Oral/Topical Medications
This oral medication route allows rapid absorption through the mouth’s mucous membranes and must dissolve completely without chewing or swallowing.
What are buccal or sublingual medications?
What is the angle for a SubQ injection?
What is 45 degrees?
This angle is used when inserting a needle for a deep-muscle injection
What is 90 degrees?
These are the two pieces of information nurses must ask a patient to state before administering any medication
What is the patient's full name and DOB?
Take the medication "as needed"
What is PRN?
This assessment must always be completed before giving oral medications to prevent choking or aspiration
What is assessing the patient’s ability to swallow?
What is the maximum volume for a SubQ injection?
What is 1.5 mL?
This upper-arm site is commonly used for small-volume injections such as vaccines.
What is the deltoid site?
Right patient, Right medication, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right documentation, Right reason, Right assessment, Right education, & Right evaluation
What are the 10 rights of medication administration?
This type of medication order must be carried out immediately
What is STAT?
This type of topical medication must be applied with gloves because it can unintentionally deliver systemic medication through the caregiver’s skin
What is a transdermal medication/patch?
What gauge needle is typically used for a SubQ injection?
What is 25–31 gauge?
This thigh muscle is the preferred injection site for infants
What is the vastus lateralis?
This required medical-history question identifies substances the patient cannot safely tolerate
What is asking about allergies?
The medication is to be given twice a day
What is bid?
This type of oral medication must never be opened, split, or crushed because doing so can alter how the drug is absorbed
What are enteric-coated or extended-release medications?
What is the preferred site for insulin administration?
What is the abdomen?
This is the maximum volume that can typically be administered into the deltoid muscle of an adult
What is 1mL?
This safety rule helps prevent accidental needlestick injuries and exposure to blood-borne pathogens after an injection.
What is never recapping a used needle?
This abbreviation tells the nurse to give a medication four times per day
What is QID?
This location—not the cornea—is the correct place to instill drops, ointments, and intraocular disks because it is less sensitive and safer for medication delivery
What is the conjunctival sac?
What should you do with SubQ injection sites to prevent tissue damage?
What is rotate the sites?
“This location on the buttock should be avoided due to its proximity to the sciatic nerve
What is the Dorsogluteal site?
This safety process is required for high-alert medications such as insulin and heparin
What is two-nurse verification?
This abbreviation instructs that a patient must not consume anything by mouth before a procedure
What is NPO?