Describe one significant learning experience

NorQuest College-PN Program
Assignment: Professional Portfolio
Student Name:
Course:
Competency: Category
Letter, Number and
Subcategory
The identified competency includes Medication management,
Pharmacology. By this competency Licensed Practical Nurses
(LPNs) will be able to manage controlled drugs and ensure safe
medication dosages to the patient. The study of pharmacology is also
important as it will provide detailed knowledge about effects of
chemicals into the body. So this competency will also helpful for
LPNs.
Significant Learning
Experience: Describe one
significant learning
experience in this course
related to the CLPNA
Competency identified.
Provide an example
In the learning period, a patient was admitted under emergency
department in dementia unit. The age of the patient was 60 years.
The patient had many complications along with Alzheimer’s disease.
The patient had early history of COPD, atrial fibrillation. She had
also history of type-2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure. In that
time, I was appointed as practiced nurse along with other staff.
There I learned a lot during the treatment of the patient. In that time,
I came across many new drugs that were provided to the patient. My
teacher not only introduced the drugs names but also taught us all the
related things concerned with this. In that situation, my teacher
helped us a lot. He divided us into small groups and made one of us
as captain. He also divided the works in accordance with that.
Though, we were supposed to examine all the factors related to the
treatment of the patient. It was an amazing experience. It was a very
good learning environment where I learned a good lesson about the
pharmacology and management of medicines.
What you Learned:
Describe what you learned
and how it relates to the
competency identified.
In that learning session, I learned about different routes of medication
administration. At first, my teacher educated me about the
pharmacology. It is a study of effect of chemical over biological
substances. In this subject, I learned about the processes by which
drugs enter into the body and reach their targets and also the effects
on the body. In this course, my teacher taught me the drug source,
classification and increased knowledge about trade, chemical and
generic names of the drug. It also provided knowledge of adverse
conditions or allergic reactions that is associated with the patient
health. In the session of medication management, I learned about
different medication administration by performing assessment,
implementation, planning and evaluation. I understood the rules and
responsibilities of a nurse in this situation. The teacher also
demonstrated the safe and accurate documentation practices in
medication administration. I also acquired detailed knowledge about
the intravenous medication errors and the guidelines that should be
followed during treatment practice. The learning is directly related
with the identified competency as it is concerned with drug
management and pharmacology of the drug.
May 2017-final