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Noncompliance with Medication checking and administration protocol The administration of medications as a nurse is one of many skills a professional nurse, recent graduate nurse, and even a nursing student should take seriously and be proficient in practicing. Medication errors are common in many of the healthcare settings around the world, the causes may be different in each facility, with deviation from the protocol being one cause (Gill, F., Corkish, V., Roberston, J., Samson, J., & Stewart,…

stomach feels full and bloated and eating, or even drinking, causes severe pain. When everything piles up like this it’s hard to cope. I found myself breaking down and sobbing on an all too regular basis. I’m already taking slow release Tramadol, Paracetamol and Codeine for my pain. I also have Gabapentin for nerve pain and other issues. Please note, it is not generally advisable to take Tramadol and Codeine together. I have special permission from the pain clinic and have been given clear…

researchers from the University of Bern, in Switzerland, has just proved it. The researchers gathered data from 74 randomized trials involving 58,500 patients. And what they discovered was that acetaminophen — marketed as Tylenol in America and Paracetamol in Europe, Australia and elsewhere — has no impact at all on osteoarthritis pain, no matter what the dosage. Arthritis Treatments Can Have Side Effects Tylenol also puts arthritis sufferers at risk of serious side…

about them being sexually active. Or they could not feel comfortable for anybody knowing. Some of the teenagers can get the pill, there is an age restriction. If you have headaches or cramps after taking the pill, you can use another pill called paracetamol. Also, aspirin or other medications that are alike. If feeling sick from the pill it is good to drink milk and eating snacks. Taking the pill with food can cause stomachaches. Taking medication an hour before medication can make you feel…

Delayed/arrested development- this is when an abnormal physical condition is resulted from a defective gene or from developmental deficiencies, which is why learning disabilities are difficult to diagnose and sometimes it is not clear as to why it happened, however the child’s abilities and needs can be assessed to make sure they get help and support. The diagnosis for this is, sometimes learning disabilities are discovered at birth and others are diagnosed much later, when a child is diagnosed…

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The NHS: A System in Crisis? Can you imagine a Britain without its National Health Service of which we used to be so rightly proud? When it was inaugurated on July 5th 1948 by Aneurin Bevan , Minister of Health, there was great rejoicing and the demand was inconceivable because its main principle was to meet the needs of the entire population. Can we honestly say that it still achieves these goals? Although I agree that the NHS has laudable aims, it is surely obvious that so many years later…

Introduction Propofol is a short-acting intravenous anesthetic drug with an excellent recovery profile having pharmacokinetic characteristics particularly suitable for continuous infusion [1,2]. Although propofol is commonly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in obese patients, little is known about its tolerated and effective dose in such patients [3]. Obese individuals have larger lean body and fat masses compared to non-obese of the same age, gender, and height. The altered…

The most likely cause of Connie’s respiratory alkalosis revealed in her VBG results is that when a patient is hyperventilating i.e. asthma exacerbation which causes an increase in respiratory rate, which results in the blowing off of more carbon dioxide (Larkin & Zimmanck, 2015). This is revealed in Connie’s low reading of 38mmHg for her PvC02, and as CO2 decreases so does the H+ ions in the blood which results in the alkalosis (Larkin & Zimmanck, 2015). The nurse should encourage Connie to…

Patient Referral Mrs. Glenys Patterson had been referred to an Exercise Physiologist for 4 sessions in her Chronic Disease Management Plan. Mrs. G. Patterson’s GP referrals goals are to reduce BMI to 25 or less, participate in 150min aerobic exercise per week, reduce blood pressure and progression of Osteoarthritis (OA), improve self- esteem and reduce cardiovascular risk factors. Medical Health Conditions Mrs. G. Patterson’s referral indicated diagnoses history of severe morbid obesity BMI…