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10 Rights of Medication Administration
1. Righe patient
2. Right drug
3. Right dose
4. Right time
5. Right route
6. Right indication
7. Right documentation
8. Right to refuse
9. Right education
10. Right evaluation
absoroption
occurs when medication molecules pass into the blood from the site of medication administration
,actual loss
occurs when a person can no longer feel, hear, see, or know a person or object
acute inflammation
- immediate response to cellular injury
- rapid vasodilation occurs, allowing more blood to be delivered near location of injury
, Advantages of parenteral (injectable) route of medication administration
- can be used when oral meds are contraindicated
- more rapid absorption
- IV infusion provides medication delivery when pt is critically ill or long term therapy is necessary
advantages of skin medication administration
- primarily provides local effect
- painless
- limited side effects
airborne contact
organisms are carried in droplet nuclei or residue suspended in the air during coughing or sneezing
airborne precautions PPE
- N95 mask
- door closed at all times