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-Released from nerve terminals in synaptic cleft
-interact with receptors
-travel through nerve pathway carrying information
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1 Neurotransmitters 2 Principles of Drug Administration
3 Higher # 4 Right Dose
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-Assess patient health
Principles of Drug -Obtain medication history BEFORE giving medication
Administration -Determine suitable route of administration
-Assess socioeconomic factors (self-administration)
, 1)Right Patient
2)Right Drug
3)Right Dose
7 Rights of Drug
4)Right Route
Administration
5)Right Time
6)Right Technique
7)Right Documentation's
Asking patient for his/her name before administering
Right Patient
medication
Right Drug Must check label 3 times during preparation
Perform appropriate calculation of dosage by using
Right Dose
unit-dose systems
-Date/Time of administration
-Drug's name,strength,dose and route of administration
Right Documentation
-Patient's reaction towards medication
-Patient's education regarding the drug
Enteral Absorbed though GI tract
Parenteral Injection for systemic effects
Percutaneous Direct contact with skin or mucous membrane
-retains drug in stomach
-metabolized by the liver
Oral Route
-absorbed from stomach and small intestine
-can't be used if patient is unconscious
-Nasogastric (inserted through nasopharynx)
-Gastrostomy (surgically placed in stomach)
Enteral Routes -Sublingual (placed under tongue for faster action)
-Buccal (a percutaneous route where it's placed
between the gum and cheek)
-intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous
Parenteral Routes
-Requires invasive procedure and aseptic technique
Higher # Smaller needle
What should not be -Tip/inside barrel
touched by unsterile -Plunger shaft
objects -Needle shaft/tip
Parts of Syringe tip, barrel, plunger
, Holds 1-mL
Tuberculin Syringe
Calibrated in hundredth of milliliters
-Sizes: 2,2.5,3 and 5 mL
Hypodermic Syringe
-Commonly used to administer IM injections
-Pre-filled syringes for ready use
Unit-dose Injections -Pre-filled sterile with needle attached to reusable
holder before use
Bevel Slanted part at top of a needle
Cannula Attaches to hub
Hub Fits into syringe
-Diameter of shaft
Gauge
-Varies from #18 (larger) to #28 (smaller)
-Common range is .5 to 2 inches
Length of shaft -Based on injection type,patient weight and muscle
development
-made of clear glass
-contain ONE dose of drug
Ampules
-medication is aspirated into syringe through filter
needle
-Small glass/plastic bottle with rubber cap (may contain
latex)
Vials
-air injected before withdrawal of medication
-prevents vacuum from building up
Longer Bevels For intramuscular (IM) and Subcutaneous (SC) injections
Shorter Bevels For IV and ID injections
-Usually in inner forearm or upper back
-Just below epidermis into Demi's
Intradermal Injection
-used for tuberculin or allergy tests
-enters at 15 DEGREE ANGLE
-Occurs in upper arms,back,or abdomen
-used for heparin/insulin commonly
Subcutaneous Injection
-used at 45 DEGREE ANGLE
-small volumes (0.5-1 mL) are given