Read and familiarize the procedure in Administering Oral Medication

and also, the presentation on Drug Administration. Then turn in your

answers for the following items:

1. What are the 10 rights of medication administration?

 Right Drug
Misreading medication names that look similar is a common mistake. These look-alike
medication names may also sound alike and can lead to errors associated with verbal
prescriptions.
 Right Patient.
Ask the name of the client and check his/her ID band before giving the medication. Even
if you know that patient’s name, you still need to ask just to verify.
 Right Dose.
Check the medication sheet and the doctor’s order before medicating. Be aware of the
difference between an adult and a pediatric dose.
 Right Route.
Check the order if it’s oral, IV, SQ, IM, etc.
 Right Time and Frequency.
Check the order for when it would be given and when was the last time it was given.
 Right Documentation.
Make sure to write the time and any remarks on the chart correctly.
 Right History and Assessment.
Secure a copy of the client’s history to drug interactions and allergies.
 Drug approach and Right to Refuse.
Give the client enough autonomy to refuse the medication after thoroughly explaining
the effects.
 Right Drug-Drug Interaction and Evaluation.
Review any medications previously given or the diet of the patient that can yield a bad
interaction to the drug to be given. Check also the expiry date of the medication being
given.
 Right Education and Information.
Provide enough knowledge to the patient of what drug he/she would be taking and
what are the expected therapeutic and side effects.
2. What are the common dose forms for oral administration?
 Liquid
 Tablet
 Capsules
 Solutions
 Suspensions
 Syrups
 elixirs
3.What are the types of Medications?

 Liquid
active part of the medicine is combined with a liquid to make it easier to take or better
absorbed. A liquid may also be called a ‘mixture’, ‘solution’ or ‘syrup’. Many common liquids are
now available without any added coloring or sugar.
 Tablet
The active ingredient is combined with another substance and pressed into a round or oval solid
shape. There are different types of tablets. Soluble or dispersible tablets can safely be dissolved
in water.
 Capsules
The active part of the medicine is contained inside a plastic shell that dissolves slowly in the
stomach. You can take some capsules apart and mix the contents with your child’s favorite food.
Others need to be swallowed whole, so the medicine isn’t absorbed until the stomach acid
breaks down the capsule shell.
 Syrups
Oral Syrup is prepared with a slightly acidic pH and with a balance of preservatives and buffering
agents to help minimize common degradation.
 Elixirs
is used to temporarily relieve symptoms caused by the common cold, flu, allergies, or other
breathing illnesses (such as sinusitis, bronchitis).