Professional Documents
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Drug Administration
1. Assessment
• Determine whether the patient has food or drug allergies,
document clearly on the patient’s chart all food and drug
allergies
• Find out:
• Which prescription and non prescriptions medications
the patient currently takes
• The frequency of administration
• The purpose for each medication for the patient
• Whether the patient has expected adverse effects
• vein (I.V.)
• Muscle (I.M)
• Subcutaneous tissue (SubQ)
• Intradermally (skin thru IV administration)
TOPICAL Administration
• Application directly to the skin
• Includes lotion, creams, ointments and
transdermal patches