1. Medication Administration Oral Drugs
Karen Malt, MSN, RN

2. Medication Errors
When a medication error happens, the nurse has an ethical and legal responsibility to report the error to maintain the client’s safety.
As soon as the error occurs:
Check the client’s condition
Report the error to the Physician
Report to the Supervisor
Complete an Incident Report

3. Nursing Implications
Whenever nursing care involves the administration of medications, the following Nursing Diagnosis may be applicable.
Knowledge Deficit; Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge
Risk for Aspiration
Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management
Ineffective Self-Help Management
Non-Compliance

4. Nursing Care Plan (Page 769, Timby)
Review the Care Plan provided by the author of textbook. Use this as a guide when preparing your Care Plan/ Concept Map for Level II. Place this information in a Care Plan Document for Practice.