[Expert Solution]: Legislation In Australia, there is a national…

Legislation In Australia, there is a national classification system that controls how substances such as medicines and chemicals are made available to the public. Medicines and chemicals are classified in schedules according to the level of control over their availability needed to protect public health and safety. These systems are governed by certain legislative Acts. 1. What are the overarching legislative acts governing medication management in Australia? 2. What is the purpose of medication regulation in Australia? RN Responsibilities in the Medication Pathway There are four key areas of the medication use pathway  Prescribing  Dispensing  Administering  Monitoring 1. As a Registered Nurse, Identify the parts of the cycle you will be most involved in while caring for patients in hospital settings. 2. What are your responsibilities as a nurse within each part of the cycle. Consider the whole patient encounter, including assessment, planning, administration, evaluation, and reporting. Health Literacy Medication, its management, and its use can be confusing, puzzling, and sometimes frustrating to people. Health Literacy is linked with self-management in medication administration as the tasks associated with taking prescription drug include the knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary for patients to correctly take medications and sustain use over time. People’s ability to source, locate, interpret and understand information about the drugs, their administration and the signs they must look for vary considerably. While health literacy is a very important component of self-management in medication administration, it is important that nurses can ensure a patient understands the information they have been given about medication – regardless of the health literacy level. The teach-back method is a way of checking a patient’s understanding of what they known and need to know. 1. Outline the key steps of the teach-back method. Complexities of Medication Management 1. What is antimicrobial resistance? 2. Why is it important to monitor serum levels of certain medications? 3. Why might critical care patients experience more frequent and more severe medication related events? 4. Physiological changes with ageing can affect pharmacokinetics at any of the four stages of the process (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination). Physiological changes include: 5. A stepwise approach to prescribing for older adults includes: 6. You suspect your patient is having a suspected blood transfusion reaction. What are the signs and symptoms and outline the steps you would take: 1. Answer: Stop the transfusion immediately 2. Check and monitor vital signs 3. Maintain intravenous (IV) access (do not flush existing line and use a new IV line if required) 4. Check the right pack has been given to the right patient 5. Notify your medical officer and transfusion service provider. 7. 8. What are some additional requirements and nursing considerations when administering medications to infants and children? Medications are commonly used to treat people with mental health issues. These specific medications are known collectively as psychotropic medicines which include antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilisers, anti-anxiety agents (anxiolytics) and medications associated with substance use disorders. Side effects associated with taking psychotropic medicines can be severe and debilitating. 9. Who should always be involved in medication treatment plans for people with mental health issues?