There are other mistakes made with dosages. This mainly occurs when the nurse transcribes the doctor’s orders to the MAR. Some medicines are prescribed in milligrams, but the medicine actually comes in micrograms or vice versa. These dosages are not the same, milligrams are larger than micrograms, and this could be disastrous, causing the nurse to overdose the patient, or not give enough to the patient. Following simple procedures while handing out medication the nurse can actually save someone’s life.
Compliance plans are used to find, correct, and prevent fraud and abuse in medical care facilities. Compliance plans correlate to different medical records by helping prevent mistreatment of a patient’s sensitive personal information. Compliance plans also help prevent fraud and abuse by a medical care facility’s staff. It is important for every member of the medical staff to properly follow the facility’s compliance plan to prevent civil or criminal litigation. If a facility fails to comply with the compliance plan they could face lawsuits from patient’s or fines from government agencies.
Also incorrect medical coding linkage could lead to incorrect medical diagnoses being put into the patients’ medical record and could potentially cause the patient to be uninsurable should they lose their health insurance coverage and need to find a new insurance company. Some diagnosis could possibly be the reason for a person being denied insurance coverage with some
With this being the case, antipsychotic medications often have side effects that need to be monitored regularly by the health professionals (Young et al, 2011). Compliance is often a challenge with patients either because of the unmanageable side effects they experience or through limited insight. It is a role of the health professionals involved in the care to closely monitor this behaviour, as the effectiveness of the treatment may be affected (Young et al, 2011). Keller, Drexler &Lichtenberg (2009) discuss the benefits of treating paranoid schizophrenia with atypical antipsychotic medication clozapine and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). However both forms of treatment are linked with harsh side effects.
I don’t necessarily know what the laws should state, but its something that needs looked into badly. Prescription drugs are becoming more of a street drug than thought about. This paper contains information and facts on why I know prescription drugs are being abused and why I think stricter procedures should be taken with usage of prescription drugs. There is also an argument about prescription drugs being too hard to get, which you will read about later in the paper. Prescription drugs that are most commonly abused, classified as Opioids, are OxyContin, Vicodin, and Demerol, which are used to treat pain or relieve coughs or diarrhea.
Many legislations and policies and procedures cover the legal management of medication, individuals handling the medication are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation, but then they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines before delivering them to a service user. Training to the staff member handling the medication should be completed and attended at all times and the training needs to be up to date to prevent any danger towards the service user. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * Mental Capacity Act (2005) * The Data Protection Act 1998 * The Access to health records Act (1990) 2. Know about common types of medication and their use. 2.1 Describe common types of medication including their effects and potential side effects.
1. COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY DERRICA WRIGHT HCIS/255C Computerized physician order entry is a process of electronic entry of medical practitioner instructions for the treatment of patients (particularly hospitalized patients) under his or her care. These orders are communicated over a computer network to the medical staff or to the department’s pharmacy, laboratory, or radiology responsible for fulfilling the order. CPOE decreases delay in order completion, reduces errors related to handwriting or transcription, allows order entry at the point of care or off-site, provides error-checking for duplicate or incorrect doses or tests, and simplifies inventory and posting of charges. CPOE is a form of patient management software.
Many people with psoriasis tend to persist with a poor self-image, always thinking negative thoughts about themselves and feeling they “deserve it”. Since there is no known cure for psoriasis, the treatment of many doctors emphasises the only controlling of the psoriatic symptoms. The most commonly used therapies are topical, i.e. ointments and lotions applied directly to affected areas and also exposure to ultraviolet light, which is also beneficial. For those with moderate to severe psoriasis, prescription drugs can be used, variously to slow skin cell division, suppress the immune system, and calm inflammation, and these require blood tests and blood pressure monitoring.
Safe Medication Administration Common causes of Medication Error’s Nurses are routinely asked to calculate dosage information and provide data entry services for medications and intravenous infusions. Assuming the physician's order and patient information are correct, there are three general possibilities for mistakes when administering IV medications via a pump: dosage miscalculation; transcription data entry error; and titration of the wrong medication. • Miscalculation Error: A miscalculation error can occur for any number of reasons, including the use of inaccurate parameters such as dose, weight, height, drug units, or solution volume. A misplaced decimal or missing number in this complex calculation can result in a calculation error
Although most of these pills were prescribed for a medical purpose, many ended up in the hands of people who misused or abused them. First and foremost, prescribers and physicians should be subject to mandatory education and training on proper prescription practices and on the nature of addiction. For an example, methadone and oxycodone are very different drugs, yet they are often prescribed interchangeably, leading to unintentional overdose. The Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) should also be used. These are state-run electronic databases used to track the prescribing and dispensing of controlled prescription drugs to patients.