Reflection On Medication Management

At the beginning of my nursing career most of the medical terms I’ve come to use and understand I had while little knowledge about. Some of these terms I picked up in practical experience and other I learnt in lectures. One of these terms has come to be very important in my nursing career and that is medication management. At first my understanding of this concept was very limited and I didn’t understand many of the different factors that all came together to make up the whole. Over my studies this understanding has evolved and become a core part of my nursing practice. Looking back at my experiences I reveal strategies that I used to further this understanding in way that continue to assist me in furthering that development throughout the …show more content…
I have tried a variety of different strategies and during that time and have increased my skills by leaps and bounds. During my practice I have been wary of medication errors after close calls and have taken extra time and effort to continually expand and consolidate the information that I have gained about medication management. Reflection is often brought on by a close call or a specific incident (Duke & Forbes, 2012). A lot of my reflection from this topic is based on a close call and it has been a constant reminder and reinforcer of all the information I have gathered. As a Student I employed many different ways of learning about the medication management procedures of my placements. This involved me gain the required knowledge of the proper procedures and medications required to perform in line with the national standards. One of the ways I accomplished this task was, at the beginning of the placement, ask the preceptor for a list of commonly used medication and then use the medication charts to create a list of any unfamiliar medications so that I could research and be able to provide the necessary information. Along with going of the medication management procedures I was able to gain the necessary skills and confidence to boost my competence in this …show more content…
Statistics also state that nearly 1% of hospital admissions have an adverse drug event (Runciman, Roughead, Semple, & Adams, 2003)As a graduate nurse looking to continually improve and develop my practice I need to develop strategies that will help me progress towards this goal. This goal will help to prevent some of those adverse drug event and prevent some of the medication admissions entirely. Being in a position that is directly responsible and accountable for the administration of the medications in a lot of the cases means that I need to continually strive to improve and maintain a high level of medication management. I have already mentioned a few strategies that I believe will help me to continually develop those skills to a desired level. familiarising myself with the medication will help to reduce the risk of a medication error slipping through and effecting the patient. Administering the medication requires an in depth knowledge about the medications as it can be required that I need to educate the patient on how to take the medications at home and how that will affect them.