Administering Medication to Individuals and Monitoring their Affects

3.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of those involved in prescribing, dispensing and supporting use of medication

Administering medication requires the understanding of how the medication is to enter the body such as orally, transdermal, or intravenous. It also requires the knowledge of when the medication needs to be administered, the possible side effects, and its toxicity. Doctors, nurses, and a few other

*Instillation administration – With this method, the medicine is in the form of a suspension or liquid that can be instilled in a number of ways; via the eyes, nose or ears.

There are several types of medication, each has a purpose and function needed for their administration via the different routes.

C. The specific method in each state varies, but mainly involves a prescription from a licensed physician approved by the state in which the patient is a resident.

Person administering the medication support an individual to take medication through following care plans or support plans; staying with the person to support them to take it; using appropriate equipment (spoon etc) and a drink of water and of course reassuring communication and of course time.

1.1 There are many procedures in place for ensuring the safe transit, distribution and obtaining of medication i.e.

1. There are a number of types of materials and equipment needed for the administration of medication via the different routes. They all serve a type and purpose these include:

Rectal-Administering drugs into the rectum are then become absorbed into the blood vessels and taken into the body.

There are various types of materials and equipment required to deliver medications via different routes examples of which are: patches for drug absorption i.e. in hormone replacement which can be placed in the most direct location, needles for subcutaneous injection i.e. in insulin dependant diabetes to allow the transfer of insulin into the body. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feed tubes for people with issues swallowing or with sever reflux to allow liquid food and medications to be administered whilst bypassing the throat and gullet.

Rectal medications are absorbed very quickly. Suppositories are available and are given into the rectum. Pessaries are given into the vagina.

method as I thought the patient would be more likely to remember what I had

4.)  The physician is planning to place a percutaneous central line to infuse TPN.  Which site is recommend and why?

Drug administration forms a major part of the clinical nurse’s role. Medicines are prescribed by the doctor and dispensed by the

After the Pharmacy technicians checks the solution for exactness, and may convey it to the patient. The expert then duplicates the data about the endorsed pharmaceutical onto the patient's profile. Specialists likewise may amass a 24-hour supply of medication for each patient. They bundle and mark every measurement independently. The bundles are then set in the drug cupboards of patients until the administering pharmacist checks them for precision, and at exactly that point is the prescription given to the patients.