How to Read a Prescription Label Teaching Project As a nurse teaching is a part of everyday life. Learning to teach properly is essential. Clients, residents and patients alike all learn and receive information a little differently. Having skills and ways of covering these different ways of learning can decrease risks for more serious problems later. The overall outcome for the presentation and paper are the middle and late adults having the ability to correctly understand, use and benefit from…
women are okay with taking over the counter or prescription drugs because it is the easiest thing to do, others are looking for a trending and natural way to reduce their symptoms and feel confident and sexy while doing it. Although, this topic is uncomfortable it is important to know that a variety of options are available to be discussed during doctor visits. According to research, women are looking for ways to lessen the dependency on prescription medication to help ease hot flashes, vaginal…
father’s ways of raising his own family. Matthew works full time as a police officer. He and his wife, who is addicted to prescription drugs, are going through a divorce and custody battle. Matthew has been mandated to have therapy sessions for the stress of his job, divorce, and custody battle. Matthew states that his “kids are upset that their mother has been arrested for drugs again.” Kiara is a 34 year old black woman. She comes…
receiving a prescription medicine the information pamphlet can be intimidating and trying to remember what your doctor told you about medications can be stressful. In this particular paper I will be interviewing my mom, Michelle, about her medications to treat her Multiple Sclerosis. I will cover what she thinks they are for and how she was told to use them, areas of medication education that were overlooked, and whether or not I believe Michelle has a good understanding of what her…
medication 1. Explain how to record use of medication and any changes in an individual associated with it. The National minimum Standards for domiciliary care require that records are kept for the following activities: * Collection of prescriptions from the GP surgery * Collection of dispensed medicines from a chemist or dispensing GP * Observation of the person taking the medication and any assistance given, including dosage and time of medication. Medication is recorded on: …
As an employee at a small healthcare start-up, I have become intimately familiar with the socio-technical system surrounding the tele-health mobile application that we have created, Bond Intelligent Care (henceforth referred to as Bond). Software / Hardware Bond is merely the software component of the socio-technical system, requiring hardware such as iPhones and personal computers to be utilized. Since Bond requires a data connection, it also necessitates routers or data towers to operate.…
medications, such as drowsiness can impact the ability to focus and drive safely. Whenever a new medication is prescribed or the dosage of a current medication is changed, it is important to educate the individual about the drug and have him/her avoid driving until the effects of the drug are known. Older adults are particularly vulnerable during medication changes because they may already have delayed reaction time or cognitive processing speed and the combination of existing physical or…
Active Euthanasia Active euthanasia: The active acceleration of a "good" death by use of medications, whether by oneself or with the aid of a doctor ("Definition of active," 2013). Active euthanasia has been a controversial topic for decades. Both the pro side and the con side of the topic have valid moral and ethical points. I am a very firm believer that everyone has the right to their own body and I 100% support the right to privacy. However, I find myself to be torn between the ideas that…
deceased had a primary care physician. However, Louis advised me that the deceased had not been to the doctor since 1999 because of her "fear of needles." Louise stated that the deceased had no known medical conditions, nor did the deceased take any prescription medications. The deceased only took over-the-counter vitamins. At approximately 13:46 hrs Rescue 40 Paramedic James Lavine pronounced Kusner as deceased. Reference Pasco County F.D. control #004259. Shortly after, Detective Russo…
We perceive and comprehend our overall health differently. Jim and Larry mutually believe their general state of health is good, but differ in their approach to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Both men sell cars for the same car dealership, share the same birthday of January 4th but are three years apart in age. Jim L. is a seventy-three year old man who has lived in Omaha, Nebraska his whole life. He has been married for fifty-three years, is the father of two children and grandfather of…