V Skill HF-D9.1-002 sector-specific 10 skills
Medication safety
Prepares, checks, administers and records medication according to protocol and recognises risks of errors, interactions and side effects.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Knowledge test · rho 0.40 (SD 0.13)
- hrmforce instrument
- Knowledge test (client-specific), Work sample test
- Competency (50-framework)
- Accuracy
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
Test of declarative job knowledge, usually assembled per client.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Distributes medication according to the signing list with double checking and refers unclear orders to an authorised colleague. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Independently checks medication orders for dosage and interactions, spots side effects and consults the pharmacy or physician about them. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Draws up the institution's medication policy, analyses reports of medication errors and implements improvements across the whole chain. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Preparing medication doses Medication preparation | Prepares medication per client and per administration moment based on the current medication list. | declining |
| V | Double checking high risk medication Double check procedure | Has a second authorised colleague independently check dose, name and route of high risk medication. | stable |
| V | Handing over and administering medication Medication administration | Hands over or administers medication, observes intake and records the administration immediately. | stable |
| V | Recording medication administration Medication charting | Records administration, refusal and deviation in the digital administration register with time and reason. | declining |
| V | Calculating medication dosages Dosage calculation | Converts a prescribed dose into volume, number of tablets or infusion rate and checks the outcome. | stable |
| K | Recognising side effects and interactions Adverse drug reactions | Recognises signs of side effects or interaction between medicines and reports them to the doctor or pharmacist. | stable |
| V | Managing opiates and controlled drugs Controlled substances handling | Manages opiates in a locked cabinet, keeps the opiate register up to date and counts the stock. | stable |
| V | Reporting medication errors and incidents Incident reporting | Reports a medication error or near miss in the incident system and describes cause, effect and action taken. | stable |
| V | Preparing a medication review Medication review | Collects medication use, complaints and lab values of a client for the periodic medication review with pharmacist and doctor. | rising |
| K | Knowledge of administration routes Routes of administration | Knows the different administration routes such as oral, rectal, transdermal and inhalation and the requirements per form. | stable |