Medication

Administration
Terminology
• Absorption - the passage of a substance from
administration site into the bloodstream.
• Allergy - an antigen anti body reaction or sensitive to a
suitcase
• Circulation - movement of blood in a circle course,
exiting through the aorta and coming back into the heart
via the venae cavae.
• Compatible - able to mix with another substance
without destructive changes
• Contraindication- any circumstance indicating the
inappropriateness of a form of treatment otherwise
advisable
• Dosage- the amount of medicine to be adjusted to a
client at one time
• Drug - any substance that when taken into the living
organization may modify one or more of its functions
• Generic - common or general name for a drug as
opposed to a brand name
• Instillation - slowly pouring or dropping a liquid into a
cavity or onto a surface.
• Intradermal-within the dermal layer of the skin,
injection here used for testing allergies, immune
responses
• Intramuscular - within a muscle ; injected medication
is rapidly absorbed due to rich vascular supply
• Intravenous - administration into a vein for immediate drug action
• MAR - medication administration record
• Medicine - a drug of remedy
• Narcotic - a controlled substance that depresses the central nervous system,
thus relieving pain and producing sedation
• Opthalmic -topical route for administering eye medications
• Parenteral - absorption route for administering medications other than the
GI tract or requiring medicated injections
• Subcutaneous - third layer of skin which contain fats, with few blood and
lymph vessels; route for injected medications. Results in slower
absorption.
• Sublingual- under the tongue
• Therapeutic - having medical or healing properties
PHARMACOLOGIC
AGENTS
• Medication- refers to approved therapeutic agents
applied to or introduced into the body to produce
specific local or system physiologic effects
1. To prevent
2. Treat
3. Cure illness
• Generic name - patented official name
• Trade or brand name -created by particular
manufacturer.
BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS
• Absorption - movement of drug from administration
site into the bloodstream
• Distribution - the process by which a drug is
transported by the blood to the site of action
• Metabolism-most drugs are metabolized in the liver
where some drugs are converted into metabolites
that are more pharmacologically effective
• Excretion - this is the final process by which the
drug is eliminated from the body.
ADMINISTERING
MEDICATIONS SAFELY
• physician's order or prescription
• 7 parts of medication orders
1. Clients name
2. Date medication was ordered
3. Name of medication
4. Medication dosage
5. Route of administration and any special instructions for
administration
6. Time and frequency medication is to be given
7. Signature of individual ordering the drug
 PASAY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN'S ORDER / NURSES NOTES

Case No. ___________

Patient : Makarena eh mkarena Age/Sex: 22 y/o / female Ward/Bed No. _____________

Date/Time PHYSICIAN'S ORDER Date/Time NURSES NOTES

10/30/20 >Give Ferrous sulfate 365mg
6am /tablet one tablet TID
Per Orem.
Signature of DR.
 Medication card

Pede b. Magtanong

Ferrous sulfate 365mg / tablet

one tablet TID P.O. a.c.

6 am – 12nn – 6pm

signature of the nurse who makes the medication card

and write the date.
 • Common medication errors

1. Unapproved or unclear abbreviations

2. Illegible writing
3. Misplaced or unnoticed decimals
4. Verbal orders
5. Incomplete orders
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CALCULATING DOSAGES
• Give 500 mg of ampicilin sodium when the dose on
hand is in capsules containers 250 mg.

• Give 375 mg of ampicilin when it is supplied as

250mg/5ml.

• Give client 40mg gentamicin C . on hand is

multidose vial with a strength of 80mg/2ml
freeze