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• To treat patients with the highest level of care. This care involves treating patients with respect and compassion while maintaining their dignity.
• Consideration for patient rights to privacy, confidentially and safety with individualized treatment that meets the needs and goals of the patient/families served.
• The patient shall be prescribed medicaton(s) when necessary. This medication regime will always be the choice of the prescriber and patient after thorough discussion of treatment plan. The medication choice will be prescribed in the minimum dose required to achieve therapeutic effect for the shortest duration of time with the least amount of interference in the daily activities of the patients’ life.
• Special considerations will be given to problems related to: weight, drowsiness, thought disturbances.
• Medication education: Patients shall be educated to demonstrate understanding of medication usage by means of verbal feedback related to:
  • Name of medication
  • Desired effect of medication
  • Correct administration (time, route and dose)

Possible side effects of medication

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TEN has decided it was time to weigh in on the Schiavo case. It seems that much ado is being about nothing, but in this case, nothing appears to be Terri Shiavo’s mental capacity. Doctors are divided on how serious her condition really is, but we can at least all agree that Terri will never have again led a normal, healthy life. At best, with extensive medical treatment and proper care-taking, Terri’s condition would make Christopher Reeve’s look like a summer cold. In fact, out of all the comments, public opinion polls, and a revolving door of pulpit politicians, not one has actually come out to continue Superman’s legacy. We mourned his passing, commented on how much we proved that the disabled had a voice, had a chance, yet we have forgotten the lessons he courageously proved to us.