Academic literature on the topic 'Medication practices'

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Myhre, Teri Ann, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Medication safety practices : a patient's perspective." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2007, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/626.

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Medication administration constitutes a key element of acute care delivery, while errors in the process threaten patient safety. The purpose of the study is to explore patients’ perceptions, attitudes and beliefs about the safety practices utilized by nurses when administering medications. Specifically, the study addresses patients’ perceptions of nurse behaviours regarding safe medicine administration, patient behaviours, patients’ perceptions and nurse behaviours regarding pain medicine, patients’ perceptions of nursing care, and patients’ perceptions of their participation/accountability in
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Long, Trisha L. "Medication Information Management Practices of Older Americans." Master's thesis, School of Information and Library Science, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1901/391.

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This paper presents the results of a survey of 30 adults aged 55 and older, who had taken multiple prescription medications in the past two years. The purpose of the study was to determine how older adults manage their medication information currently, what information they save and share, and how they wish to manage medication information in an electronic environment, such as a personal health record. Adults in the survey shared information most frequently with their doctors, and with friends and family. They usually shared basic information about a medication, including its name, dose, and
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Shaeffer, Joseph. "Increasing Awareness of Proper Disposal Practices of Unwanted Household Medications in Muskingum County, Ohio." Otterbein University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1596205993309345.

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Hystad, Jennifer Lee. "Understanding seniors medication-taking practices through empowerment education." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0014/MQ60130.pdf.

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Adams, Adrine S. "Evaluating primary care providers' prescription medication practices among geriatric patient." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3574902.

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<p> The purpose of this quantitative meta-analytic study was to investigate the prescribing medication practices of primary care providers among elderly patients 65 years of age and older. Two statistical analyses were conducted on approximately 3 million geriatric patients in a variety of health care settings throughout the United States. The first meta-analysis involved 26 peer-reviewed studies that compared the prescribing medication practices of primary care providers among geriatric patients in the United States with the prescribing practice recommendations of the Beers Criteria. The seco
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Rice, Cameron R. "Review and Implementation of Orthopedic Patient Medication Education Best Practices." Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors162402923964133.

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Chong, Wei Wen. "Medication adherence in depression: Exploring roles and practices of healthcare providers." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9559.

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Non-adherence to antidepressant medications is a major barrier to the effective treatment of depression. Healthcare providers are an important point of intervention in addressing adherence-related problems. The objective of the research in this thesis was to explore the potential roles and current practices of healthcare providers in improving antidepressant medication adherence, particularly from a patient-centred approach. Findings from a systematic review highlight the importance of multifaceted interventions involving a collaborative effort from all healthcare providers. In a qualitative s
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Sefidaniforough, Ayda. "Investigating practices around medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties living in aged care facilities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132201/1/Ayda_Sefidaniforough_Thesis.pdf.

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Swallowing solid oral medications whole is a daily struggle for people who have swallowing difficulties. In aged care facilities, healthcare workers frequently modify medications for residents, e.g. crush tablets or open capsules, to make the medicines easier to administer, and swallow. These practices are not always safe and can put residents at risk of adverse effects. Through the use of interviews, surveys, and observations, this project investigated barriers and facilitators to giving medicines to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties, and then proposed the design of an interven
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Khan, Rizwan Ahmad. "Self-medication with antibiotics : Practices among Pakistani students in Sweden and Finland." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för livsvetenskaper, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-12754.

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Background: Self-medication with antibiotics is a global phenomenon and potentialcontributor to human pathogen resistance to antibiotics. Amongst Pakistanis, antibioticself-medication rates are high. At present, no data is available on prevalence and practicesof self-medication with antibiotics among Pakistani students abroad. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess prevalence and comparative practices ofPakistani students in Sweden and Finland regarding self-medication with antibiotics. Methods: The study used an anonymous cross-sectional Web-based questionnaire surveywith convenience census
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Chrisinger, Laura. "Policies and practices associated with medication administration in Ohio public elementary schools." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/180.

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Thesis (Honors)--Ohio State University, 2004.<br>Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains 24 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Available online via Ohio State University's Knowledge Bank. Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21). Available online via Ohio State University's Knowledge Bank.
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