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Dimensional Analysis for Medication Dosages Study Guide

This guide provides comprehensive information on safe medication administration for nurses. It details the components of an accurate prescription, the expanded 'Rights of Medication Administration,' and crucial safety checks. Learn about medication wasting procedures, identifying high-alert medications, and the importance of reporting errors. The guide also covers the nursing process in medication administration and strategies for error prevention, including medication reconciliation and underst

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Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Medication Administration

Safe Medication Administration Principles

Guidelines for safe medication administration including the rights of administration, nursing responsibilities, and safety checks.

  • Rights of medication administration
  • Right Patient
  • Right Medication
  • Right Dose
  • Right Time
  • Right Route
  • Right Documentation
  • Three Safety Checks
  • Types of orders
  • Medication Administration Record (MAR)
  • Nursing responsibilities
  • Medication errors prevention

Dimensional Analysis for Medication Dosages

A way to calculate medication dosages using ratios and dimensional analysis for tablets, capsules, oral liquids, and medications based on weight.

  • Dimensional analysis
  • Medication dosage calculations
  • Tablet calculations
  • Capsule calculations
  • Oral liquid calculations
  • Medications based on weight
  • Unit of measurement conversion
  • Nursing rounding rules

Concepts of Medication Administration

This material covers drug classifications, drug names, FDA drug approval steps, controlled substances, and drug delivery systems.

  • Therapeutic Classification
  • Pharmacologic Classification
  • Chemical Drug Names
  • Generic Drug Names
  • Trade Drug Names
  • Formulary
  • Pharmacopoeia
  • Excipients
  • Black box warnings
  • FDA Drug Approval Steps
  • Controlled Substances
  • Scheduled Drugs
  • Dependence
  • Physical dependence
  • Withdrawal
  • Pregnancy Drug Classifications
  • Drug Delivery and Packaging
  • Unit-Dose System
  • Automated Dispensing System

Pharmacology Importance and Core Definitions

Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to the drug while pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does to the body.

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Effects of drugs on the human body

Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics Fundamentals

An overview of pharmacokinetics including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, alongside pharmacodynamics and concepts of drug actions.

  • Absorption
  • Distribution
  • Metabolism
  • Excretion
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Onset
  • Peak
  • Duration
  • Therapeutic range
  • Half-life
  • Side effects
  • Adverse Effects
  • Allergic reaction
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Toxicity
  • Drug interactions
  • Drug incompatibilities
  • Antagonistic
  • Synergistic

Enteral Medication Administration Routes

This content covers enteral drug administration through oral, sublingual, buccal, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube routes.

  • Enteral drug administration
  • Oral route
  • Sublingual route
  • Nasogastric tube route
  • Gastrostomy tube route
  • Mucous membranes
  • Medication absorption

Insulin Mixing and Medication Administration Safety

Instructions for mixing insulin in one syringe and safety procedures for medication administration and needle handling.

  • Mixing insulin in one syringe
  • Clear and cloudy insulin types
  • Medication compatibility
  • Rights of medications
  • Needle stick safety
  • Scoop method for needle recapping

Medication Administration Routes and Safety Procedures

Safe Medication Administration and Error Prevention

Guidelines for accurate medication administration, medication wasting procedures, and reporting medication errors.

  • Components of an Accurate RX
  • Nursing Process Medication Administration
  • Rights of Administration
  • Medication Wasting
  • Medication Error Types
  • Factors Leading to Error
  • Reporting Medication Errors
  • Error Prevention
  • High Alert Medications
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Drug Label Reading

Topical Medication Administration Routes

Topical drug administration includes dermatologic preparations, instillations, irrigations, and inhalations.

  • Transdermal delivery
  • Ophthalmic delivery
  • Nasal delivery
  • Vaginal delivery
  • Rectal delivery
  • Dermatologic preparations
  • Instillations
  • Irrigations
  • Inhalations

Parenteral Medication Administration and Syringe Components

This content covers parenteral medications, including parts of a syringe and needle, syringe types, and considerations for choosing needle length and gauge.

  • Parenteral medications
  • Syringe parts
  • Slip tip
  • Luer lock
  • Tuberculin syringe
  • U-100 insulin syringe
  • Needle parts
  • Needle length
  • Needle gauge
  • Lumen size
  • Intramuscular injections
  • Subcutaneous injections
  • Intradermal injections
  • Medication viscosity

Medication Administration Injection Routes

Information regarding intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injection administration including sites, needle sizes, and areas to avoid.

  • Intradermal injections
  • Subcutaneous injection
  • Intramuscular injections
  • Injection sites
  • Needle gauge and length
  • Z-track and aspiration
  • Injection site rotation
  • Areas to avoid when injecting

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