ESSENTIALS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Course overview

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES ARE VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN NURSING PRACTICE. AS A NURSE, YOU MUST ACCURATELY AND SAFELY PREPARE THE MEDICATIONS. GIVING MEDICATION TO PATIENTS INCLUDES UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETING BOTH THE MEDICATION ORDER AND LABEL. THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES (ISMP), HAVE IDENTIFIED MANY TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS THAT ARE PRONE TO MISINTERPRETATION AND ARE NOW LISTED ON THE "DO NOT USE LIST" (THE JOINT COMMISSION) AND "NEW CONFUSED DRUG NAME LIST" (THE ISMP).(67 MINUTES)