This document outlines a clinical teaching checklist for medication administration. It includes 17 skills that should be demonstrated including ensuring the right patient, medication, dose, and route. It also includes double checking medications if they have a high alert status. The checklist ensures nurses follow the correct procedure, communicate effectively with patients, and adhere to the 10 rights of medication administration.
This document outlines a clinical teaching checklist for medication administration. It includes 17 skills that should be demonstrated including ensuring the right patient, medication, dose, and route. It also includes double checking medications if they have a high alert status. The checklist ensures nurses follow the correct procedure, communicate effectively with patients, and adhere to the 10 rights of medication administration.
This document outlines a clinical teaching checklist for medication administration. It includes 17 skills that should be demonstrated including ensuring the right patient, medication, dose, and route. It also includes double checking medications if they have a high alert status. The checklist ensures nurses follow the correct procedure, communicate effectively with patients, and adhere to the 10 rights of medication administration.
1 Aware about 10 rights of medication administration 2 Knowledge on LASA and HAM . 3 Aware about 3 levels of checking and double checking.
No. SKILLS Met Not Met Remarks
1 Ensure right patient by Patient name and MRN number 2 Ensure the right indication and right medication by Collecting the history of present complaints, allergic ,verbal consent, own medication, vital signs and investigation reports.(Patient has rights to refuse after giving proper information) 3 Collect the medications and do first level checking to ensure correct medication by checking drug name, dose, route, expiry, color, LASA,HAM. 4 Ensure right route, Right dose, Right time. 5 Arrange all items in a tray which is need for medication administration and ensure hand hygiene. 6 Do Second level checking: Before preparing medication ensure right medication. 7 Do double checking- If HAM. 8. Bring the tray with prepared medication with empty ampule/vial, prescription, clients medical record to the client’s bed side and ensure correct patient . 9. Do environmental preparation and patient preparation such as provide privacy, adequate lighting, positioning. 10. Ensure right education by providing adequate information regarding action, expected side effect, complications associated monitoring care. 11 3rd level checking with empty ampule, loaded medication and prescription. 12 Clean the site with alcohol swab and keep ready a dry cotton for applying counter traction after medication administration for SC and IM injections. 13 IV push use SAS technique (saline, administer medication and saline) 14 Provide comfortable position 15 Empty the tray and do hand hygiene. 16 Do right documentation 17 Do right evaluation and document depends on medication actions begins. IM injections after-30 minutes IV injections-After 15 minutes, SC injections- After 30 minutes.
No ATTITUDE Met Not Met Remarks
1 Followed correct procedure 2 Effective communication 3 Follow all steps in 10 rights of medication administration.