I am reflecting on medication administration using different stages of Gibbs Reflective Cycle such as description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan (Gibbs, 1988).
Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class, my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient, right drug, right time, right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias, 2013), to follow the OSCA criteria step by step and to use proper asepsis technique, then I was asked to administer a drug to the patient (dummy). Firstly, I asked my tutor to observe my medication administration procedure. According to the patient notes, patient was due for Heparin injection through subcutaneous route. Thoroughly, I performed all the OSCA criteria, using five rights and I was also careful to handle the needles while injecting. Later, my tutor …show more content…
I could have made notes while tutor was demonstrating the core practice skills and as a student nurse I must repeatedly practice and make a habit of pre-reading which helps me to build confidence. I could have reflect on my practice to get better for next time. I also need to check Mims before drug administration and calculate correctly and finish the procedure in a proper time frame to better my learning process.
For professional growth and learning, I need to reflect on my own personal experience to develop skills and knowledge to utilize them into practices, also I can develop effective communication skills between nurse and patient to build trust and develop understanding to deliver quality nursing care (Dempsey, Hillege & Hill, 2014). In the future, I need more practices and pre-reading so, I would not get confused and disremembered to wear gloves. I will always remember to follow the OSCA criteria sheet and safe protocol to avoid the
Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class, my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient, right drug, right time, right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias, 2013), to follow the OSCA criteria step by step and to use proper asepsis technique, then I was asked to administer a drug to the patient (dummy). Firstly, I asked my tutor to observe my medication administration procedure. According to the patient notes, patient was due for Heparin injection through subcutaneous route. Thoroughly, I performed all the OSCA criteria, using five rights and I was also careful to handle the needles while injecting. Later, my tutor …show more content…
I could have made notes while tutor was demonstrating the core practice skills and as a student nurse I must repeatedly practice and make a habit of pre-reading which helps me to build confidence. I could have reflect on my practice to get better for next time. I also need to check Mims before drug administration and calculate correctly and finish the procedure in a proper time frame to better my learning process.
For professional growth and learning, I need to reflect on my own personal experience to develop skills and knowledge to utilize them into practices, also I can develop effective communication skills between nurse and patient to build trust and develop understanding to deliver quality nursing care (Dempsey, Hillege & Hill, 2014). In the future, I need more practices and pre-reading so, I would not get confused and disremembered to wear gloves. I will always remember to follow the OSCA criteria sheet and safe protocol to avoid the