Abstract:
This CE webinar is designed to introduce nursing educators to the use of healthcare simulation in order to provide an immersive learning experience for undergraduate and registered nurses to improve medication administration skills. The class will outline current statistics related to medication errors and near misses as well as the causes of the errors. Medication administration standards and evidence based practice related to medication administration will be reviewed. Literature that supports simulation as an effective learning modality for nursing students transitioning from the classroom and skills checkoffs to the clinical setting and for ongoing training for registered nurses will be highlighted. Examples of healthcare simulation scenarios that include medication administration will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
- By the end of the webinar, the learner will be able to: state the extent, causes and consequences of medication errors.
- Review the “Rights of Medication Administration” and how they can be taught through simulation.
- Discuss ways to incorporate medication administration into existing simulation scenarios.