dispensing medication to patients comprises a critical juncture in patient care. The process involves a number of risk points during which errors can occur. The NPSGS establish procedural safeguards in order to protect patients from medication administration errors. The standards also serve to protect health care personnel from the personal and professional consequences of making such errors. The NPSGS for medication administration involve recommendations for the following risk points: medication reconciliation
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Legislation and Policy Assignment Task 1 Children Act 1989 This Act is to ensure that children are bought up and cared for by their own families. Parents who have children in need should be supported by all relevant services such as the Local Authority to make that their children are being looked after as best as possible. Any support that is provided should be provided in partnership with parents and meet each child’s needs. Children should be protected at all times by relevant intervention
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Q: Explain legal issues‚ policies and procedures relevant to assessment‚ including those for confidentiality‚ health‚ safety and welfare. Ans: For the smooth running of organization or/and to meet the internal and external requirements of awarding bodies‚ it is must to have some legal policies and procedures ready at hand in assessment. If‚ at one hand‚ it helps us go through the whole process of assessment smoothly‚ at the other‚ it builds a confidence among the learners who feel secure in
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ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICATION BY TRAINED‚ UNLICENSED PERSONNEL. Florida law permits a Nurse Registry to administer medications to patients‚ by a licensed nurse on staff‚ or to assist with self-administered medication by trained‚ or unlicensed staff under Section 400.488 F.S.‚ 59A-18.0081(12) 400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication: An unlicensed person may‚ consistent with a dispensed prescription’s label or the package directions of an over-the-counter medication‚ assist a patient
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mistakes in medication administration. Because of medication errors‚ the patients’ mortality went up‚ which costs the U.S. healthcare systems billions of dollars yearly. It was also reported that every year‚ there are approximately 450 000 unfavorable medication circumstances of which 25 percent could have been prevented‚ that caused an injury to the patient. Therefore‚ other than the CDSS/CPOE implementation‚ the following systems were being used to aid in the improvement of the medication administration
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Rights of Medication Administration Health care providers are responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality of care at all times. Nurses play a vital role in provision of patient care. Many of the tasks of nursing carry some degree of risk‚ with medication administration having one of the greatest risk factors. Serious errors may occur in approximately 2 per 1‚000 prescriptions (Lesar et al‚ 1990). The rate of adverse drug events are estimated at approximately 1%‚ with 12% to 30% of them
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NUR 112 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION WORKSHEET Home Med? Medication (Include dose‚ route‚ frequency) Why Taking Med? (Per patient history‚ progress notes‚ or consults) Date/Time of Prescribed Order Safe Dose Client Dose Usual Dose Nursing Implications (VS‚ labs‚ drug-drug/drug-food/drug-herb interactions) No Docusate 100 mg PO BID Hold for loose stool Opioid constipation prophylactic 11/13/13 Safe: PO: 50-500 mg/day in single daily dose or divided q6hr Client:100 mg Usual:
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I agree that medication administration is a task that requires much skill and caution. Refusing to administer a medication that one is not familiar with is a worrisome adventure. Nurses have the obligation to ensure safety for their patients‚ and also have an obligation to provide care that the physician has ordered. It seems that nurses are caught in the middle of many tough situations. With the rise in medication errors‚ prudent nurses are increasing patient safety by questioning unclear or unsafe
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1.1 Legislation The medicines Act (1986) – This act governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. The act also defines the categories of medicines‚ those that can only be supplied with a prescription‚ those that must be supplied by a pharmacist but do not need a prescription and those that can be brought on generally. The Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) - The main purpose of the act is to prevent the misuse of controlled drugs. It puts in place the law that allows the production‚ supply and possession
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Legislation 1. A. Educational Program and Practice • Document child assessments or evaluations for delivery of educational program B. • Keep information about educational program to available • Give information about educational program to parents 1. B. Health‚ Safety and Wellbeing of children • Health‚ hygiene and safe food practices • Food and rest • Tobacco‚ drug and alcohol-free environment • Child protection 1. C. Centre-based services and family day care services • Fencing and security
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