List clearly the purpose and goals of an in-service session focusing on safe medication administration for nurses, with purposes and goals that are relevant and achievable within the in-service session.
Explain the need for and process to improve safety outcomes related to medication administration, with reference to specific data, evidence, or standards to support the explanation.
Explain to the audience their role and importance of making the improvement plan focusing on medication administration successful, using persuasive and transparent communication to improve buy-in.
Create resources or activities to encourage skill development and process understanding related to a safety improvement initiative on medication administration, explaining their value.
Communicate with nurses in a respectful and informative way that clearly presents expectations and solicits feedback on communication strategies for future improvement.
Structure the in-service session the following way:
Part 1: Agenda and Outcomes.Explain to your audience what they are going to learn or do, and what they are expected to take away.
Part 2: Safety Improvement Plan.
Give an overview of the current problem focusing on medication administration, the proposed plan, and what the improvement plan is trying to address.
Explain why it is important for the organization to address the current situation.
Part 3: Audience’s Role and Importance.
Discuss how the staff audience will be expected to help implement and drive the improvement plan.
Explain why they are critical to the success of the improvement plan focusing on medication administration.
Describe how their work could benefit from embracing their role in the plan.
Part 4: New Process and Skills Practice.
Explain new processes or skills.
Develop an activity that allows the staff audience to practice and ask questions about these new processes and skills.
In the notes section of your PowerPoint, brainstorm potential responses to likely questions or concerns.
Part 5: Soliciting Feedback.
Describe how you would solicit feedback from the audience on the improvement plan and the in-service.
Explain how you might integrate this feedback for future improvements.
