Basic Medication Delivery

Course overview

Objectives Explain the routes of medication administration and different absorption routes Describe examples of drug dose calculations List the patient rights of drug administration Content Routes of Administration Alimentary Tract Oral Sublingual Rectal Parenteral Topical Intradermal Subcutaneous Intramuscular Intranasal Administration of Medication to a Patient The Rights of Drug Administration Right Patient prescribed to patient Right Medication patient condition Right Route patient condition Right Dose prescribed to patient Right Time within expiration date Drug Dose Calculations System of weights and measures Metric system Prefixes Conversions Drug calculations Desired dose Techniques of Medication Administration Advantages disadvantages and techniques Intramuscular manual Subcutaneous manual Aerosolized Nebulized Sublingual Intranasal Topical Reassessment Data indications for medication Action medication administered Response effect of medication Documentation Standardization of Drugs Techniques to assure purity and potency Generic drugs Medication Classifications