This lesson covers the basic principles of injectable medications.

Section I considers the administrative issues involved in giving this form of medication.

Section II reviews the procedures for injecting IM, SQ and ID medications.

Section III provides some technical information on the equipment used for these injections.

Section I. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS

1.01 PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS

1.02 PRINCIPLES ASSOCIATED WITH PREPARING OR OBTAINING MEDICATIONS

1.03 PRINCIPLES ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTIFYING THE PATIENT

1.04 PRINCIPLES ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS

1.05 PRINCIPLES ASSOCIATED WITH MONITORING THE PATIENT

1.06 PRINCIPLES ASSOCIATED WITH CHARTING MEDICATIONS

Section II. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS

1.07 STERILE INJECTION OF MEDICATIONS

1.08 INJECTION METHODS

1.09 CONTROL OF NEEDLES AND SYRINGE

1.10 PATIENT SAFETY

1.11 INSTRUMENTS USED TO ADMINISTER A PARENTERAL INJECTION

Section III. PROCEDURES FOR ASSEMBLING SYRINGE AND DRAWING MEDICATION

1.12 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.13 STEPS IN THE PROCEDURE FOR ASSEMBLING THE NEEDLE AND SYRINGE

1.14 STEPS IN THE PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING AND DRAWING MEDICATIONS INTO A SYRINGE

Lesson 1: Self-Test