title: Enrolled nurse medication administration.
abstract: This paper describes an initiative undertaken at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia to enhance the professional development of enrolled nurses to allow them to administer medications without the direct supervision of a registered nurse. This practice change proved to be a positive step for the hospital and for enrolled nurses. Benefits for patients were identified as greater continuity of care and increased timeliness of medication admiuistrqtion. The benefits for enrolled nurses were increased job satisfaction, improved morale and self esteem while the main benefit for registered nurses was decreased stres and workload.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nursing Education, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimberley
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keogh
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Twigg
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D032022:Delegation, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009013:Morale; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012649:Self Concept; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014904:Western Australia; D016526:Workload