Reflect
Reflecting
on your learning is an effective practice that helps you become a
better learner. It also helps me see where you might need some
additional support. In this activity, your job is to talk about your own
learning.
Medication Error Reflection Part I: Self-Reflection
Medication
Administration is a serious responsibility of the Registered Nurse.
Medication errors happen frequently, and sometimes patients pay a high
price for a nurse’s inattentive mistake. Sometimes, the nurse can pay a
high price for their mistake such as in the case of the Tennessee RN
convicted of negligent homicide when she administered the wrong
medication to a patient resulting in death.
Read this article about a nurse found guilty in an accidental injection death of a 75-year-old patient,
and then reflect on your own experience as a healthcare worker to see
if you remember when a medication error may have happened. Was the error
serious, or was it a “near miss?” What was the outcome if it was a real
error, and how could it have been prevented? How did reading the
article make you feel? What was your initial reaction to it?
article:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/25/1088902487/former-nurse-found-guilty-in-accidental-injection-death-of-75-year-old-patient
