicians and other prescribers‚ nurses‚ risk management personnel‚ legal counsel‚ administrators‚ patients and others in the organizational setting‚ as well as regulatory agencies and the
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the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the wrong reasons? Today we see children act out in class‚ call it a behavioral problem‚ and immediately put them on medication. Medicating children with Ritalin should be a last resort; doctors‚ parents‚ and teachers seemed to be using it as a first response. ADHD is a common behavioral disorder found more in boys and is characterized by poor concentration‚ distractibility
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Weighing the Risks of Medications There are remedies for any symptoms nowadays. Patients can be prescribed a variety of medications to cure or treat any given illness. Although many great results stem from ground-breaking innovations in the pharmaceutical industry; those innovations often come with harmful side-effects. Many people have stated that some prescription medications are unsafe and need more stringent regulations. They claim that some drugs are highly addictive and potentially deadly.
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Medication Errors By: Rebecca Abell When doing the job of nursing one of the most important aspects is patient safety. The biggest danger to patients is medication. A medication error is when the nurse gives a patient the wrong medication or the dose of medication could be wrong. The danger of the medication error is that it can lead to an over dose‚ a reaction‚ or even death to a patient. There are several things to know when dealing with medication errors like who should fill it out‚ who should
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Medication Errors Paper Dorothy Pasowisty Pharmacology 2 Angela Falconer Practical Nursing Program June 30th‚ 2010 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Summaries of Journal Articles.........................................................................................................3 The Definition of a Medication Error....................................
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Essay 1 Response to a Reading ADHD and Medication A five year old boy comes home with a note from the teacher stating “Johnny has been acting up again in class for third time this week. In my professional opinion Johnny has ADHD. Please take him to the pediatrician to get him evaluated.” That was a scenario that many parents have had as a reality. “74% of youth who sought mental health treatment received prescription medications” (National 13). Are our youth being medicated too much because
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English 12: Blake Sherrell: Research paper rough draft We had all known or heard about the boy who does not know how to stay in his seat. Instead he climbs furniture and makes noise during work time. We also know of the girl who stares at blankly at a wall‚ daydreaming instead of paying attention to the teacher. There is a good chance the boy has a neurological disorder called Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Experts recently discovered the girl also has ADHD. Sometimes called ADD
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BACKGROUND OF STUDY OVERVIEW OF NURSES RESPONSIBILITY IN MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION Providing care for the patient is the responsibility of nurses. Nurses are the one who are close with patients. They are responsible and accountable to make sure that the treatments and needs of patient are fulfilled. Medication administration is a part of the nurses’ responsibility in order to make sure clients get the correct medication as supposed. Medication administration error is a universal health care concern
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Case Study: Jill’s Medication Case Study Questions: 1. Identify the lapses in care that occurred throughout the case and led to Jill’s medication crisis. Which of these lapses occurred as a result of an individual-level (provider) failure? Which were system-level failures? Throughout the Jill’s experience‚ there was many lapses between the health care team in regards to filling her prescription. First‚ Dr. Smith‚ the referred neurologist declined Jill’s medical records‚ as if they were of no importance
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