I am entering my last month as a student nurse and as we are getting to take care of more patients (4-5) I am having more issues with time management. (Go figure...lol).
My question is this.... How realistic is it that every med you give to every patient is within the 1 hour time frame?
Also, do you assess all your patients first, then get each of their meds together and go in a separate time, or is it wiser to get their meds ready, go in and assess them and give the meds at the same time (based on if there aren't any contraindications to the meds that you found in your assessment)?
Sometimes it would seem more manageable if you did the assessment and morning meds at the same time, but I'm not sure it is wise.
Input please??
Thanks!