Medication Noncompliance

During the med check by the other pharmacy student, the patient informed us that he hasn’t been compliant with a couple of his medications which got me concerned. It made me think why he has stopped taking these medications and how this would impact him while on his health condition. Thinking back to my prior learning on medication noncompliance, patients who don’t take their medications

Counselor met with Pt. for an individual session. Counselor and Pt. discussed her progress in treatment and description of her medication compliance. Pt. reported wanting a higher dosage of methadone to side effects (cold). Pt. mentioned that she would like to switch to Vivitrol medication because she is going to move with her mother house in Lewes, DE and she cant come to the clinic everyday. Pt. requested, discussed and completed an AMS Modality Switch form. Counselor encouraged Pt. to talk about her current triggers and possible solutions she can plan ahead of time. Pt. stated, "I have no triggers." Counselor elicited the client’s perceptions on her several positive urine analysis. Pt. indicated that she use crack cocaine when she is depressed.

The reporting party (RP) stated she was recently terminated due to leaving residents alone in the facility and discussing missing narcotic medications. The RP stated on at least two occasion residents' medication became missing. According to the RP a female resident (name unknown) who passed away shortly before Thanksgiving was missing her "Norco." Additional a resident named Richard was missing his evening dose of "Lorazepam." Subsequently the RP discussed the missing medications with the Nurse and Executive Director; however, the missing medications were not reported to CCL. The RP stated that the medication staff are not properly trained in assisting residents with their medications. According to the RP many prescription medications have

I have chosen the research topic of medication non-compliance, specifically regarding high blood pressure medication. I see patients very often at my job who do not take their medication because they say they feel fine or they forgot. I do teach my patients that they need to take their medication every day and suggest to take it at the same time as something they already do daily such as eating breakfast but my words seem to fall on deaf ears. Some patients don’t like the way the medication makes them feel so they just stop taking it instead of going back to their doctor. I believe that more visual aids in teaching such as videos that show what is happening inside your body when your pressure is high in addition to meeting stroke patients

More precisely, UPMC Mercy Hospital Detoxification Program defines patients’ readiness for change as a complicated process that must be increased if recovery is the objective. This program’s regulations, literature, and protocols attribute readiness for change to demeanors such as proactivity (demonstrated by high motivation and involvement in treatment) and passivity which is exemplified by patients ' lack of motivation to complete treatment or a tendency to terminate treatment against medical advice (AMA). However, UPMC Mercy Hospital’s documentation correlates medical non-compliance to lack of motivation or readiness to change. Adherence and non-adherence are behaviors, and adherence to medication regimens requires behavioral change. Readiness to change is a key factor in successful behavioral change and has been shown to promote adherence to chronic and extensive term therapy or behavioral treatment (World Health Organization, 2003). UPMC Mercy Hospital detoxification unit supports that notion that patients who are non-compliant with follow-up producers or inpatient detoxification medication lessens the quality of healthcare and, in some cases, can lead to dangerous consequences such as addiction relapse. UPMC Mercy Hospital Addiction Program struggled to determine the myriad factors that contribute to non-compliance occurrence or the reduction of patients’ motivation for

Many patients are finding it more difficult to afford their prescription medications. Comparing health care expenditures in the United States, prescription drug costs rank third compared to hospital expenses and physician services (Omojasola, Hernandez, Sansgiry, & Jones, 2012, p. 479). The rising cost of prescription drugs is concerning to many patients. “The high out-of-pocket prescription drug cost is associated with medication non-adherence and adverse health outcomes” Omojasola, et al., 2012, p. 480).

I feel that when discussing a person’s compliance or adherence to a healthcare plan it can seem very black and white. In order to gain a better perspective on what I mean I am going to define each key term. Compliance is identified as someone who is obedient and accepting of their healthcare treatment plan, whereas adherence is referred to as showing commitment and support of a plan of care (Richards, 2014, p. 219). My patient has struggled with compliance to her health regime. I do not think this is because she chooses to be noncompliant. Instead, I attribute it to the Biomedical theory, which identified several factors including, “demographics, severity of the disease, and complexity of the treatment” (Richards, 2014, p.219) to her compliance

Nurses are responsible for multiple patients on any given day making medication errors a potential problem in the nursing field. Medication administration not only encompasses passing medication to the patients yet begins with the physician prescribing the medication, pharmacy filling the correct prescription and ending with the nurse administering and monitoring the patient for any adverse effect from the medication. According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP), ‘A medication error refers to any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional,

There are many factors that contribute to medication errors resulting in consequences to both patient and nurse. Factors that can contribute to errors include illegible handwritten drug orders, confusing drug names, and the use of nonstandard or unclear abbreviations (Neal, 2006). For the patient, the effect of drug errors can range from no side effects to death. For the nurse who commits a medication error the consequences can range from additional training and supervision to lawsuits and revocation of licensure. Medication errors can occur at any stage in the process of delivering medications to patients, from the originating prescriber to the pharmacy, but the majority of medication errors occur during administration.

In this paper, an analysis will be made about the innovative leader Vineet Nayar, a former CEO of HCLT. This paper examines and describes his leadership techniques within his organizations. In this paper, I will analyze the global trends that influenced the need for Nayar to create a more innovative organization. Also, this paper will introduce the five discovery skills and assess Nayar’s use of them as an innovative leader within his organization. Lastly, I will make recommendations for improvement on use of the discovery skills.

The provision of written medication information given to the patient helps significantly in cases of medication non compliance (McGraw & Drennan 2004). This is because it aids in memory retention and presents patients with access to a reliable source of concise medication information, particularly if the patient needs to be reminded of certain aspects (Gorgos 2006). These written medication information sheets need to be provided in the patients primary, dominant language because it reduces the difficulty and limits barriers to patient understanding (Gorgos 2006).This is important because this intervention aims to increase a patient’s understanding of their medications, and when a patient feels more competent with the use of their medications, reduced

“Nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults experience digital eye strain as a result of the growing use of these devices." (Khan). Many people spend hours using their mobiles either to read books, web surfing, social media, etc. When people do so, glaring at the screen for so long puts a lot of strain on their eyes. Continuous use of mobile phones before bedtime even more damage to one’s eyes. This can cause dry eyes, irritation, and vision loss, resulting in need to wear glasses.

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Throughout watching the film, Apocalypse Now, the scene where Kilgore offered the injured soldier water made an impression on me. Kilgore’s personality is arrogant. He chooses to scare his enemies before killing them and leaving souvenirs such as playing cards on dead bodies. However, the action of Kilgore offering the injury soldier water showed the compassion and respect he had for a fellow soldier. He states, "Get out of here! Gimme that canteen. Get outta here or I kick your fucking ass! Any man brave enough to fight with his guts strapped in can drink from my canteen any day." Kilgore offering his own canteen water to a Vietnam soldier shows the immense regard he has for soldiers. Kilgore pushes one of his own soldiers to help the Vietnam soldier in need. He decided to use this moment to educate his own soldiers of the unwritten (and sometimes written) war obligations to help a soldier in need if they are not a threat. He recognized his willingness to fight in the war and admired his devotion to his country. This shows his honor and integrity differing from his usual cockiness and god like behavior.

Non-adherences to medication is widespread among patients (Margaret A. Chesney; 2000).An estimated average rate of patient that non-adhere to the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment therapy ranges from about 50-70%( Margaret A. Chesney; 2000)