Reference no: EM133423045
ENTERAL TUBE FEEDING
1. Identify indication for enteral tube placement and administration of enteral nutrition
2. Plan interventions to address the psychosocial impact of not being able to eat or drink by mouth
3. Outline the preferred methods for checking enteral feeding tube placement
4. Review types of enteral feeding solutions
5. Identify potential complications for enteral feedings and nursing interventions to minimize the development of complications
6. Incorporate teaching in the care in the client receiving enteral feedings.
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
1. Discuss nursing actions that support safe medication administration
2. Discuss actions to reduce the risk of medication errors.
3. Compare and contrast the various routes by which medication can be administered.
4. Perform basic dosage calculations.
5. Discuss the role of the nurse related to educating clients about their medications.
INJECTABLE MEDICATION
1. Describe routes for parenteral medication administration - intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous
2. Understand the use of syringes, common syringe sizes, and how to prevent needlestick injuries
3. Interpret manufacturers' medication labels
4. Calculate injectable dosages
5. Understand working with insulin, including insulin sources, types of insulin, how to measure insulin, packaging, client education, insulin pens, and external infusion pumps
6. Illustrate the use of insulin syringes and mix two types of insulin as needed
INJECTABLE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
1. Identify the nursing responsibilities of medication administration
2. Demonstrate the use of the 10 rights of medication administration
3. Assess client data such as vital signs, laboratory values, and allergies before preparing and administering medications by injection
4. Differentiate intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections and their applications
5. Select the appropriate equipment for administering an injection
6. Prepare injections from an ampule, vial, and disposable injection unit, and mix two compatible medications into one injection
7. Identify the correct site with landmarks for intramuscular injections into the deltoid, vastus lateralis, and ventrogluteal muscles
8. Safely and accurately administer intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections
9. Define terms associated with injections
10. Demonstrate the use of a needless system to reduce the incidence of needlestick injuries
11. Document appropriate information associated with the administration of injections and client response.
LOCATING IM INJECTION SITES, ADMINISTRATION INTRADERMAL, INTRAMUSCULAR, AND SUBCUTANOUS MEDICATION
1. Discuss nursing actions that support safe medication administration
2. Discuss actions to reduce the risk of medication errors.
3. Compare and contrast the various routes by which medication can be administered.
4. Perform basic dosage calculations.
5. Discuss the role of the nurse related to educating clients about their medications.