Routes of Drug Administration
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Objective
I can describe different routes of drug administration and how they affect absorption.
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Key concepts
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The six rights of drug administration are: right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation.
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The three main routes of drug administration are enteral, topical, and parenteral.
- 3
The enteral route involves drugs administered orally or through tubes to the stomach, while the topical route involves application to the skin or mucous membranes.
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Practice
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Exit ticket
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“Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of administering a drug through the topical route.”
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