Assignment 1 – Safe Medication Practice, Roles and Responsibilities

Assignment 1 – Safe Medication Practice, Roles and Responsibilities

DUE:                     by 9am by email                      

VALUE:                 /50 marks = 30%

Assignment Overview

This individual assignment will cover materials from Day 1 of the course. You will have the opportunity to examine your role related to Safe Medication Practice and the associated responsibilities as an employee of VITA Community Living Services and Mens Sana Families for Mental Health.

Assignment Task

Using this document, completed the assignment questions in the spaces below. Your assignment must be:

• completed individually – you must complete your OWN work
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• submitted on time by email or paper format (when permitted) to: rutherforda@hotmail.com
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• referenced – any material(s) used (print or electronic/web etc.) should be cited and included in a bibliography
• spelling/grammar checked and proof read for errors

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Assignment 1 – Safe Medication Practice, Roles and Responsibilities

VALUE:                 /50 marks = 30%

Questions:

1. Identify and describe FOUR things that DSWs need to know about the medications they administer?   Rank them in order of least important to most important and be sure to highlight your rationale for ranking them this way.                                                  /8 marks    

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2. Describe FOUR reasons why DSWs need to be able to understand all medication information they read and review.                                                                           /4 marks

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3. Identify and describe three risks for both the DSW and person supported when a DSW doesn’t understand the medication information read and reviewed.       /6 marks

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4. As you know, DSWs are not part of the RHPA. Discuss the impact that not being part of the RHPA has on a DSWs practice and their role of medication administration with individuals with developmental disabilities.                                                                                                         /3 marks
5. Identify and describe ONE of the four ‘ADME’ processes we talked about in class. Be sure to describe what it is, what organs or body systems are involved and how this process relates to pharmacokinetics.

PROCESS:    __________________________________                                     /1 mark

DESCRIPTION:                                                                                                       /3 marks

6. Think about the ‘ADME’ process you wrote about in your answer above. Think about the individuals you support with developmental disabilities and often, multiple health challenges. Write about how their health challenges could further impact the pharmacokinetics of their medication and impact the process you described above.                                                                                                                             /4 marks

6. Identify and describe VITAs 9 RIGHTS of Medication Administration. Explain why each of the RIGHTS are important to practice.                                                  /9 marks

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8. Medication errors and unforeseen circumstances can occur at any point in practice and/or during medication administration. Think about some of these situations that you have experienced or that you have heard of. Identify THREE scenarios/situations where an error or unforeseen circumstance occurred.  Describe how it was handled by the staff member and what could be done in future so this never happens again.  Be sure to note and cite any relevant VITA Medication Policies and Procedures.              / 6 marks

Medication error or unforeseen circumstance 1

Medication error or unforeseen circumstance 2

Medication error or unforeseen circumstance 3

9. Think about what you have learned during the first day of this VITA Pharmacology training course. Identify and describe the three most important things that you learned? Discuss how this new learning will be integrated into your role at VITA.     /6 marks

Assignment TOTAL       / 50 marks     =       / 30%

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Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

• Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week. Assignment 1 – Safe Medication Practice, Roles and Responsibilities

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Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

• Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

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• Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is a 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

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Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class. Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

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