NorQuest College-PN Program

Report on Progress of Professional Portfolio

Identify . U-2-5 Demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply the rights and
Competency checks of medication administration to reduce risk of medication
Number, Letter and error and ensure client safety.
Subcategory

In the guided practice we demonstrated the use of the 10 rights of

medication administration. While doing the bed rotations I put the
Describe One
10 rights (Right: patient, medication, dose, route, timing,
Significant
documentation, teaching, assessment, evaluation, and right to
Learning
refuse) and the 3 checks into practice in scenarios.
Experience in this
course Related to Ex: right patient Mr Smith, right medication - Acetaminophen,
the CLPNA right dose 500mg, right route PO, right timing 08:00, right
competency documentation, right teaching for mild pain, right assessment
identified above. PQRST, right evaluation reassess in 30mins, right to refuse. When
Provide an example preparing the medication check as you take medication from cart
(1st check), check when taking medication from container (2nd
check), check when returning medication to cart (3rd check)
Describe what you
learned and how it I learned what the 10 rights and 3 checks are, and how to apply
relates to the them properly with a patient. Also learned that the reason for these
competency checks and rights are to reduce error and improve safety. That is
identified above. directly applicable to the competency.
Explain why this
learning was This will be used daily in my career and will ensure patient safety,
meaningful. making this a very meaningful and important competency to learn.
Use the
Proficiency Rating I would rate my proficiency for this competency as good. I
Categories to rate understand the theory and can use it in a scenario, however I am
your proficiency in not experienced enough with real life settings to consider myself at
the chosen CLPNA an excellent level.
competency.
Explain what was I have been practicing scenarios to memorize the steps and make
done to achieve the them routine. Once I begin my first placement I am confident that
competency and to my competency will raise to excellent with practice.
support your
rating.

Describe how you Knowing the 10 rights and 3 checks will help reduce errors and
will be able to increase safety through my career; by ensuring medication errors
apply this learning are nullified. I will use this each time I have to prepare or
in your current and administer a medication for a patient.
future nursing
practice.

Student Name: Brent Griffiths______________________________________________________

Course: NFDN 1002______________________________________________________________

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NorQuest College-PN Program

Date: March 24, 2017_____________________________________________________________

Instructor/Tutor: F Ali_____________________________________________________________

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