Safety In Nursing

It is pretty evident that patient safety is one of the most important principals in place as a nurse. To insure this there are many standards that are set in place that as a registered nurse need to be met, some including, professional responsibility and accountability, having and applying knowledge based practice, ethical practice, service to the public and self-regulation (SRNA, 2014). “These standards and foundation competencies serve as the criteria against which all registered nurses, practising in all domains of nursing practice (direct care, education, administration, and research, and the evolving domain of policy) will be measured by clients, employers, colleagues and themselves”(SRNA, 2014). Having these standards allows register …show more content…
These rights however, are just a reflection on nurses’ part in administrations of medications and not the full team that has contributed (ISMP Canada, 2014). With this in mind there is still room for error, whether from the doctor or even pharmacy. Not only can there be errors within the medical team, there is many other contributing factors allowing for error; a large patient workload, inexperience and poor training, poor communication, and an inadequate environment being only some of the causing factors (J.Choo et al, 2010). However, in the article, “Nurses’ role in medication safety” by Janet Choo et al, several measures where mentioned that could be put in place to prevent medication administration errors; they included, establishing of medication safety policies, nurses competence in medication administration, meaning proper education and knowledge, and creating a conducive environment for medication administration. It is important that as part as the medical system that we recognize when a medication error has been made and when to report it so that studies such as Janet Choos’s et al can gather research on how to prevent them and continue on finding ways to …show more content…
“Professional nursing practice is a commitment to compassion, caring and strong ethical values; continuous development of self and others; accountability and responsibility for insightful practice; demonstrating a spirit of collaboration and flexibility” (Girard et al, 2005). With relation to medication administration safety professional practice has to deal with making sure nurses are client centered and focused, but as well as having sound judgments based on past experience and knowledge. Nurses have such a broad based knowledge and scope but must make sure that they are practicing within their limitations. Not only do nurses have to be professional with their patients but as well with other health care professional that contribute to the medication administration process. By being highly organized and well managed they shows that they are doing so (Girard et al, 2005). Overall professional nursing practice is important when it comes to medication administration safety because without it the communication between other health care professional and patients can become very poor and hence lead to errors and unsuitable

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Patient Safety In Nursing

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