Title: Administer medications via all routes, as allowed by laws and regulations.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Administering Medications

Administration should include

- use of unit dose and traditional methods
- interpretation of orders
- methods of administering/applying.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does one differentiate among unit dose and other traditional methods of medication administration?
- How are medication orders interpreted?
- What are the variations in preparing medications when using a unit dose system?
- What are the steps in preparing for oral administration of medications?
- What are the steps in preparing for parenteral injections?
- What is the purpose for using the Z-track technique?
- What assessment factors are necessary for applying medications via all routes as allowed by laws and regulations (e.g., skin, eyes, nose, ear, mouth, rectal, vaginal)?