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| Medication Administration by Parenteral Routes | |
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| Administering an intradermal injection | |
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| Administering a subcutaneous injection | |
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| Administering an intramuscular injection | |
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| Administering medication via Z-track injection | |
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| Withdrawing medication from a vial | |
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| Withdrawing medication from an ampoule | |
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| Mixing medications from two vials into one syringe | |
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| Medication Administration by Non-Parenteral Routes | |
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| Administering oral, sublingual, and buccal medications | |
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| Administering ear and eye medications | |
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| Administering skin/topical medications | |
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| Administering nasal medications | |
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| Administering rectal medications | |
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| Administering vaginal medications | |
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| Administering nebulized medications | |
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| Medication Administration by Intravenous Solution | |
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| Preparing an IV solution | |
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| Adding medications to an IV solution | |
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| Administering medications via secondary administration sets (piggyback) | |
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| Administering medications via IV bolus or IV push | |
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| Administering medications via volume-control sets | |
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| Administering medication via a cartridge system | |
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| Administering patient controlled analgesia (PCA) | |
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| Medication Administration: Introduction | |
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| General Guidelines for drug safety/administration | |
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| Iv Therapy | |
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| General principles | |
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| Performing venipuncture | |
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| Starting an IVDiscontinuing an IVPreparing the IV bag and tubing | |
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| Maintaining the Iv System | |
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| Setting the IV flow rate | |
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| Assessing and maintaining an IV insertion site | |
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| Changing the IV solution | |
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| Discontinuing the IV and changing to a heparin or saline lock | |
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| Blood Administration | |
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| General principals | |
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| Administering a blood transfusion | |
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| Assessing and responding to transfusion reactions | |
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| Oxygenation | |
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| General principals | |
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| Administering oxygen therapy | |
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| Assisting with controlled breathing | |
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| Measuring flow rates | |