Table 2.

Areas identified by universities related to medications

	Item	Number
1	Eye dressing and ophthalmic medications	2	2
2	Legal responsibilities associated with medication administration	1	1
3	Medical orders on progress notes & medication chart	3	3
4	Medical, pharmacological, surgical, psychological and other treatments ~ respiratory, blood and	4	4
5	Medical orders on progress notes & medication chart	1	1
6	Anti-hypertensive medications	1	1
7	Ear & eye medication	4	4
8	First line medications	1	1
9	Intravenous Medication, including IVI’s	33	33
10	Medication calculation/Drug Calculations	26 + 13=	39
11	Medication	98	98
12	Paediatric medications	3	3
13	Psychotropic medications effects, management of	2	2
14	Rectal medications	1	1
15	Respiratory medications	2	2
16	S4D oral medication, administration	1 + 2=	3
17	SC Insulin	3	3
18	Sublingual – buccal	1	1
19	Topical Medications	1	1
20	5 R’s as a basic rule for drug admin	2	2
21	Cardiac emergency drugs, identifying	2	2
22	Describes main drugs	1	1
23	Psycho active/tropic drugs, administration and monitoring	2	2
24	Restricted drug management	1	1
25	PCA	13	13
26	Pain relief	1	1
	TOTAL		235