NURS405A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nursing Management, Suppository, Medical Household
20 Jun 2020
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Incident report: demonstrating administration of medications by the following routes, oral medications, pills, tablets, capsules liquid preparations, topical, ointment, patches, eye medication, ointment, drops, suppositories vaginal rectal. Inhaled medications: mdi and dpi side stream, enemas, rectal, demonstrate an understanding of medication reconciliation. Pickar, g. d. , abernethy, a. p. , swart, b. , graham, h. , swedish, m. (2015). Dosage calculations. (chapters 1-2 (review), 3 - 8). Dose ordered/dose on hand x amount on hand = amount to administer. Prescriber orders patient to receive morphine 2mg iv. The medication is available in a vial containing 10mg per millilitre. The prescriber orders 0. 125mg orally (po) of digoxin. The medication is available in tablets containing 0. 25mg of digoxin. Child"s dose = surface area of child/1. 7m2 x normal adult dose. When administering medications, you are accountable for knowing which medications are prescribed, their therapeutic and nontherapeutic effects and any assessments needed before administration.
