Kayleigh Jones 04/07/2015 Unit 36 ASM 34 Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects 1. Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. * The medicine Act, * COSHH Regulations, * Health and Safety at work Act, * The misuse of drugs Act, * The misuse of drug (safe custody) Regulations, * Health and Social care Act, * Essential standards Date Protection Act, * Hazardous Waste Regulations. The medication policy handbook that covers assessment of individual’s needs, administrating storage, recording and disposal of medication.
Why would this drug be used? Morphine is used to treat moderate to severe pain. It comes in different forms, such as short-acting liquids or tablets, and long-acting (sustained-release) tablets or capsules. Short and long-acting pain medicines are often used together for severe chronic cancer pain. A long-acting pain medicine is given at regular times to provide continuous pain relief, and a quick, short-acting medicine is given when pain "breaks through" the longer-acting medicine.
The narcotic agonist act at specific opioid receptor sites in the CNS to produce analgesia, sedation, and a sense of well-being. They also are used as antitussives and as adjuncts to general anesthesia to produce rapid analgesia, sedation, and respiratory depression. Indications for narcotic agonists include relief of severe acute or chronic pain, preoperative medication, analgesia during anesthesia, and specific individual indications, depending on the receptor affinity (p. 409). Narcotic agonists are contraindicated in the following conditions: presence of known allergy to any narcotic agonist to avoid hypersensitivity reactions; diarrhea caused by toxic poisons because depression of GI activity could lead to increased absorption and toxicity; and after biliary surgery or surgical anastomoses because of the adverse effects associated with slowed GI activity
4. Ceftriaxone is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, and infections of the lungs, ears, skin, urinary tract, blood, bones, joints and abdomen. 5. CMV: cytomegalovirus is related to the viruses that cause chickenpox and infectious mononucleosis (mono). 6.
There are four main types of analgesia, which are also known as pain killers. They are nonopioids referring to aspirin and related to nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs. The most common of the NSAIDs are ibuprofen and naproxen. Opioids consist of morphine and codeine. And antiepileptic agents have gabapentin in topirmate and antidepressants have amitripiline and duloxetine.
There are many different legislations that governs the use of medication in social care settings, one of these include The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. From 2011 it defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare of the United Kingdom. Another includes The Medication Act 1968, it governs the medicines for human use and veterinary use, which includes the manufacture of and supply of medicines. The act defines three categories of medicines, prescription only medicines (POM) Pharmacy medicines (P) and the general sales list (GSL). Another is The Misuse of Drug Act 1971.
Common symptoms include chest pain, shaking chills, fever, dry cough, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing and rapid heart rate. Symptoms that may indicate a medical emergency are bluish skin tone, labored breathing, high fever and confusion. Management and treatment of pneumonia involves a course of antibiotics. This patient is allergic to clindamycin and vancomycin, so he is being treated with tazobactam/piperacillin. The patient is also receiving multiple courses of respiratory treatment, including vest therapy, cough assistance and nebulizer treatments.
Which (s) condition is the drug Ceftriaxone used to treat? is used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections, including severe or life-threatening forms 5. What does the abbreviation CMV mean? cytomegalovirus 6. Which (s) condition is the drug Colace used to treat?
(Catherine Harrison, PhD, January 10, 2008) B. Drugs that remedy or lessen effects Antipsychotic and atypical antipsychotic drugs are used to treat this disorder such as: Risperidone and Clozapine among others. C. How these drugs help These medications cannot “cure” the illness, but they can take away many of the symptoms or make them milder. In some cases, they can shorten the course of an episode of the illness as well. These medications affect neurotransmitters that allow communication between nerve cells.
But some people develop side effects which can sometimes be serious. Some of the side effects that could occur are:- - Nausea - Rashes - Headache - Depression - Dizziness Types of Medication Tablet form :The active ingredient is combined with another substance and pressed into a round or oval solid shape. There are different types of tablet such as soluble and dispersible. These tablets can be safely dissolved in water to be taken. Then there are also other types of medicines which come as creams and ointments that apply to the skin.