A job title is given to an individual, and it is that individual's responsibility to meet the guidelines of that role. To help make my point I would first like to clarify the role of a registered nurse. The role of a nurse is to primarily provide ways to help assist with positive patient health, minimize patient illness, and care for all (Taylor, C., 2015, p. 8). The one point I would like to go into great detail is the registered nursing error when pertaining to the administering of opioids. I will be discussing how to prevent this from happening by having a great understanding of the six rights of medication administration as well as educating the patient about the safety of opioid medication. Throughout a single day of working in
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Medication error is defined by many different things, whether it is administering medication to the wrong patient or giving a patient too much of the medication ordered (Xu, C., 2014, p. 286). All medication errors should be held as an emergency and should always be reported. The use of technology is starting to be used to help minimize the amount of medication errors, but the nurse should not assume that the technology will not make mistakes (Xu, C., 2014, p. 286). The registered nurse should always double check the medication being dispensed is the medication on the written …show more content…
When a nurse has a patient that is using an opioid medication, it is important for the nurse to tell the patient the benefits and risks of using this class of drug (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). Misusing opioid medication can be life-threatening. Opioid medication abuse has increased throughout the past years, making the role of a nurse in education that much more imperative (Baumblatt, J. A. G., 2014, p. 797). This legalized medication has lead to more deaths in people compared to two strong illegal drugs combined (Baumblatt, J. A. G., 2014, p. 797). The education provided to the patient is not only about the risks using the opioid medication, but as well as educating the patient how to use the medication safely (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). Throughout a patient's stay the registered nurse is educating the patient, but the problem with opioid medication misuse and abuse comes after the patient is discharged home without either receiving and/or understanding the risks (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). For the education of opioid medication to be successful the registered nurse must fully understand what they are teaching (Costello, M., 2015, p.
Medication error is defined by many different things, whether it is administering medication to the wrong patient or giving a patient too much of the medication ordered (Xu, C., 2014, p. 286). All medication errors should be held as an emergency and should always be reported. The use of technology is starting to be used to help minimize the amount of medication errors, but the nurse should not assume that the technology will not make mistakes (Xu, C., 2014, p. 286). The registered nurse should always double check the medication being dispensed is the medication on the written …show more content…
When a nurse has a patient that is using an opioid medication, it is important for the nurse to tell the patient the benefits and risks of using this class of drug (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). Misusing opioid medication can be life-threatening. Opioid medication abuse has increased throughout the past years, making the role of a nurse in education that much more imperative (Baumblatt, J. A. G., 2014, p. 797). This legalized medication has lead to more deaths in people compared to two strong illegal drugs combined (Baumblatt, J. A. G., 2014, p. 797). The education provided to the patient is not only about the risks using the opioid medication, but as well as educating the patient how to use the medication safely (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). Throughout a patient's stay the registered nurse is educating the patient, but the problem with opioid medication misuse and abuse comes after the patient is discharged home without either receiving and/or understanding the risks (Costello, M., 2015, p. 516). For the education of opioid medication to be successful the registered nurse must fully understand what they are teaching (Costello, M., 2015, p.