Description

Medication errors are a serious issue in hospitals and other healthcare settings. This course introduces Registered Nurses (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), and Nurse educators how to incorporate in their respective practice roles the coaching model of OSCAR to ensure medication safety.

What You Will Learn

Upon successful completion of this micro-course, you will be able to:

Describe how the OSCAR coaching model can be used in the clinical practice of medication administration.
Explain the statistics of errors when using the standard six patient rights of medication administration .
Apply OSCAR using an exemplar case study on medication safety with sickle cell anemia.

Accreditation Statement

Walden University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider Unit P0469.

Criteria for Obtaining Contact Hours

This nursing continuing professional development course offers content that includes overviews and descriptions, engagement activities, resources, and a final assessment. Within 180 days of the course purchase date, follow these steps to claim nursing contact hours:

Complete all content in the micro-course,
Achieve 80% or higher for the final assessment,
Complete the end of course evaluation, and
Download and print or save your contact hour certificate.

Disclosure Statement

The planners and authors of this nursing continuing professional development activity disclose no relevant financial relationships.

While professional development activities offered by an American Nurses Credentialing Center Provider Unit typically satisfy the requirements of most states, Walden University recommends that participants ensure that the content offered meets their individual requirements. To the extent that contact hours must be approved within one’s state of residence or licensure, participants should check with their state board of nursing before enrolling in any professional development activity. The state board of nursing determines the number and type of contact hours that can be claimed for professional development activities.

Eligibility

Must be 18 or older

Refund Policy

You will have 24 hours, or until you receive your completion certificate, to request a full refund after purchase, whichever comes first. No hidden fees. All books and materials are included with purchase.

Faculty Bio

Dr. Ora Robinson

Dr. Ora Robinson is a National League for Nursing (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE®) with 31 years of experience in nursing education. She is a past recipient of the Young Publisher Award from the Association of Black Nursing Faculty. She is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a master’s in community mental health. She later earned a PhD in Human Services from Capella University. She is a published author and sought-after speaker for various professional organizations in the United States and abroad..

Curriculum

Safe Medication Administration
Review the standard practice of applying the six rights of medication administration.
Principles of the Coaching Relationship
Understand the intersection/relationship of the coaching skill of OSCAR during medication administration using the principle of the six rights of medication administration.
Situational Context - Case Study in Medication Administration
Engage in a case study in medication administration involving sickle cell anemia [sickle cell disease (SCD), sickle cell hemoglobin (HbSS) disease, or homozygous SS disease].
Application in Practice - Case Study Application Incorporating OSCAR
Apply your understanding of safe medication administration and OSCAR in a case study that presents an individual with chronic pain and periodic episodes of acute pain.