Medication Administration & Drug Calculation
Overview
Medicines have proven to be very beneficial for treating illness and preventing disease. Nursing students need to understand the nature of the medication, learn
what the hazards are in relation to using medication and what can be done to make medication use safer... if you want to know more about it attended with
Dr. Hayam Abdelkawy
This Activity for
- Nursing and Midwifery
What I will learn?
1. Identify the Drug.
2. Discuss the information on drugs the nurses must know.
a. Drug knowledge
b. Nursing process in administering drugs
c. Essential parts of a medication order.
d. Abbreviations & symbols used in writing medication orders as per hospital policies.
e. Basic principles (safety) in medication administration(3checks &7 rights)
f. Rules of administration of medication
g. Ethical & legal aspects in drug administration
h. Patients & family education.
3. Clarify the medication safety guidelines.
4. Explain the factors that modifying dosage & influence drug action.
5. Demonstrate the dosage calculation & calculation errors.
About Organizer
- Virtual Medical Academy
Additional items to the activity
| Optional Details | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Medication Administration & Drug Calculation Certificate | Certificate | Free |