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    “Health Occupations Education (HOE) prepares secondary and adult students for employment in the healthcare industry and for postsecondary education. Supervised clinical experience is an integral part of all HOE programs.”(Health Occupations Education) There is a wide range of different occupations within the health department to choose from. These range from helping with infants, surgeons, being a family doctor, to becoming a pharmacist. Two of those occupations which are commonly looked into are

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    However non-medical prescribing [NMP] is a growing area within healthcare that has evolved over the last fifteen years. The aims of NMP are to improve patient care, allow easier patient access to medicines, increase patient choice, to better utilise the skills of healthcare

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    address mental health problems. Statistics show that prescription of mental health drugs has been on an upward trend. In 2001, thirty-nine out of a thousand children were using antipsychotics (Harris, Sorbero, Kogan, Schuster, & Stein, 2012, p. 1). While these drugs may have a short-term positive impact, this tactic is not effective long-term due to the side effects and the potential for abuse of these drugs. According to Compton and Volkow, “prescription drug misuse was second, after marijuana, in terms

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    not know the accuracy of speed, the multitasking with communication, and computer skills for a pharmacy that is needed. Being fast at what you do with know mistakes is a major task to know in a pharmacy world. In retail pharmacy there are many prescriptions a day, so speed for counting and lableing is a must. They do not want you to go to fast though because they want accuracy also. Even with competetitors, this is where our speed needs to be, to get patients in and out with smiling faces. For instance

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    involved in a few lawsuits over inaccurate prescriptions. Juan de Pacotilla , the manager for this HMO Pharmacy, has even hired a statistical consultant to analyze the data on inaccurate prescriptions, but is very disappointed with his performance. Juan was about to be fired from his position, and has asked Ben Davis, his assistant, to help in solving the issues relating to inaccurate prescriptions. A dispensing error is a discrepancy between a prescription and the medicine

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    Non- Medical Prescribing • Optometrists were one of the few professions, which the Crown Report suggested for independent prescribing. The report stated “Optometrists’ expertise relating to the eye and visual system, coupled with the use of specialised diagnostic instruments, is the basis of the care they provide in the community, including domiciliary visits. Having established a diagnosis, prescribing would allow them to provide effective treatment for emergency eye conditions and non-sight-threatening

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    completely complaint with the consensus model. The most recent updates made were changes to the nurse practice act and chapter four rules (Hasley, 2013). The changes made involved reinstatement, disciplinary, collaborative practice agreement, and prescription guidelines. The updates went before legislation as Senate Bill 161 and were approved in 2013 to become Act 604. The reinstatement guidelines require an APN who has been out of practice for more than two years to attend an approved refresher course

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    Generic prescription medications can often save you a lot of money, but there are things you should know before asking your doctor or pharmacist  to make the switch. If your doctor specifies a brand name, there may be a reason for that. To sort out all the information about generic prescription drugs, Waterbury Pharmacy of Waterbury, CT has some great advice for you.  5 Things to Know About Generic Prescription Medications 1. The Active Ingredients Are The Same. The FDA will not approve a generic

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    Case Analysis : Dr. Hawk

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    current circumstances. Dr Hawk gave the following information regarding his prior position with Washington County Memorial Hospital (WCMH): Dr Hawk said he mark section 18 “yes” because he was and is still under review by the DEA regarding prescriptions he did while employed by WCMH in Potosi, MO. Hawk said the entire episode has left him frustrated and stressed. WCMH originally hired him as a Family Medicine Physician but forced pain management patients of another physician onto him after the

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    products to critical, high involvement products, the type of relationships between the companies, their channels, doctors and end customers are quite unique. It is a relationship built on trust and delivery. EFFECTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CRM ON THE PRESCRIPTION GENERATION FROM DOCTORS Foundation of CRM in the pharmaceutical industry is based on the prescribers (i.e. doctor) and sales force relationship. Pharmaceutical firms spend a large amount of money on marketing communication directed towards physicians

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