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    Recently I identified an area of our medication policy that required some improvement due to the way that the list of medications were deemed as “controlled medications” and was such a comprehensive list that included medications that we do not use at our service along with medications that are deemed controlled by our own policies but not by government which then became restrictive to what time a service user could take their medication. The medication in question is named zopiclone and it is used

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    com/article/270102-the-history-of-athletic-training/ NATA. (2015). Athletic Training. Retrieved May 16, 2015 from http://www.nata.org/athletic-training NATA. (2014, Apr 30). Athletic Training Education Overview. Retrieved May 16, 2015 http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/AT-EducationOverview.pdf NATA. (2015). Get Certified. Retrieved May 16, 2015 from http://www.nata.org/get-certified NATA. (2015). Job Settings. Retrieved May 16, 2015 from http://www.nata.org/athletic-training/job-settings NATA. (2015). NATA Employee Benefits

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    Hi Everyone, I am Gerald G. Onate a licensed physical therapist from the state of Louisiana and Colorado. I obtained my baccalaureate degree in physical therapy (PT) in 1997. Before migrating to the United States of America (USA), I worked as a PT instructor. After a year of teaching, I immersed myself with a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) program. As a CBR PT, I was responsible for training rural health volunteers in providing essential mobility activities for patients who lived in far-flung

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    VA medical center revealed an opportunity to improve nursing documentation. Specifically, the data collection process revealed an opportunity to improve the documentation of PRN effectiveness within the electronic medical record. PRN stands for pro re nata, which is a Latin phrase roughly translated as “as needed”. Therefore, prn medications can be described as medications that are taken as needed by a patient and are not typically administered on a regularly scheduled basis. PRN medication documentation

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    drugs within metal institutions is a large part of the treatment process, and has been for some time. However, it is not well understood how the different types of drugs are administered. Usher, Baker, and Holmes (2010) wanted to research how PRN (pro re nata) medications, or medications that are used as needed, are prescribed in mental health settings by clinical professionals. Usher, Baker, and Holmes (2010) recruited 16 nurses and doctors from local mental health services to be in the study. Each

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    group and 330 patients in the photocoagulation group. The characteristics of the studies included and risk of bias assessment are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. The DA VINCI study compared photocoagulation with monthly, bimonthly and as needed or pro re nata (PRN) intravitreous aflibercept regimens. The PRN regimen was selected for data extraction because this is the current practice with other anti-VEGF drugs. The VISTA and VIVID studies compared photocoagulation with 4-weekly intravitreous aflibercept

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    Psychotropic Medications

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    Background Pro re nata is a Latin phrase meaning “for an unforseen need or contingency”. 1 The most common type of PRN medication administered by mental health professionals in acute mental health care settings are psychotropic medications. Psychotropic comes from the Greek word Psycho, a combining form meaning “psyche”, which indicates the mind, soul or spirit as opposed to the body and from the Greek word “tropo” or tropos which means “turning”. Hence what turns the mind.1 Psychotropic medications

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    Instructions Complete the medical abbreviations chart. (Note that the medical abbreviations are the same as those highlighted in yellow in Jane Dare’s Health Record). In the second column, list what each of the individual letters in the abbreviation represents. In the third column define the context or meaning of the term that the abbreviation represents. Use simple terms. Finally, in the far right column, identify the source document. For example, face sheet, discharge summary, progress notes,

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    below: 1. On-demand self-service: A shopper will unilaterally provision computing capabilities such as server time and network storage pro re nata mechanically, while not requiring Human interaction with a service supplier. 2. On-demand self-service: A shopper will unilaterally provision computing capabilities like server time and network storage pro re nata mechanically, while not requiring human interaction with a service supplier. 3. Resource pooling: The provider’s computing resources area

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    Change Theory In nursing, Lewin 's change theory is frequently used. His theory contains three stages: the unfreezing stage, moving stage, and refreezing stage (Mitchell, 2013, p. 32). Lippitt 's theory is based on Lewin 's theory and includes seven linked phases the nursing process and uses similar wording (Mitchell, 2013, p. 33). This project will utilize Lippitt’s theory phases that include: • phase 1: diagnose the problem, • phase 2: assess motivation/capacity for change, • phase 3: assess

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