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Dementia Care across Settings

Dementia Care across Settings Introduction             Approximately 24.3 million individuals are living with dementia globally, with about 4.6 million fresh incidences of diagnosis annually. The magnitudes of persons affected will double every two decades to 81.1 million by the year 2040. The majority of individuals with the complication usually live in developing nations and was 60%

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Patient Case Study

Patient Case Study Section 1 Introduction The case patient is called Joy Smith. Her body weight is 88kgs. Her past medical history shows that she has already been diagnosed with hypertension, atherosclerosis, and osteoarthritis. Besides, her surgical history shows that she had a left total knee replacement in 2010. In 2009, a percutaneous coronary intervention

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Performing a Medication Reconciliation in an Ambulatory Setting

Performing a Medication Reconciliation in an Ambulatory Setting In the past three decades, there have been many medical errors together with the numerous adverse effects and drug reaction that have been prevalent within the healthcare continuum. Research has shown that there are close to five percent of deaths that take place in the united states

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SAFE PRESCRIBING OF PAIN MEDICATION

SAFE PRESCRIBING OF PAIN MEDICATION Health practitioners face legal, ethical as well as pragmatic issues when handling patients with addictions. It is quite challenging to distinguish between physical dependence, true addiction, and pseudoaddiction (Cheatle et al., 2014). Regardless of these factors, clinicians are expected to meet the needs of the patients effectively. The use of

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