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Administration of Medication is chemical substances used in diagnosis, cure, treat, or prevent of disease. 1. Diagnosis (Allergy testing, Tuberculin test) 2. Cure (Antibiotics) 3. Prevention (Vaccines) 4. Treatment (Insulin) 3 1...

Administration of Medication is chemical substances used in diagnosis, cure, treat, or prevent of disease. 1. Diagnosis (Allergy testing, Tuberculin test) 2. Cure (Antibiotics) 3. Prevention (Vaccines) 4. Treatment (Insulin) 3 1. Local effect 2. General effect (systemic) 4 1. Ensure of patient name, drug name. 2. Know the instruction about drug (Route, dose) 3. Ensure if the drug before or after meal. 4. Wash hands before giving drug. 5. Don't mix drugs. 6. Check the expiration date. 7. Write all notes in the patient chart. 5 1. Effect. 2. Purpose. 3. Sensitivity of patient. 4. Side effect. 5. Average of dose. 6 1. Right drug 2. Right dose 3. Right client 4. Right route 5. Right time 7 A. Check the label when removing the drug container from the client’s Medication drawer. B. Check the drug when removing it from the container. C. Check the drug before returning it to 8 The unit-dose system was implemented to help decrease medication errors. The nurse must know how to reduce the risk of error by correctly calculating doses and having them double checked before administration. 9 The nurse should correctly identify the client by asking the client to state his or her full name and checking the client’s serial number. 10 The route of the medication is specified in the written order. The nurse should consult the health care practitioner whenever a route is not identified in the Prescription 11 Medications are generally ordered on a schedule. Nurses are responsible for following that schedule as closely as possible. A drug should not be given more than a half-hour before or after the scheduled time to maintain the drug’s effect. 12 (tablet, capsules, pills, liquid, powder) 1. Oral administration. 2. Sublingual administration. 3. Boucle administration. 14 15 16 1. It is the safest route. 2. Most convenient 3. Least expensive method 17 1. It is slower acting than the other routes. 2. Cannot determine the amount absorbed. 3. Drug destroyed by digestive juices. 4. Don't be given to clients with gastrointestinal intolerance. 18 6. Don't be given for that NPO (nothing by mouth) status. 7. Should be given with caution to clients who have difficulty swallowing or unconscious patient. 19 20 Inject a medication into subcutaneous tissue 21 Inject small amount of drug in the skin 22 Inject drug in vein immediately. 23 Inject medication into muscle. 25 26 1. Dorsogluteal muscle 27 2. Ventrogluteal muscle 28 3.Vastus laterals muscle (located on the thigh). 29 30 4. Rectus femurs muscle 31 32 Inject drug into peritoneal cavity. 33 Inject the drug in spinal cord. 34 Inject the drug in the bone. 35 1. Absorption are nearly complete. 2. Absorption is more rapidly than other routes. 3. Good in emergencies. 4. Can be given for unconscious. 37 1. Breaking one of the body barriers against infection. 2. The injection be painful (tissue damage at the site). 3. An irritation to tissue. 4. Injury to nerve or blood vessel. 38 1. Small amount. 2. Injecting slowly. 3. A good site. 4. Application of heat. 5. Massage 6. Movement of the part 7. Cold compresses reduce pain 39 40  Applied to the skin (ointment)  Applied to mucous membranes 41 1. Direct application of liquid (gargle). 42 2. Insertion of the drug in to body cavity 43 2. Insertion of the drug in to body cavity 44 3. Instillation (ear drops, nose drops). 45 3. Instillation (ear drops, nose drops). 46 4. Irrigation (washing): such as bladder irrigation. 47 5. Inhalation (Ventolin). 48 49 No. abbreviation Meaning 1 RX take 2 Q every 3 S with out 4 QH every hour 5 C with 6 Q4H every 4 hours 50 7 A.C before meals 8 QD every day 9 P.C after meals 10 QOD every other day 11 H.S at bedtime 12 QID 4 time each day 13 B.I.D two times a day 14 TID three time a day 51 52