of the crimes could’ve been avoided if the healthcare system was tweaked to better care for the mentally ill. “If only there had been long-term intervention and medication‚ Kip Kinkel might be out of jail‚ off the taxpayers’ tab and perhaps leading a productive life. If only Sam Manzie had been treated aggressively earlier‚ new psychotropic drugs might have slowed or stilled his downward slide. And if only those things had happened‚ Faith Kinkel‚ William Kinkel‚ Mikael Nickolauson‚ Ben Walker‚ and
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Bill S.2125 an Act Relative to Prescription Drug Diversion‚ Abuse‚ and Addiction http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/Senate/S2125 Level: State Originally on 11/17/11 Senator Richard Moore presented bill S2072 to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. On 1/30/12 changed to bill S2122. And Senator Steven Brewer sent to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. On 1/31/12 as bill S2115 it was sent to the Senate Committee of Ethics and Rules. This was sent to the House Ways and Means Committee and combined
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Discussion Question 1 due Tuesday‚ April 16‚ 2013 No single definition of psychological abnormality has been completely accepted by the psychological community. Many of the definitions include common features‚ known as "the four Ds." What are the four Ds? Briefly describe each one. How can culture determine what is considered abnormal? Cite specific examples. The four D’s * Deviance- One that differs from a norm‚ especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social
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DRUG NAME |DOSAGE |CLASSIFICATION |Mechanism of action |INDICATION |CONTRAINDICATION |Nursing Implication | |Brand name : Hemostan Fibrinon‚ Cyklokapron‚ Lysteda‚ Transamin Generic name: Tranexamic acid |500 mg. /tab ID 8x a times a day. | Anti-fibrinolytic‚ antihemorrhagic | Tranexamic acid is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine. It exerts its antifibrinolytic effect through the reversible
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Patient safety is one of the nation’s most imperative health care issues. A 1999 article by the Institute of Medicine estimates that 44‚000 to 98‚000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lack of in patient safety regulations. Inhibiting falls among patients and residents in acute and long term care healthcare settings requires a multifaceted method‚ and the recognition‚ evaluation and prevention of patient or resident falls are significant challenges for all who seek to provide
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chemicals in the brain such as‚ Serotonin‚ Norepinephrine and Dopamine become imbalanced. A biologist would treat this by giving prescription drugs however the drugs will not cure the depression they can only balance out the hormones. Psychotropic medications are used to change the
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Primary diagnosis: Schizophrenic‚ paranoid and other functional psychotic disorders. Secondary diagnosis: None established. The claimant was a 47-year-old woman. Alleged disability: schizoaffective-bipolar‚ joint and back problems that cause severe pain‚ congestive heart failure (CHF) and renal failure in 2007. She reported that she spent four hours daily at an adult day care center. She used a roller walker when she felt weak‚ secondary to (CHF) and renal failure (2007). She had difficulty
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incompetent for trial‚ medical care will be ordered. This medical care is not given to cure him‚ but only to get him to a competent state where he is fit to stand for trial. A controversial issue that arises is if a person who is being treated by psychotropic drugs can be given a fair trial since they can change a person’s appearance and
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Bishop Thomas Olmsted stripped all Catholic affiliation from St. Joseph’s Hospital due to an abortion performed at the hospital in November of 2009. The abortion was performed 11 weeks into the pregnancy because doctors believed that if the pregnancy were to continue‚ the mother would die. Bishop Olmsted said that he made his decision based on his interpretation of a directive by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that prohibited the “direct” taking of a human life by an abortion. He said the
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was published in the early 1960s‚ during the Civil Rights Movement and during a controversial movement towards deinstitutionalization. There were concerns with the rights of institutionalized patients which brought up issues of free expression and conformity‚ the premises of the book revolved greatly around these issues. In addition‚ the approach to how psychology and psychology were being viewed were beginning to change. Furthermore‚ the book reflects the aftermath
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