How To Write A Case Study Analysis | Assignment
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Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A RN
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A RN
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A RN
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A RN1
The paper aims for discussing the provided case study involving Mrs. Melissa Mendez
with reference to the responsibilities of a registered nurse. The paper is going to start with
discussing the comparative responsibilities of a registered nurse and a student nurse while
administrating the medications including the erotic events in response to the provided case study.
Then the paper is going to focus on the identification and discussion of the ward practices that
may result in the erotic medication administration event. Lastly the guidelines, policies and the
standards that binds the registered nurses while administrating medication is going to be
discussed with the legal, ethical and professional implication in case of erotic medication
administration.
The roles of a registered nurse or RN is to administer medications to the patient while
keeping a few things in mind, which is known as the five “rights” of medication administration.
The very first of those concepts include ensuring the “right patient” is being subjected to the
medicine administration by checking their name and medical reports. The second concept is
ensuring the “right drug” is being administered, which can be checked by the generic name of
the medication. The next thing should be remembered by a registered nurse is the “right dose” of
the medication, which is being administered. This should be ensured by checking the labels for
the dose of medication and also the devices to make the proper measurement should be used. The
fourth right is known as “right route”. The RN must ensure the route of medication
administration in the patient is advised by a medical officer and that is being followed exactly.
The last “right” involves the “right time”. According to this concept, a RN must administer the
drug within the prescribed time in the patient (Kim & Bates, 2013).
The difference between a nursing student and a RN is that the former is considered to be
in a learning phase and thus is expected to make mistakes in various patient care practices.
The paper aims for discussing the provided case study involving Mrs. Melissa Mendez
with reference to the responsibilities of a registered nurse. The paper is going to start with
discussing the comparative responsibilities of a registered nurse and a student nurse while
administrating the medications including the erotic events in response to the provided case study.
Then the paper is going to focus on the identification and discussion of the ward practices that
may result in the erotic medication administration event. Lastly the guidelines, policies and the
standards that binds the registered nurses while administrating medication is going to be
discussed with the legal, ethical and professional implication in case of erotic medication
administration.
The roles of a registered nurse or RN is to administer medications to the patient while
keeping a few things in mind, which is known as the five “rights” of medication administration.
The very first of those concepts include ensuring the “right patient” is being subjected to the
medicine administration by checking their name and medical reports. The second concept is
ensuring the “right drug” is being administered, which can be checked by the generic name of
the medication. The next thing should be remembered by a registered nurse is the “right dose” of
the medication, which is being administered. This should be ensured by checking the labels for
the dose of medication and also the devices to make the proper measurement should be used. The
fourth right is known as “right route”. The RN must ensure the route of medication
administration in the patient is advised by a medical officer and that is being followed exactly.
The last “right” involves the “right time”. According to this concept, a RN must administer the
drug within the prescribed time in the patient (Kim & Bates, 2013).
The difference between a nursing student and a RN is that the former is considered to be
in a learning phase and thus is expected to make mistakes in various patient care practices.
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A RN2
However in case of a RN, they are expected to carry out each of their responsibilities and
accountabilities without making mistakes. The responsibilities and accountabilities are same for
both the nursing student and a registered nurse. The only thing that varies between both types of
nursing professionals is the level of those responsibilities and accountabilities. Responsibilities
of a registered nurse or a nursing student in regards to the medication administration involves
ensuring the five “rights” mentioned before (Leufer & Cleary-Holdforth, 2013). The
accountability of a nursing staff involves them taking the responsibilities of their action during
patient care (Krautscheid, 2014). To explain this further, it can be said that a nurse must
understand the patient condition in depth, before starting the care procedure. Along with this the
nursing professional must take the responsibility of ensuring proper patient care and rectifying a
situation involving erotic events, with the application of proper knowledge and understanding. In
case of such an erotic event, like erotic administration of medications, a RN generally hold a
greater level of responsibility and accountability than that of a student nurse (Rebeiro et al.,
2015). The reason behind this is that in case of a mistake of overlooking or wrong assessment of
patient condition was performed by a student nurse, the RN has to take the partial responsibility
of that situation for being in a superior position of the student, even though in case of the
alternative situation, the responsibility of a mistake performed by a RN, does not fall upon a
student nurse.
The event of a medication error can be resulting from many instances, where either the
medical officer (MO) or the RN is at fault. The mistakes of the MO include prescribing a
medication administration plan that does not follow one of the five “rights” in regards to the
medication administration. The mistakes of the RN involves not ensuring that all those five
rights are being followed, while administrating a medication in the patient. If the RN fails to
However in case of a RN, they are expected to carry out each of their responsibilities and
accountabilities without making mistakes. The responsibilities and accountabilities are same for
both the nursing student and a registered nurse. The only thing that varies between both types of
nursing professionals is the level of those responsibilities and accountabilities. Responsibilities
of a registered nurse or a nursing student in regards to the medication administration involves
ensuring the five “rights” mentioned before (Leufer & Cleary-Holdforth, 2013). The
accountability of a nursing staff involves them taking the responsibilities of their action during
patient care (Krautscheid, 2014). To explain this further, it can be said that a nurse must
understand the patient condition in depth, before starting the care procedure. Along with this the
nursing professional must take the responsibility of ensuring proper patient care and rectifying a
situation involving erotic events, with the application of proper knowledge and understanding. In
case of such an erotic event, like erotic administration of medications, a RN generally hold a
greater level of responsibility and accountability than that of a student nurse (Rebeiro et al.,
2015). The reason behind this is that in case of a mistake of overlooking or wrong assessment of
patient condition was performed by a student nurse, the RN has to take the partial responsibility
of that situation for being in a superior position of the student, even though in case of the
alternative situation, the responsibility of a mistake performed by a RN, does not fall upon a
student nurse.
The event of a medication error can be resulting from many instances, where either the
medical officer (MO) or the RN is at fault. The mistakes of the MO include prescribing a
medication administration plan that does not follow one of the five “rights” in regards to the
medication administration. The mistakes of the RN involves not ensuring that all those five
rights are being followed, while administrating a medication in the patient. If the RN fails to
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