Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare client for medication administration
- Check client details against the medication order to confirm correct client identification
- Explain administration clearly and simply to the client
- Gain informed consent from client in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policies and procedures
- Check client for known allergies to medication
- Give client the opportunity to ask questions and discuss concerns
- Assure and maintain confidentiality of client information
- Prepare medication for administration
- Check medication order to ensure it is correctly authorised and provides the complete information required to proceed with the administration
- Record and cross check verbal medication orders in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policies and procedures
- Assess environment for suitability to perform medication administration
- Assemble equipment and consumables for administration
- Select medication, ensuring it complies with the medication order
- Check medication to ensure it is current and within its expiry date
- Prepare medication to ensure it is ready for administration in the correct dose and route of administration as authorised in the medication order
- Perform medication administrations
- Use personal protective equipment as required
- Follow personal hygiene and infection control procedures
- Check medication in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policy/ procedures, including checking by co workers or supervisor for correctness
- Administer medication by the defined route of administration as authorised in the medication order and in accordance with clinical guidelines, organisation policy/ procedures
- Recognise unsuccessful administrations and seek referral/assistance
- Report medication errors and record immediately upon realisation that an error has been detected
- Record administration in a manner that is easily interpreted by others and in accordance with organisation policy and procedures
- Monitor client for expected outcomes and adverse effects
- Rectify or seek assistance for adverse effects
- Clean and store equipment