981 Search Results for Medication Errors
Perioperative pharmacology: pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics" denotes some key concerns for perioperative professionals to consider when administering medication for this particular specialty. The article begins with the Continue Reading...
, 1998, 1134). Altogether, the study was conducted for a period of twelve weeks. After completing six, more patients responded positively to the phenelzine therapy as opposed to CBGT and the other two included in the study (Heimberg et al., 1998, p. Continue Reading...
This 1996 Act was part of a Civil Rights concern that as information became more electronically disseminated, it would lead to misuse of that information (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Certainly, one of the benefits of electro Continue Reading...
Compliance Manager
THE COMPANY OVERSEER
Compliance Manager in the Healthcare Industry
Job Description
The Compliance Manager oversees compliance throughout the healthcare company as an objective and independent function (ACHE, 2012). He makes sur Continue Reading...
Err is Human
It is the opinion of this author as a health care professional that much of the errors in the system are due to health care cutbacks first mandated by HMOs and what will now happen under the new federal laws and guidelines. Of course, Continue Reading...
First of all only a scant few of these Veterans groups will acknowledge the "promise" of free health care; for the most part these groups will tout the benefits already promised by the Veterans Administration and assert that cuts in these benefits Continue Reading...
...Good patient care is illustrated by being caring and thoughtful. It is important to also use a correct nursing care plan, and safe nursing techniques. This includes not only infection control, hand-washing and correct skills, but up-to-date proced Continue Reading...
Health Care Strategic Management
The deliberative model in healthcare is expected to meet quite a few of the needs of the American public regarding the general area of healthcare. Of the many areas that may decide to look at this problem, an attempt Continue Reading...
The Prevalence and Treatment of Insomnia TodayEveryone experiences trouble sleeping from time to time. Indeed, the events from a busy day can easily intrude on sleep to the point where people fail to get enough rest each night and the ongoing global Continue Reading...
Policy of choice: Patient Safety
The provision of healthcare services is a complex responsibility that the professionals in healthcare risk management must never take lightly. Hospital regulations and accreditation standards make the safety requires Continue Reading...
diagnoses, pain is a common complaint among inpatients. In the U.S. alone, approximately 100 million patients experience chronic pain (Alaloul et al., 2015). Pain negatively affects numerous aspects of an individual's life, such as sleep, quality of Continue Reading...
Improving Local Health Care:
Quality health care is an important aspect in the modern health care system because of the necessity for quality and safety improvement measures. This concept is described as the extent in which health care services for Continue Reading...
Personalized medicine uses advanced and evolving understanding of genetics to make medical interventions safer and more effective. With genetic science, doctors are able to target medications and procedures for patients directly, creating an unpreced Continue Reading...
Pulse of Electronic Medical Records
Taking the Pulse
Dr. Cara is treating a patient for congestive heart failure in the hospital emergency room. The elderly female patient has made multiple trips to the ER the last four months after suffering ches Continue Reading...
When this kind of attitude is common, it means that medical errors will decline and the quality of care that is being provided will increase. (Brown, 1992, pp. 18 -- 23)
How will the effectiveness (success) of your plan be measured?
The best way t Continue Reading...
Empirical studies, MRI scans, and other medical interventions can be used to test some of these theories. However, the exact causes of schizophrenia are likely to remain unknown until the connections between social and biological factors can be isol Continue Reading...
Effects of TraumaPart 11. What observations have you made regarding ways in which oppression, discrimination, poverty, marginalization, and alienation impact clients in clinical social work contexts?Oppression, discrimination, poverty, marginalizatio Continue Reading...
Psychopharmacology Case Study
Possible etiologies
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
GAD or as it is known in full generalized anxiety disorder is a widespread anxiety complication that is characterized by worrying chronically, tension and nervou Continue Reading...
Psychopharmacology
Possible etiologies
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
GAD or as it is known in full generalized anxiety disorder is a widespread anxiety complication that is characterized by worrying chronically, tension and nervousness. This Continue Reading...
Ethical Analysis of Merck and Vioxx
How could Merck management have handled the research, development and marketing of Vioxx in a more ethically responsible fashion, if at all?
On September 30, 2004, Merck & Company declared the drawback associ Continue Reading...
While previous studies have indicated that parental use of prescription drugs facilitates addiction through availability, it would also be valuable to see if parental use of such drugs normalizes seeking pharmaceutical solution to problems on a psy Continue Reading...
Against Euthanasia
Death has always been shrouded in mystery, the constant litanies of myth, science, curiosity, magic, fear, and of course, religion. Just as myths have always wound down to the pragmatic, the real, and core accurate factual reporti Continue Reading...
EHR Pros and ConsEHR stands for Electronic Health Record. This is an electronic version of a patient's medical history, which is maintained by the healthcare provider over time. The record may include all the key administrative clinical data that is Continue Reading...
Assessment 3: Professional Accountability and Patient Safety
Defining the Issue: Violence from Patients towards Nurses:
In this discussion, I concern myself with ‘violence from patients towards nurses.’ It is important to note, from the Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Introduction
In any academic study, there are inevitably going to be limitations to the study that have to be taken into account when evaluating the results of the study. The authors are supposed to build these limitations into their conclusions, but Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics
The site used for this interview is a healthcare facility that offers a range of exposure to a nursing informatics investigation. The preceptor offered valuable insight into the role of the nurse informaticist at the site, and th Continue Reading...
Pharmacy School
What kind of work do I envision myself doing ten years from now?
I have a substantial plan that I intend to follow once I complete my education as a major in pharmaceutical chemistry. That is, I plan to complete the additional educ Continue Reading...
Quality of Life Among Tawau Hospital Sufering From
Knee Osteoarthritis With Physiotherapy
Qualitative study of How Quality of Life of Tawau Hospital Staff
Suffering from Knee Osteoarthritis have been improved at Physiotherapy Unit.
To investigate Continue Reading...
Group Addiction TX
Theory Selection
The Psychodynamic Model
The Behaviorists
The Cognitive Model
The Humanistic Model
Theory Analysis
Ethical and Cultural Considerations
Group Development
Personal Model
Psychology has a long tradition of i Continue Reading...
However, because they make billing more efficient, the majority of large urban practice groups and hospitals have already made the switch to electronic records, according to Michael R. Costa, attorney and associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Bost Continue Reading...
Health Administration
The purpose of this study is to show that there are many reasons why nurses leave their profession, but that financial reasons often rank very high on their list of concerns. Managed care issues and job dissatisfaction also pla Continue Reading...
Fault: An Alternative to the Current Tort-Based System in England and Wales
The United Kingdom
statistics regarding claims
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
OBSTACLES TO DUE PROCESS
THE CASE FOR REFORM
THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
THE RISING COST OF LI Continue Reading...
Are children overmedicated in regards to ADD and ADHD?
Introduction
According to a report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 10,000 children could be receiving psych stimulant medication, e.g., Methylphenidate referred to a Continue Reading...
Abstract
In this essay, we discuss CBD Oil. We discuss what CBD oil is, the benefits it has, the potential side effects from using it, the different types of CBD oil available, who can take it, and the best CBD oils. By the time you fini Continue Reading...
Business Strategy - CVS Pharmacy Strategy.
CVS Rebranding Strategy
CVS took out tobacco from its stores' shelves one month earlier than was planned originally. This move plus the alteration of the company's corporate name is targeted at helping the Continue Reading...
Consent Regarding Qsen Competencies14
The following paper describes patient safety as being one of the concerns of patient care. It also discusses the QSEN competency related to patient safety. Moreover, the paper describes the significance of pati Continue Reading...
Workplace Demands Influences Patient Safety
PICOT Question
PICOT Question: How can the implementation of accurate safety standards reduce errors that hamper patients' safety in healthcare facilities in the short and long run?
P -- Patients in hea Continue Reading...