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In this lesson, we are going to review some common classes of anti-hypertensive medications and give some examples of each class.  We will also review potential side effects and drug interactions of these medications that nurses need to be familiar with.  Finally we will...

In this lesson, we are going to review common classes of medications that tend to appear in testing and NCLEX questions.  We are going to review how medications are classed together and then identify some easy ways to remember what medications are in the...

In this lesson, we are going to review basic pharmacological concepts that are important to learn before moving forward with more complex lessons.  We will review how medications and drugs are processed in and eliminated from the body and identify some factors that can...

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 a medication error does...

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 different types of injections...

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 the completion of this...

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 also one of the...