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Medication Administration
Basic Medication Administration (routes, rights)
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
07/02/2018

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Term
What are the 10 medications rights?
Definition
1. Right Patient
2. Right Medication
3. Right Dose
4. Right Time
5. Right Route
6. Right Education
7. Right to Refuse
8. Right Assessment
9. Right Evaluation
10. Right Documentation
Term
What are the different routes you can administer medications? How do you administer them?
Definition
1. IV
2. PO
3. SQ
4. IM
5. vaginally
6. rectally
7. otic
8. optic
Term
What does it mean when a medication is delivered parenternally?
Definition
Not by mouth; generally IV, SQ, IM.
Term
What is the "z-track" method?
Definition
IM technique to prevent leakage into the SQ tissue (pull skin down to ensure you're injecting into muscle).
Term
What gauge needle do you use for a SQ injection? IM injection?
Definition
SQ: 25-27 gauge; IM: 22-25 gauge
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