Interdisciplinary Nursing Role

Administering medication requires the understanding of how the medication is to enter the body such as orally, transdermal, or intravenous. It also requires the knowledge of when the medication needs to be administered, the possible side effects, and its toxicity. Doctors, nurses, and a few other

rights, health, and safety of the patient.” This provision, identifying patients, medication safety are related because it is a nurse’s responsibility to protect the patient from harm and promote safety. Nurses are taught to use multiple checks before administering a drug and use two identifiers. These checks include checking the medication against the order when obtaining it, checking again when preparing the medication and the last check is done at the patient’s bedside prior to giving the medication. Also it is imperative to question any medication order that does not seem fit. The order should include a date, time, name of the medication, dosage strength, the route for

Both practice medication safety and monitor patients for potential side effects. All nurses practice to maintain a safe environment for their patients. They provide care to patients with many different illnesses and in many different specialty areas.

Nurses’ are to ensure patient safety in all aspects of care provided. Sometimes, this is found outside of what is considered “actual” care, such as a physical assessments and administration of medications. Every day nurses’ are given assignments to follow, which includes which patients to take care of. What happens when this assignment is unsafe for all involved? Administrative Codes have been established by each state Board of Nursing to guide nurses’ in different situations. Safe Harbor Peer Review assists nurses to know how to handle an unsafe assignment.

As nurses, we are charged with providing the best possible care to our patients, meeting their needs and working towards positive outcomes. Nurses work with all ages, races, disease processes, every medication from A-Z, independently or with a team. Nurses take orders from physicians face-to-face, over the phone, and in writing. It may be shorthand, misspelled, or pronounced like you have never heard, and you must clarify it with the physician, the pharmacy, the patient’s chart, and the drug book before you administer. Some patient’s curse us, some praise us; We cry with

After a year in nursing school, drug administration and nursing responsibilities are firmly drilled into our heads. The 6 rights: right Medication right route, right time, right client right dosage, right documentation, and the right to refuse any medication. Before giving the medication the nurse must fully ensure that the patient knows what the medication is for and what to expect. The nurse must check the patient’s armband before administering medication, ask the patient to verify his name and date of birth, only administer meds the nurse has prepared herself, and if there is something the nurse is unsure about she should look it up or ask for help.

Patient safety, working as an effective member of the healthcare team to achieve patient safety, and provide safe care to the patient, family, and community by self and system performance are three different learning outcomes, yet with the same end goal. Ensuring safe care to all involved in a situation is not just the nurses’ responsibility, but every health care team member. In NURS4377 Risk Analysis and Implication for Practice, this nurse learned about an aspect of patient safety. An assignment given questioned safety in medication administration. This assignment presented a look into the dangers of medication, common errors by staff, and ways to decrease adverse events. NURS4373 Management and Leadership required a leadership self-assessment,

Drug administration forms a major part of the clinical nurse’s role. Medicines are prescribed by the doctor and dispensed by the

The person who prescribes the medication must be qualified to do so, for example a GP or nurse, they must make sure that they update themselves as required by any professional body that they might belong to. It is the prescriber’s responsibility to ensure that the person whom the medication is being prescribed for, fully understands what the medication is, why it is being prescribed, any side effects and any warnings that come with that medication. If the patient has any communication or learning difficulties, it is the prescriber’s duty to make certain that any assistance in understanding, is provided, for example an interpreter or large print.

When administering medication, you must use the correct technique and the prescribed time according to the care plan. You are expected to assist the service users to be as self managing as possible. You must advice the service users about the importance of seeking help and advice in case of when the service user cannot take the medication. You should know the therapeutic uses of the medication to be administered, dosage and side effects. You must always check that the prescription is by a pharmacist or doctor is clearly written on it. You are expected to check the expiry date of the medicine to be administered to the service

Administering medication to students is an important policy that each division needs to have. This policy affects school nurses, students, teachers, administration, and parents. It is important for all of the parties listed to understand the policy on who, when, and where medications can be administered. The Caroline County policy on administering medicines to students was developed based on the Virginia School Health Guidelines. Although many of the guidelines were used as recommended by the Virginia School Health Guidelines there are some critical points that have been overlooked.

The healthcare environment is interdisciplinary as it includes aspects of healthcare policy, funding, and rules. With this in mind, the nurse takes on the role of coordinator, advocate and initiates an atmosphere that supports safety and upholds excellence in patient

Your philosophy highlighted important role of the nurse as a patient's advocate. Nurse as a liaison between the physician and the patient, bears the responsibility of ensuring patient's safety throughout the caring process. In my view, Nurses should not see advocacy as a safety tool for only the patients, but also for nursing professionals. They must advocate for safe and healthy environment for their colleagues in everyday practice.

The clinical instructor will evaluate the student using electronic orders, medication profiles, and the five rights of the medication administration process. In addition, the student’s preceptor will be required to provide feedback each week using a rubric, which outlines learning outcomes and behaviors necessary for the student to pass the course. Likewise, the student will be required to complete care plans for each patient assignment. The student will also complete a self-evaluation form at the end of the clinical rotation, which must include examples of how her performance met each course outcomes and demonstrated behaviors consistent with the role of a nursing professional (“Clinical Satisfactory,” n.d.).

Nurse’s roles are expanding according to the need of the patient and society. A nurse has to play roles from bed side nursing to the prevention of disease and illness, educating patient, families and collaboration with different healthcare teams. Howell (2012) indicated