Initial Phase: Mastering PO Medications

Direct Guidance on PO Medication Administration

Initially, clinical instructors closely supervise students administering oral medications. This might involve the clinical instructor  walking a student through the process of verifying the prescriber’s orders, double-checking patient allergies, calculating doses if necessary, and ensuring adherence to the “10 rights” of medication administration, which the clinical instructor may take some on instead of the student.

Demonstrations and Hands-On Practice

Under certain circumstances or upon student request, clinical instructors may demonstrate techniques for administering various forms of medications, including tablets, capsules, and liquids, and address how to manage patients with swallowing difficulties. Students then practice these skills, for instance, preparing a liquid antibiotic dose for a patient, under the instructor’s watchful eye.

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From Anxiety to Action: A Clinical Instructor Guide to Safe and Confident Medication Administration Copyright © by Bojan Stoiljkovic; Debbie Kahler; and Jasmine Balakumaran is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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