Basic Pharmacology

In this lesson, we are going to go over some topics to help you understand how medication errors occur and what nurses can do to help prevent them.  We will also outline what the general procedures are in the event

In this lesson, we are going to go over medication administration using a needle.  Some important topics in this lesson will include choosing the correct needle based on the medication, route, and size of the client.  We will also review

In this lesson, we are going to review all of the different routes available for administering medications.  We will also go over how the different routes can affect drug absorption rates, which affects pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.   Learning Objectives: Upon

In this lesson, we’ll go over eight steps that nurses take every time they administer medication to help prevent medication errors.  We will also discuss how to document the response to medication, which is a required part of administration and