Medication Administration by Pre-Licensure MCCN Nursing Students

The purpose of this policy is to specify responsibilities for clinical faculty, nursing preceptors, and nursing students involved in medication administration practice during clinical experiences.

Policy and Procedures of Safe Medication Administration

• Faculty, preceptors, and nursing students at Mount Carmel College of Nursing are to follow facility policies for student nurse medication administration.

• When two nursing students are assigned to the same patient, one nursing student is to be responsible for a complete occurrence of medication administration. One occurrence is defined as a specified time of medication administration which includes the preparation, administration, and documentation of the medication administration. Nursing students may alternate responsibility for one complete occurrence medication administration.

• Faculty or the assigned preceptor is responsible for supervising and instructing the nursing student during medication administration and co-signing the documentation according to the healthcare facility policy.

• Faculty, preceptors, and nursing students are responsible for following and applying the principles of safe medication administration practices including but not limited to:

  • Removing

  • Preparing

  • Administering (using 2 patient identifiers)

  • Evaluating medication effectiveness

  • 3 step check system

  • Following rights of administration

  • Medication safety zone (no interruption, no distractions, using hard stop check)

  • One and done process (remove, administer, and document on one patient at one time)

  • Educating patient

• Faculty, preceptors, and nursing students must sign into electronic computer applications with their individual login identities.

• Faculty, preceptors, and nursing students are mutually accountable for adherence to medication administration policies of the facility and adherence to safe medication administration practices.