Work in your group and discuss the following drugs administered to Lucinda. Refer to the Australian Medicines Handbook and eTG complete (available through the UTas databases). Medicine Mechanism of action Aim of therapy/rationale for drug therapy prednisolone salbutamol ipratropiumWhat evidence would demonstrate that this medication therapy has been effective?  Salbutamol and ipratropium have the same effect on Lucinda’s airways. Why are both drugs administered during this acute presentation?  [Please complete this question in your own time] Consider the mechanism of action of salbutamol and its potential effects on other body systems. Lucinda complains of a tremor in her hands after several treatments with the nebulizer. She also says her heart feels like it is racing a bit. What might be the cause of these cues?

What are the primary advantages of a mentoring relationship as part of a new employee’s orientation?  Use your current job or the last known job that you had in the past.  Was there a mentoring program?  If yes, did you have a mentor?  Was it mandatory or optional? If there was not a mentoring program, do you feel like you needed one? If you did not have a mentor, do you feel that you would have benefited from having one?

Why do you think it is important to understand the history of the US Health Care system?

Why do think middle-class Americans are opposed to a national healthcare system

If you could design our national health care system, what would it look like?

Please describe either your personal experiences or the experiences of your family members.  Be sure to include in your answer in information on medical insurance.

What are the different designs and methods in research (thesis) write a short description?

Why venipuncture is preferred over skin puncture?

When is skin puncture indicated as the preferred method for sample collection?

What are the advantages of using the ETS over the syringe method for venipuncture?

Draw the veins suitable for venipuncture. Which among these is most preferred and why?

What are the different pre-analytical variables that affect results? How do they affect the accuracy of hematologic tests?

Enumerate 5 complications that may arise during venipuncture and methods in managing them.

List the names, mechanism of action and usage of the common anticoagulants used in evacuated tubes.

Give the proper order of draw using ETS. What is its importance?If you are a medical technologist and your patient refuses to be drawn for a blood sample, what are the steps that you should do to handle this situation?

Discuss what role patient safety practices and physician and staff education play in avoiding situations such as: failure to obtain consent for cardiac stent placement or infection given to a patient due to the physician not changing gloves after each patient.

What are the responsibilities of the hospital Board and CEO to ensure safe practices and staff education are in place?

Describe six different subjects a risk manager should include in a curriculum designed for physicians to engage them in patient safety practices.

Describe what might be included in each of these modules.

What role do the hospital Board and CEO play in education for physicians and all clinical staff as they work to implement a successful risk management program?