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The new law lets nurses and staff administer the lifesaving medication to students, parents and even school campus visitors.
Ex. A heart medication to treat an infection. [7] Dose too low. This could occur when a patient is given medication that is not strong enough to get beneficial or therapeutic effects. [7] Dose too high. This could occur when a patient is given medication that is too strong and is causing detrimental effects or is simply not necessary. [7]
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is an American 501(c)(3) organization focusing on the prevention of medication errors and promoting safe medication practices. [1] It is affiliated with ECRI .
Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [45] [52] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [53] [54] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006.
The Food and Drug Administration recently cautioned consumers against using 27 different kinds of eyedrops — its third eyedrop-related warning this year — leading Americans to question whether ...
The LA Unified School District isn't alone. Hartford, Connecticut schools started carrying naloxone after a seventh-grader died in January. U.S. Schools Will Now Carry Overdose Medication
A zero-tolerance policy in schools is a policy of strict enforcement of school rules against behaviors or the possession of items deemed undesirable. In schools, common zero-tolerance policies concern physical altercations, as well as the possession or use of illicit drugs or weapons. Students, and sometimes staff, parents, and other visitors ...
Chemistry, not moral failing, accounts for the brain’s unwinding. In the laboratories that study drug addiction, researchers have found that the brain becomes conditioned by the repeated dopamine rush caused by heroin. “The brain is not designed to handle it,” said Dr. Ruben Baler, a scientist with the National Institute on Drug Abuse.