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Using Gibbs reflective model I will be reflecting on an aspect of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (HPCA) (2013) which has been upheld in my clinical practice.
Description of the Event:
Health Practitioners competency Assurance Act, 2003(HPCA Act, 2003) is to protect the health and safety of members of the public. And this is done by providing for mechanisms to ensure that health practitioners are competent and fit to practise their professions (Burgees, 2008). All the power and responsibilities is given to Nursing Council to maintain competence to practise for all nurses. This is done by monitoring every nurse to be registered for scope of practise in relation to registration and ongoing practice, to be fit for registration and to suspend nurses if necessary on the grounds to pose risk to members of the public (Burgess, 2008). As a BN3 student, after achieving IV certificate, my scope of practise allows me to administer Intravenous medication under the direction and supervision of my preceptor. I reminded my preceptor that I am allowed to administer IV medication and showed her my IV certificate. My certificate states that I am allowed to administer IV drugs but under direct supervision of my preceptor. Ever since I always make sure that I administer all the drugs no matter oral or IV under direct supervision of my preceptor to protect my patients. My focused patient 15 years old who was admitted to ward with pneumonia was charted IV augmentin every 8 hours. I greeted the patient and his parents and took verbal consent to administer IV antibiotics. I explained the patient about effects, side effects and how does these antibiotics will help in treating his infection and also checked patients five right before moving ahead.
Feelings:
I was very excited as I always wanted to do that and now after achieving certificate at my simulation session I am allowed to administer IV medications. I was nervous also as I don’t want to use wrong technique
Description of the Event:
Health Practitioners competency Assurance Act, 2003(HPCA Act, 2003) is to protect the health and safety of members of the public. And this is done by providing for mechanisms to ensure that health practitioners are competent and fit to practise their professions (Burgees, 2008). All the power and responsibilities is given to Nursing Council to maintain competence to practise for all nurses. This is done by monitoring every nurse to be registered for scope of practise in relation to registration and ongoing practice, to be fit for registration and to suspend nurses if necessary on the grounds to pose risk to members of the public (Burgess, 2008). As a BN3 student, after achieving IV certificate, my scope of practise allows me to administer Intravenous medication under the direction and supervision of my preceptor. I reminded my preceptor that I am allowed to administer IV medication and showed her my IV certificate. My certificate states that I am allowed to administer IV drugs but under direct supervision of my preceptor. Ever since I always make sure that I administer all the drugs no matter oral or IV under direct supervision of my preceptor to protect my patients. My focused patient 15 years old who was admitted to ward with pneumonia was charted IV augmentin every 8 hours. I greeted the patient and his parents and took verbal consent to administer IV antibiotics. I explained the patient about effects, side effects and how does these antibiotics will help in treating his infection and also checked patients five right before moving ahead.
Feelings:
I was very excited as I always wanted to do that and now after achieving certificate at my simulation session I am allowed to administer IV medications. I was nervous also as I don’t want to use wrong technique