EXERCISE 2 My involvement in the drug error is as follows. I was working on the night shift as the only qualified nurse with 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
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the car and I noticed that she was “wobbly” and wasn’t walking straight. I spoke with the client away from the children and inquired if she was under the influence of something. The client first stated no then stated that she had received several prescription medications from the emergency room on this day. By this time‚ the new client that was waiting on me started texting me stating that she wasn’t going to continue waiting on me. I explained to the client that I had a crisis situation occurring and
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Problem of Combined Drug Intoxication (CDI)‚ a.k.a. Polydrug or Polypharmacy Intoxication and Multiple Drug Intake (MDI) The relatively recent deaths of celebrities such as Heath Ledger‚ Michael Jackson‚ and Anna Nicole Smith‚ lend themselves to a discussion for this first discussion board. When you are presented with the term "drug overdose‚" what is the first thing that comes to mind? Illicit drugs like heroin or cocaine? Suicide? Small children taking prescription drugs that were not secured
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Prescription Abuse Seen In U.S. Nursing Homes Powerful Antipsychotics Used to Subdue Elderly; Huge Medicaid Expense By LUCETTE LAGNADO December 4‚ 2007; Page A1 In recent years‚ Medicaid has spent more money on antipsychotic drugs for Americans than on any other class of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics‚ AIDS drugs or medicine to treat highblood pressure. One reason: Nursing homes across the U.S. are giving these drugs to elderly patients to quiet symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and
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Drug use in today’s society is something that has become too common. We have a large percentage of our population using drugs for numerous reasons. The stresses of our fast paced lives can be the reason we need drugs to keep up. We sometime take these drugs with out thinking of the future consequences and risk that might be attached to them. We have to teach society of the dangers of drugs and the treatment available to quit using. We have too many people using drugs in our society today. “In 1996
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Personal Responsibility Laura Hayes GEN/200C November 5‚ 2012 University of Phoenix Thesis Statement: While it ’s not easy to admit that you ’ve made a mistake‚ personal responsibility means admitting when you ’ve made a mistake. Informal Outline: I. Introductory Paragraph While it’s not easy to admit that you’ve made a mistake‚ personal responsibility means admitting that you’ve made a mistake. The definition of personal responsibility is "the quality or state of being accountable;
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Brown‚ Abrantes‚ Read‚ Marcus‚ Jakicic‚ Strong‚ Oakley‚ Ramsey‚ Kahler‚ Stuart‚ Dubreuil & Gordon ( 2009)‚ exercise can have the same effect on alcoholics as it does for people with depression. The common form of treating alcoholism is through prescription medications‚ but this study shows that physical activity can be a cheaper and much better option. It forces the individual to be more active‚ and form a healthy routine that they can do instead of wasting time drinking. Although there is still
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The illegal drug The legalization of drugs is a common topic in America today. Many believe that drug use should be legalized‚ but I completely disagree. Drugs are frequently used today and they are illegal‚ the consequences that would grow if they were made legal would be more than this country can take on. In my opinion‚ three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues‚ the effects it would have on the criminal justice system‚ and the increase
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Linda Gailes ENG105 July 29‚ 2014 Elissa Abbott Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medication Medication for ADHD can cause a great deal of overdose for children that have ADHD. Their bodies will get addicted to the medication when they cannot do without them. If a patient stop taking it‚ their bodies will shut –down and start reacting in a strange way. These hidden symptoms can cause behavioral analysis that can evaluate the effect in medication that has form in the children body. It all starts
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Pro I’d like to welcome my opponent to the site; to get better acquainted‚ I figured that I would take this debate challenge‚ and observe her debating style for myself; not to mention‚ I wanted to expand my horizons a bit‚ and talk about something a bit more lighthearted. To clarify one thing: If it wasn’t already known‚ then social networking sites are things like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ and Twitter‚ as opposed to dating sites like Match.com‚ Chemistry.com‚ etc. To things manageable‚ I will make
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