Delve into the Awareness of the Nurse’s Vital Role in the Coordination and Continuum of Care

Delve into the Awareness of the Nurse’s Vital Role in the Coordination and Continuum of Care

Locating Credible Databases and Research

The safety of the medication administration process is an essential nursing process directly related to the safety of patients and quality of care and life (Jafaru & Abubakar, 2022). However, medication administration errors (MAEs) are an issue of concern in nursing. Addressing MAEs can greatly benefit from evidence-based practice (EBP) and the use of communication and collaborative approaches (Bengtsson et al., 2021). However, some nurses may lack the critical skills to locate credible databases and search for credible evidence. The skills to locate credible databases and evidence in research as a nurse is an important competence in the implementation of EBP. A baccalaureate-prepared nurse has a critical role to play as a promoter of the use of evidence-based practice, clear communication, and collaboration in nursing care. The BSN-prepared nurse is also tasked with managing and supervising clinical staff nurses.

This paper considers the case of a newly trained nurse who has finished her orientation. The nurse, during her orientation, experienced two cases of minor MAEs and has herself been the cause of a near-missed event that had the potential to cause a known adverse drug event (ADE). The nurse is unsure about her abilities to diagnose and administer medications safely and has requested information on how to apply EBP in her practice to improve her efficiency in patient management with regard to safe medication administration and reduce the risk of MAEs. This paper will describe the communication strategies the supervising nurse can utilize to encourage the nurses to research EBP related to safe medication administration and preventing MAEs. It will also provide the best places to complete research, five sources of online information, and explain why these five sources will provide the best evidence for MAEs.