EXERCISE 2 My involvement in the drug error is as follows. I was working on the night shift as the only qualified nurse with 2 nursing assistants. The late shift decided to administer the 10pm medications as a way of helping me. This however was key in me making the error that I did. If I had been left to do the 10pm medications by myself‚ this error would not have occurred. Patient PF was given her medication by the late staff‚ however she had spat them out. On going to give her these
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With reference to research discuss two errors in attributions. (22 marks) The Attribution Theory is a concept of social psychology that makes reference to how individuals feel the need to provide ‘cause to the events around us’. Fritz Heider first proposed the theory ‘The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations (1958)‚ which was later developed by others such as Harold Kelley and Bernard Weiner. The developed definition of this theory refers to the role of our minds in relation to our social behaviour
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Unlike Incident Management metrics like "percentage solved within target time"‚ Problem Management metrics are typically not included explicitly in Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Setting up a Known Error Database (KEDB) is another key activity. A Known Error is a Problem that has a documented root cause and workaround or solution. The KEDB maintains information about problems (i.e.‚ isolation and resolution procedures) and the appropriate workarounds‚ scripts‚ references to
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The Portrayal of Women in The Comedy of Errors Through the centuries‚ women have tried to be equal to men. From their position in the place of work to voting rights‚ women have struggled to gain equal rights. In Shakespeare’s play The Comedy of Errors‚ women are very present. Shakespeare presents two important women: Adriana and Luciana. They are each portrayed differently. Adriana represents the feminist point of view and Luciana‚ the anti-feminist. To begin‚ Adriana is the most present female
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1. Explain what counselling is and some of the common errors made by counsellors. What are the ingredients of non-verbal attending in counselling? People seek help from counsellors for a vast number of reasons‚ which may be because‚ they are unhappy‚ in distress‚ need to make a decision‚ cannot cope‚ feel life upsets them‚ have experienced a bereavement‚ undergoing a divorce‚ cannot manage their life and they may be frightened. Counselling includes direct work with clients
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article “Learning by Degrees” focuses on the statistical logic behind finding a career‚ and the advice of economists to skip college. This article discusses the advantage education provides for college students by expanding and exposing their minds. Mead also references the argument over the education in high school‚ which prepares all students for college‚ instead of the work force. Reading this article‚ as a college student myself‚ I began to think what benefits higher education brings. Although
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Medication Errors: A Literature Review your name here Pharmacology 2 teachers name here September 17 2008 The American Society of Hospital Pharmacists define a medication error as “episodes of drug misadventure that should be preventable through effective systems controls involving pharmacists‚ physicians and other prescribers‚ nurses‚ risk management personnel‚ legal counsel‚ administrators‚ patients and others in the organizational setting‚ as well as regulatory agencies and the
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“Atwood presents us with heroines who suffer victimization but who are not finally defeated” How far do you agree with this view of Atwood’s presentation of Elaine thus far in the novel? Margaret Atwood’s novel Cat’s Eye explores the life of the female protagonist Elaine‚ and her struggle to move on from her difficult and disturbing past. As a heroine who suffers victimization‚ to say Elaine was not effected harshly by these circumstances would be untrue. The victimisation and bullying Elaine received
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Errors of overregularization is a common error that Marcus (1996) proposes to stem from the existence of mental rules denoted by the acquisition of a rule‚ the lexicon store through memory of past tense forms and the an irregularity always is superior to the acquired rule. The paper states four types of evidence where overregularization may not be explained by the draw towards regular stem-past pairs. In analyzing this piece of literature‚ we have to be aware of the limitations of this paper. The
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“Human error versus human capability: Which way should the pendulum swing?” Human factors can be defined as “the technology concerned to optimize the relationship between people and their activities by the systematic application of the human sciences‚ integrated within the framework of system engineering” (Edwards‚ 1988‚ p. 9). Human factors have evolved over the years since the birth of tools many millennia ago (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). The modern evolution of human factors happened in
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