Marlee Shared "3- HIGH-YIELD FUNDAMENTALS: HOSPITAL CARE & MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION" - 3 Picmonics
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3- HIGH-YIELD FUNDAMENTALS: HOSPITAL CARE & MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
Aseptic Technique
- Invasive Procedures
- Skin Integrity Broken
- Sterility
- Hands Up for Scrubbing
- Keep Objects in View
- Only Sterile Objects in Field
- Only Sterile Touches Sterile
- Contamination
- Edges of Sterile Field
- If Sterility Questioned
- If Wet or Prolonged Exposure to Air
- Considerations
- Never Leave Sterile Area
- PPE Order
2 mins
Intramuscular Medication (IM) Administration
- Risks
- Injury to Nerves, Bone, and Blood Vessels
- Sites
- Deltoid
- Vastus Lateralis
- Ventrogluteal
- Nursing Considerations
- Selection of Needle Length
- Aseptic Technique for Drawing Up
- Z-Track
- 90 Degree Angle
- Max Amount (2-5 mL Adult, 1 mL Child)
- Techniques to Reduce Pain
2 mins
6 Rights of Medication Administration
- Right Patient
- Right Medication
- Right Dose
- Right Time
- Right Route
- Right Documentation
- Nursing Considerations
- Three Checks
- Check for Allergies
- Assess the Patient
- Education
2 mins
