Medication Safety Introduction When an individual is sick or injured and visits a hospital‚ medication plays an important role in their recovery. Nurses play a vital role in the administration of medication in the clinical setting and surprisingly there are many errors that occur that could result in more complications or even death. On average hospitalized patients experience one medication error per day (Xu‚ et al‚ 2014‚ p. 286). There are many reasons as to why errors occur but there are also
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PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Unit I Meaning‚ nature and scope of Public Administration; Relation of Public Administration to other Social Sciences; Public and Private Administration; The role of Public Administration in the Modern State; Responsive Administration. Unit II Bases of Organization – Primacy of the Functional base; Principles of Organization; Hierarchy; Span of Control; Delegation of Authority; Centralisation and Decentralisation; Control over Administration: Legislative‚ Executive
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Effects of teenage drug abuse Drugs had a terrible effect on teenagers. It is a bad habit because they don’t know the consequences. When teenagers use drugs‚ the negative effects can be seen in family relationships‚ academic performance‚ and even criminal. Drugs use often leads to a breakdown in family relationships. First of all‚ teens on drugs often stop communicating with parents such as they don’t want to go anywhere with their parents because they want to stay at home and use drugs. Second‚ teens
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2 Drugs are generally defined as a substance which alters our normal bodily functions when it is induced into our body. Having a drug free society is to have a community of people living in a particular region‚ restricted from the usage and influence of drugs. Certain drugs have side effects‚ in which it can cause addiction to its user. This is why many had considered drugs to be dangerous‚ they thought that the usage of drugs should be banned completely from the society. On the contrary
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POL 3037F Word Count: (3245) ESSAY 01 TUTOR: Lauren Van Rheede TOPIC: You are a senior official (Director-General) in a South African government department. A new minister has been appointed to the department. Your assignment will take the form of a briefing by a director-general to his/her minister. You are required to write a briefing to the new minister setting what changes might be made in government policy to improve the performance of the department. The briefing must include historical
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give out medication after they have completed and passed a Safe Handling of medication course‚ have a current up to date First Aid certificate and had been passed by management on a Competency Assessment in the centre.(This is reviewed every 12months) Medication is only accepted from clients if it is in the appropriate packaging i.e. original container with printed pharmacists label‚ all medication coming in or out of the centre is documented in appropriate way sighed and dated‚ when medication is running
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FACTORS AFFECTING DRUG ACTION In drug administration‚ many factors affect the action of the medication. These factors also affect the dose to be administered. The usual adult dose of medication as listed in standard references‚ is based on the assumption that the adult weighs 150 pounds‚ but since the following variables influence the action of the medication‚ they also may alter the quantity of the drug necessary to produce the desired results a. Weight. Heavy‚ burly clients require larger doses
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Kelly Marie Limbert -Unit 80 Support the use of medication in health & social care . 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social-care settings There are : The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH‚ the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990)‚ the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality
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Examining Government Regulations Assignment The current government regulations I researched pertain to the clinical guidelines and the civil rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Portland‚ Oregon. Many people living with HIV/AIDS‚ at some point during their illness‚ find themselves in need of housing assistance and support services. Stable housing promotes improved health‚ sobriety or decreased use of alcohol and illegal drugs‚ and‚ for some‚ a return to paid employment and productive social
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Social Welfare Administration Administrative arrangements for Social Welfare in India S.Rengasamy Madurai Institute of Social Sciences 2 S.Rengasamy. Social Welfare Administration. Administrative Arrangements for Social Welfare in India CONTENT Concept‚ Objectives and Principles of Social Welfare Administration Definitions of Social Welfare Social Welfare is centered around two basic concepts Administration Social Welfare / Work Administration Social Welfare / Work administration distinguishing
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