NSG 3325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Aerosol Spray, Silt, Dication
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Chapter 35: rn medication administration - nonparental therapy. We as nurses use medication for: diagnosis, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for the prevention of disease. 1 pt = 2 cups (16 oz) = 500 ml. Medication and drug are used interchangeably medication - substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease. Drug also has the meaning of an illegally obtained sub-stance such as heroin. Prescription - written directions for the preparation and administration of a drug. A liquid, power, or foam deposited in a thin layer on the skin by air pressure. One or more drugs nely divided in a liquid such as water. A solid form, shaped like a capsule, coated and easily swallowed. A non greasy, semisolid preparation used on the skin. A sweetened and aromatic solution of alcohol used as a vehicle for medicinal agents. A concentrated form of a drug made from vegetables or animals.
