The characteristics of medication administration incidents involving Bachelor of Science in Nursing students during clinical practice education
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Ellis, Kaitlin
issued: 2020-08-25T14:47:10Z
issued: 2020
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Registered nurses (RNs) provide medications to patients when they are unable to provide these medications to themselves such as when they are unwell or incapable. RNs are responsible for ensuring that the medication administered are appropriate for the patient’s situation and also that the right medication is provided to the right patient, at the right dose, via the right route, at the right time, and for the right reason, as well as documented using the appropriate methods. This process can be disrupted and a medication administration incident (MAI) may occur. When an MAI occurs, RNs are responsible to identify, resolve and report the error. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students learn to administer medications through clinical practice education and during this process can be involved in MAIs. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of MAIs involving BSN students over three academic years. Understanding the characteristics of MAIs that students are involved in will help educational and healthcare organizations develop systems to mitigate the potential for these MAIs to occur. I conducted a cross-sectional retrospective case study of reported MAIs involving BSN students over three academic years. I reviewed aspects of type of MAIs, contributing factors and documented responses of students and nurse educators. Students reported 88 MAIs during this period. Incorrect dose, administration technique and incidents of omission were the most frequently reported MAI involving student nurses. Individual factors, stressful environments and communication challenges were reported most frequently as contributing to MAI occurrence. Students document actions taken immediately following discover of MAI and to a lesser extent in the long-term. Through the MAI reports, nursing educators document responses which include debriefing, evaluation of professionalism, following-up with leadership and clarifying details of the MAI reported by the student. Students involv…
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note: The Characteristics of Medication Administration Incidents Involving Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students during Clinical Practice Education by Kaitlin Ellis BScN, RN, Queen’s University, 2010 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTDOCTURAL STUDIES (Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) July 2020 © Kaitlin Ellis, 2020 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: The Characteristics of Medication Administration Incidents Involving Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students during Clinical Practice Education submitted by Kaitlin Ellis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nursing Examining Committee: Dr. Maura MacPhee Supervisor Dr. Lenora Marcellus Supervisory Committee Member Cathryn Jackson Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Registered nurses (RNs) provide medications to patients when they are unable to provide these medications to themselves such as when they are unwell or incapable. RNs are responsible for ensuring that the medication administered are appropriate for the patient’s situation and also that the right medication is provided to the right patient, at the right dose, via the right route, at the right time, and for the right reason, as well as documented using the appropriate methods. This process can be disrupted and a medication administration incident (MAI) may occur. When an MAI occurs, RNs are responsible to identify, resolve and report the error. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students learn to administer medications through clinical practice education and during this process can be involved in MAIs. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of MAIs involving BSN students over three academic years. Understanding the characteristics of MAIs …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0392949
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75674