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Unsupervised medication administration by nursing students.

Kerri Wright1

  • 1University of Greenwich, London. k.wright@gre.ac.uk

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|June 25, 2005
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Final year nursing students should administer medication unsupervised to gain essential skills. Universities and NHS trusts should update policies and create contracts to ensure student competency and patient safety in medication administration.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Skills Development
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Nursing students require comprehensive practical experience for effective practice.
  • Medication administration is a critical skill area needing enhanced student training.
  • Current practical experience may be insufficient for developing medication administration competency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for policy changes allowing final year nursing students to administer medication unsupervised.
  • To propose a framework for ensuring nursing students achieve medication administration competence.
  • To enhance the practical skills of future registered nurses.

Main Methods:

  • Policy review and recommendation development.
  • Proposal of a contractual arrangement between universities and NHS trusts.

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  • Focus on competency-based assessment for unsupervised medication administration.

    • Main Results:

    • Unsupervised practice is crucial for developing competent medication administrators.
    • Policy and contractual changes are necessary to facilitate this practical experience.
    • Ensuring competence and safety is paramount for unsupervised medication administration.

    Conclusions:

    • Universities and NHS trusts must collaborate to allow unsupervised medication administration for final year students.
    • A structured approach, including contractual agreements, is needed to ensure safe and competent practice.
    • This change will better prepare nursing graduates for independent medication administration.