Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Chapter Objectives

After reading Chapter 29, the student should be ready to
• Describe the role and legal responsibilities of the nurse with respect to the use of medications to treat, cure or prevent health problems.
• Define the four properties involved in drug action: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
• List the common routes of drug administration.
• Name the Five Rights of drug administration.
• Describe the elements of a medication order.
• Describe the procedural steps for administering medications by the commonly-used routes.
• Discuss the use of the nursing process when administering medications.