Explain how each approach contributes to patient safety

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Amanda is a 29-year-old pregnant woman with a history of asthma. Her baby is 32 weeks gestation. She presented to the Emergency Department with signs and symptoms of severe asthma, including; chest tightness, difficulty breathing, sneezing and coughing, wheezing and headache. Amanda is a non-smoker. Her chest X-ray shows an enlarged heart and some prominent lung markings. Pulmonary function testing showed decreased of FEV1, FVC, and PEFR. A physical assessment found Amanda to have tachypnoea (32), tachycardia (100), hypertension (140/92), fever of 38.6°C, hypoxaemia (SpO2 of 95%), abdominal breathing, agitation, diffuse wheezes, diffuse rhonchi, apathy, and fatigue. She was triaged as prompt attention. An intravenous cannula was inserted. Oxygen therapy and cardiac monitoring were commenced.

Q1. Describe three (3 x one hundred fifty ) of the national standard medication chart's embedded safety features, as explained in the NPS MedicineWise online learning course. Relate the safety features to published practice examples. Use relevant academic sources to support your responses (four hundred fifty).

Q2. Review the medication chart of the Task 2 case study. Describe each medication's indication, the relevant pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of each drug (4 x one hundred fifty). Use relevant academic sources to support your responses (six hundred).

Indication
Betamethasone
Salmeterol
Flucloxacillin
Warfarin

Q3. Describe three (3 x hundred) strategies for ensuring safe medication practice in this case. Explain how each approach contributes to patient safety. Support your suggestions with relevant academic references.

Q4. Create a patient education script using health literacy principles and a person-centred approach (one hundred fifty). This response should be written as if you were speaking to the person in the case study.

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