The Nurse's Role in Medication Safety

The Nurse's Role in Medication Safety
Author: Laura Cima
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1599406187

Written especially for nurses in all disciplines and health care settings, this second edition of The Nurses's Role in Medication Safety focuses on the hands-on role nurses play in the delivery of care and their unique opportunity and responsibility to identify potential medication safety issues. Reflecting the contributions of several dozen nurses who provided new and updated content, this book includes strategies, examples, and advice on how to: * Develop effective medication reconciliation processes * Identify and address causes of medication errors * Encourage the reporting of medication errors in a safe and just culture * Apply human factors solutions to medication management issues and the implementation of programs to reduce medication errors * Use technology (such as smart pumps and computerized provider order entry) to improve medication safety * Recognize the special issues of medication safety in disciplines such as obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, and oncology and within program settings beyond large urban hospitals, including long term care, behavioral health care, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care and office-based surgery

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2019-06-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309486483

The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). More than 2 million people in the United States are estimated to have OUD, which is caused by prolonged use of prescription opioids, heroin, or other illicit opioids. OUD is a life-threatening condition associated with a 20-fold greater risk of early death due to overdose, infectious diseases, trauma, and suicide. Mortality related to OUD continues to escalate as this public health crisis gathers momentum across the country, with opioid overdoses killing more than 47,000 people in 2017 in the United States. Efforts to date have made no real headway in stemming this crisis, in large part because tools that already existâ€"like evidence-based medicationsâ€"are not being deployed to maximum impact. To support the dissemination of accurate patient-focused information about treatments for addiction, and to help provide scientific solutions to the current opioid crisis, this report studies the evidence base on medication assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD. It examines available evidence on the range of parameters and circumstances in which MAT can be effectively delivered and identifies additional research needed.

Daily Medication Journal

Daily Medication Journal
Author: Health Notebooks Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781686523502

With the Daily Medication Journal you can easily keep track of your medications all in one notebook. You can use the journal to record each medication and the time you take it. The journal includes a section where you can write down how you feel, describe your symptoms or reactions, or something you might want to tell your doctor. This handy journal is great for caretakers, nurses, or anyone needing to know how they are feeling when taking new medications.

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Author: David Riaño
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2019-06-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 303021642X

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2019, held in Poznan, Poland, in June 2019. The 22 revised full and 31 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 134 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: deep learning; simulation; knowledge representation; probabilistic models; behavior monitoring; clustering, natural language processing, and decision support; feature selection; image processing; general machine learning; and unsupervised learning.

Medication Log Book

Medication Log Book
Author: Ally Bill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2021-01-31
Genre:
ISBN:

This Medication Log Book is the perfect tool to record and track your daily medicine. It is handy, and it helps you not miss your dose of medication for a healthy and great life. This Medication Log Book contains: Size 6 x 9 inches 120 pages Personal information (name, date of birth, blood type, weight, height, address, email, phone number, medical condition, important notes) Emergency Contacts My doctor and other Medical contacts Other important information Complex area to write the name of the medication, dose, the reason, time of day, before, being, or after a meal and a section for notes. Area for Check-in (How I feel? Side Effects) Paper: White Printed on high-quality Representative design

Daily Medication Journal

Daily Medication Journal
Author: Health Notebooks Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781686507366

With the Daily Medication Journal you can easily keep track of your medications all in one notebook. You can use the journal to record each medication and the time you take it. The journal includes a section where you can write down how you feel, describe your symptoms or reactions, or something you might want to tell your doctor. This handy journal is great for caretakers, nurses, or anyone needing to know how they are feeling when taking new medications.

Medication Log

Medication Log
Author: Graceland Journals
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2019-03-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781091030053

Keep record of your daily medical activities with our All-in-One Medication Tracker. Keepsake notebook for all essential medications and medical appointments. Product Details: High Quality Professional Trade Tough Glossy Paperback Binding. (6" x 9") 15.24cm x 22.86cm Book Size Sections Includes: Medicine Name, Start date, End date, Frequency, Dosage, and Doctor's Appointment Diary. Thick white acid free white paper of 110 pages to reduce ink bleed-through. Great journal gift to family, friends, extended families, colleagues and many more. Extra notes pages for quick notes and recording of other important information. For related products like health and safety reports, blood sugar glucose logs, daily planners, mileage and reimbursement records and daily record journals, kindly take a look out our amazon author page; Graceland Journals Health is Wealth! Live a healthy life.

Medication Management in Older Adults

Medication Management in Older Adults
Author: Susan Koch
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2010-08-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 160327457X

Medication use is the predominant form of health intervention in our society. And as we age, the likelihood of medication use increases dramatically, with more than 80 percent of those over age 65 using one or more medications. Along with that, the potential for medication errors also increases. Indeed adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are a significant problem in older adults. Written in a practical format by contributors from Australia and the United States, Medication Management in Older Adults: A Concise Guide for Clinicians presents the available evidence on research interventions designed to reduce the incidence of medication errors in older adults, with a focus on acute, subacute, and residential (long-term) care settings. Because medication errors can occur at all stages in the medication process, from prescription by physicians to delivery of medication to the patient by nurses, and in any site in the health system, it is essential that interventions be targeted at all aspects of medication delivery. Chapters cover the principles of medical ethics in relation to medication management; common medication errors in the acute care sector; medication management in long-term care settings; nutrition and medications; the outcomes of a systematic review; dose form alterations; Electronic Health Records (EHR), Computerized Order Entry (COE), Beers criteria; and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. For those clinicians especially concerned with providing the best possible outcomes for their older adult patients, Medication Management in Older Adults: A Concise Guide for Clinicians is an invaluable resource and a significant contribution to the burgeoning literature on medication errors.

Daily Medication Journal

Daily Medication Journal
Author: Health Journal Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781686539596

With the Daily Medication Journal you can easily keep track of your medications all in one notebook. You can use the journal to record each medication and the time you take it. The journal includes a section where you can write down how you feel, describe your symptoms or reactions, or something you might want to tell your doctor. This handy journal is great for caretakers, nurses, or anyone needing to know how they are feeling when taking new medications.