1. Agency
Med Admin Errors
Nursing staff was
unawareof agency
policies and
procedures regarding
med administration
Not performing five
rights of
administration
Missed/Latedoses.
Meds not
stocked/availablefor
administration.
Priorities
Patient
safety
Regulatory
compliance
Director of Nursing
 Nursing Staff Oversight,
Training & Development
 Ensuring Nursing Staff has
tools & resources to
perform assigned tasks
effectively
Nursing Staff
Staffoperating withintheir
scope ofpractice.
Appropriate certifications
and skillset tomeetjob
requirements.
Organization
Administration support in
Quality Improvement
measures.
Access toanyreviews,
reports and/or sitevisits
with med administration
feedback/suggestions/evalu
ation.
Organization
 Assistancewith reviewing/updating
Med Administration policies.
 Assistancewith updating nursing staff
job descriptions.
 Assistancewith acquiring
equipment/tools identifiedas
necessary toimprovemed
administration.
Nursing Staff
 Participationin MedAdministration
ImprovementTeam
 Support andadoption ofsuggestions
implementedfrom MAI Team.
Director of Nursing
 Review ofagencypolicies and
procedures.
 Review ofnursing stafftraining and
continues educationrequirements.
 Creating a MedImprovementTeam
to address identified
concerns/issues.
Organization
 Increased compliancewith federal,
state andcounty requirements.
 Increased confidencein agencies
abilityto meetgovernance
standards re:Med Administration.
 Increased
Nursing Staff
 Trained staffwiththetools needed
to effectively meet agency med
administration requirements.
 Increased jobsatisfaction.
 More input into work performance
and expectations.
Director of Nursing
 Updated agencypolicies and
procedures.
 Comprehensive med administration
training for new employees and
semiannualtraining for tenured staff.
 Staffmed administration
performanceevaluationtool.
OUTCOMES
Director of Nursing
 Increased confidencein
staff’s ability to meet
performancestandards.
 Tools and resources to
measure staff’s
performance.
Nursing Staff
 Increased
confidence/assurancein
abilityto meetclient
needs.
 Improved skill set.
 Improved job satisfaction
Organization
 Compliancewith federal,
state andcounty med
administration guidelines.
 Increased employee’s
satisfaction.
 Reduced nursing staff
turnover.
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS
Medication Administration Improvement Logic Model