Basic Medication Delivery
- Routes of Administration
- Alimentary Tract
- Oral
- Sublingual
- Rectal
- Parenteral
- Topical
- Intradermal
- Subcutaneous
- Intramuscular
- Intranasal
- Alimentary Tract
- Administration of Medication to a Patient
- The “Rights” of Drug Administration
- Right Patient -- Prescribed to Patient
- Right Medication -- Patient Condition
- Right Route -- Patient Condition
- Right Dose -- Prescribed to Patient
- Right Time -- Within Expiration Date
- Drug Dose Calculations
- System of weights and measures
- Metric System
- prefixes
- conversions
- Metric System
- Drug calculations
- Desired dose
- System of weights and measures
- Techniques of Medication Administration (Advantages, Disadvantages, Techniques)
- Intramuscular (Manual)
- Subcutaneous (Manual)
- Aerosolized
- Nebulized
- Sublingual
- Intranasal
- Topical
- Reassessment
- Data -- Indications for Medication
- Action -- Medication Administered
- Response -- Effect of Medication
- Documentation
- The “Rights” of Drug Administration
- Standardization of Drugs
- Techniques to assure purity and potency
- Generic Drugs
- Medication Classifications
Content Creator: Joyce Lockwood
CAPCE Course Number: 18-EMTP-F3-9102
Total CE Hours: 0.5
Level: Basic
NJ Course Number: 1755513604979
EMT-CE uses the NEMSES guidelines as the foundation for every course outline.