Risk Factors
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Older age: greatest risk factor
•Rarely occurs under age 40
•At least 80% of people over age 55 have some x-ray evidence of OA
,Reporting and Documenting Medication Errors II
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•Nurse should document all individual who were notified of the error
•Nurse needs to fill out incident report or safety report which includes
further detail (contributing factors etc.)
•Failure to report medication error implies either negligence or lack of
acknowledgment that the incident occurred.
Lifespan Considerations/Pregnant women
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•Increased weight of pregnancy → increased OA-related pain
•Some medications may be dangerous during pregnancy, lactation
Lifespan Considerations/•Older adults
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•Acetaminophen: first-line medication
•Narcotics safer than NSAIDs
Rotovirus vaccine
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, Attenuated vaccine
Rotavirus - Rotaviral gastroenteritis
DTAP
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Subunit Vaccine
Bordetella pertussis - Whooping cough
Medication Education
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•An essential strategy for avoiding medication errors is to educate the
client by providing written age-appropriate handouts, audiovisual teaching
aids about the medication and contact information about whom to notify in
the even of an adverse reaction.
Complementary Therapies
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Acupuncture
§Massage
§Gentle exercises
§Tai chi
§Yoga
, §Use of glucosamine and chondroitin
§Mixed results in clinical trials
§Stem cell therapy undergoing investigation for use in patients with OA of
knee
Toxoid vaccine examples
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include diphtheria and tetanus toxoid
Complementary therapy
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•Acupuncture
•Hydrotherapy
•Nutritional supplements such as fish oils
•Nontraditional treatments such as diets, hormones, and plant extracts
•Often costly
•None shown to be effectiven
Prototype Drug: Adalimumab (Humira) /Herbal/Food
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Echinacea should be avoided because it may decrease the
immunosuppressive effects of adalimumab
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Older age: greatest risk factor
•Rarely occurs under age 40
•At least 80% of people over age 55 have some x-ray evidence of OA
,Reporting and Documenting Medication Errors II
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•Nurse should document all individual who were notified of the error
•Nurse needs to fill out incident report or safety report which includes
further detail (contributing factors etc.)
•Failure to report medication error implies either negligence or lack of
acknowledgment that the incident occurred.
Lifespan Considerations/Pregnant women
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•Increased weight of pregnancy → increased OA-related pain
•Some medications may be dangerous during pregnancy, lactation
Lifespan Considerations/•Older adults
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•Acetaminophen: first-line medication
•Narcotics safer than NSAIDs
Rotovirus vaccine
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, Attenuated vaccine
Rotavirus - Rotaviral gastroenteritis
DTAP
Give this one a try later!
Subunit Vaccine
Bordetella pertussis - Whooping cough
Medication Education
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•An essential strategy for avoiding medication errors is to educate the
client by providing written age-appropriate handouts, audiovisual teaching
aids about the medication and contact information about whom to notify in
the even of an adverse reaction.
Complementary Therapies
Give this one a try later!
Acupuncture
§Massage
§Gentle exercises
§Tai chi
§Yoga
, §Use of glucosamine and chondroitin
§Mixed results in clinical trials
§Stem cell therapy undergoing investigation for use in patients with OA of
knee
Toxoid vaccine examples
Give this one a try later!
include diphtheria and tetanus toxoid
Complementary therapy
Give this one a try later!
•Acupuncture
•Hydrotherapy
•Nutritional supplements such as fish oils
•Nontraditional treatments such as diets, hormones, and plant extracts
•Often costly
•None shown to be effectiven
Prototype Drug: Adalimumab (Humira) /Herbal/Food
Give this one a try later!
Echinacea should be avoided because it may decrease the
immunosuppressive effects of adalimumab
