Purpose:
The purpose of this reflection is to help students recognize and understand the importance of safe medication administration practices and provide a heightened awareness of the outcomes when an error has occurred.
Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Identify characteristics of professional behavior, including emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution. (POs 3, 5, and 6)
CO3: Demonstrate information literacy and the ability to utilize resources. (POs 3, 5, and 8)
Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
Total points possible: 75 points
Preparing the assignment:
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. The paper should be 2-3 pages excluding the title page. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1. Click on the video link “Nurse Gwen Cox Learns from Her Patient Safety Mistake.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZVO4qqpiH4
2. As you watch the video, imagine you are Gwen Cox, RN, or consider someone you love deeply as that patient.
3. Think about how the medication error occurred, beginning in the med room, to the bedside, to the event that occurred after the medication was administered. Then think about the long-term consequences for both the nurse, Gwen, and her patient.
Preparing for the written assignment:
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1. Summary of Video (30 points/40%)
a. How does Gwen Cox define the nurse-patient relationship?
b. While in the medication room, which of the rights of medication administration was impacted?
c. What external factors led to the error?
d. What event provided evidence of a medication error?
e. What steps were taken to correct the error?
f. What was Gwen Cox’s reaction to the medication administration error?
2. Reflect on the content of the video (40 points/53%)
a. How can one error help change processes?
b. Describe how this video will impact you as a student nurse and a future registered nurse.
c. As a future nurse, how would you describe what the nurse-patient relationship should be?
d. Summarize how one error can improve patient safety.
e. Explain the steps you would follow to report a medication error.
f. How would you react to a medication error such as the one that Gwen Cox committed?
3. APA Style and Organization (5 points/6%)
a. Uses current APA format (title page and double spacing only required)
b. Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts being evaluated.
NR-103 Safe Medication Administration Reflection Guidelines
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Grading Rubric
Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.
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Assignment Section and Required Criteria (Points possible/% of total points available) |
Highest Level of Performance |
High Level of Performance |
Satisfactory Level of Performance |
Unsatisfactory Level of Performance |
Section not Completed |
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Summary of Video (30 points/40%) |
30 points |
26 points |
23 points |
11 points |
0 points |
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Required criteria 1. How does Gwen Cox define the nurse-patient relationship? 2. While in the medication room, which of the rights of medication administration was impacted? 3. What external factors led to the error? 4. What event provided evidence of a medication error? 5. What steps were taken to correct the error? 6. What was Gwen Cox’s reaction to the medication administration error? |
Includes 6 requirements for section. |
Includes 5 requirements for section. |
Includes 4 requirements for the section. |
Includes 3 requirements for the section. |
Includes less than 3 requirements per section. |
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Reflection (40 points/53%) |
40 points |
34 points |
30 points |
15 points |
0 points |
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Required Criteria 1. How can one error help change processes? 2. Describe how this video will impact you as a student nurse and a future registered nurse. 3. As a future nurse, how would you describe what the nurse-patient relationship should be? 4. Summarize how one error can improve patient safety. 5. Explain the steps you would follow to report a medication error. 6. How would you react to a medication error such as the one that Gwen Cox committed? |
Includes 6 requirements for the section. |
Includes 5 requirements for the section. |
Includes 4 requirements for the section. |
Includes 3 requirements for the section. |
Includes less than 3 requirements for the section. |
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APA Style and Organization (5 points/7%) |
5 points |
4 points |
0 points |
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Required criteria 1. Uses current APA format (title page and double spacing only required). 1. Grammar and mechanics are free of errors. |
Includes 2 requirements for section. |
Includes 1 requirement for the section. |
No requirements for this section presented |
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Total Points Possible = 75 points |
