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Experience

During my clinical placement in a neurosurgical unit, we would occasionalJy exa mine epilepsy

patients to document any seizures. These patients rarely require substantial nursing care, and

most are self-sufficient with only 1-2 prescriptions administered every six hours. I was working

an early shift, and my buddy nurse assigned me to three patients, one of whom was under

examination for a seizure. My buddy nurse handed me the drawer keys and indicated the

medication was in the side drawer when I went with my nurse to provide the patient medication.

Looking over the initial purchase, I began my safety check prior to dispensing the prescription

and discovered that it had expired in February 2019. I requested that my preceptor come over

and take a look at the package. She realized the medication was out of date when she noticed the

expiration date. She then went out of the room with the packaging. When she returned, she

indicated that she had reported the event to the NUM. I then inquired if there was anything else

we needed to do, but I was respectfully told to stay out of it. I took a set of vitals on the patient,

which were all normal, and the buddy nurse was given a new pack of medication that was still

usable. I felt accomplished at the end of my shift since I had followed the procedure for providing

the correct medication and had identified the problem. Being a part. of event reporting and alerting

the doctors, on the other hand, would have been a great experience. Overall, I followed NSHQS’s

safety requirements and medication standards when performing my nursing responsibilities.

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