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Safety Process: Six Rights and Three Checks The administration of medication is an integral component of the healthcare provision in the modern world (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). It is necessary for nurses to understand the fundamental ideals that seek to safeguard patient safety and ultimately ensure safe outcomes in relation to the administration of drugs (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). The observance of the Six Rights and Three Checks principles are an example of measures that are…

Girl, Interrupted is about an eighteen year old named Susanna Kaysen. She committed herself into a metal institute after she decided to take a bottle of aspirin and wash it down with a bottle of Vodka. During her 18 month stay in the mental institution she encounters Georgina, Lisa, Polly, and Daisy. The four friends each have their own psychological problems. Lisa the wildest of the group, tries to hold her back through negativity, but in the end Susanna overcomes her issues and is released.…

specifically in the prefrontal cortex (pFC), during short term infusions of CORT. These findings were further verified by prior research which showed that a blockade of dopamine receptors (predominately DR2) in the frontal cortex, by dopamine antagonist Haloperidol, resulted in the down regulation of DR2 receptor expression in the frontal cortex (Ossowska et al., 2001). Similarly, work by Rasheed (2010) also showed that long periods of induced restraint stress caused a decrease in overall…

The writer intends to reflect on and critically analyse the provision of palliative care within her clinical setting, a twenty-one bedded medical unit, with reference to one case study in particular, as well as on a more general level based on her experiences to date. The writer intends to discuss one case study in reference to the guiding principles of palliative care and the concept of a good death in relation to that individuals care and the setting in general. A high proportion of patients…

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder where people often have delusions, hallucinations and trouble thinking correctly. It is a brain disorder that affects a lot of people. People with schizophrenia believe that other people are reading their minds or control of their thoughts. This terrifies people with this disorder and can make them become withdrawn. People diagnosed with schizophrenia have issues keeping a job and taking care of themselves. They usually rely on others for help. You cannot…

Introduction and context Luke is a 19 year old man who was brought in to the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) in protective custody under an assessment order and an interment treatment order to an acute mental health facility with a diagnosis of drug induced psychosis and querying schizophrenia. Luke comes from a low socioeconomic background and is currently receiving youth allowance payments. Luke is a smoker with a history of illicit drug use and alcohol abuse. Luke has recently moved…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills. A person with autism may have repetitive behaviors, social challenges, and communication difficulties which last throughout a person’s lifetime. About one percent of the world’s population is living with autism, and about 3.5 million Americans are living with an ASD. There is no known single cause for autism, but most accept that autism is caused by abnormalities in…

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CIA I CASE STUDY: THE GENAIN QUADRUPLETS Sneha Ganguly- 1313249 Keerthana Ullas- 1313231 Hitha Maureen- 1313228 Sneha Elizabeth- 1313249 THE CASE STUDY The Genain quadruplets (born in 1930) are a set of identical quadruplet sisters. All four of them developed schizophrenia, suggesting a major genetic factor to the cause of the disease. The pseudonym Genain, used to protect the identity of the family, comes from the Greek, meaning dire birth. The sisters were given the…

Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is an illness which affects the normal functioning on the brain. This essay is aiming to outline the treatment of this mental illness and how it has changed over time. Roughly 51 million people worldwide are burdened with this condition. It interferes with a person’s ability to think, feel and act in many ways such as struggling to think realistically. This means people with the psychotic illness will experience disordered thinking. The thoughts one has everyday…

N-methyl-D-Aspartic acid receptor antagonists such as amantadine and memantine are also prescribed by physicians to treat chorea. Another common way physicians try to treat chorea is with the use of antipsychotic agents (Videnovic, 2013). Medications such as haloperidol, clozapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, and olanzapine are examples of antipsychotics that are often used to treat chorea (Videnovic, 2013). Some of these medications have also proved to be effective in treating psychosis in…