Medication administration made incredibly easy!

Includes index.

Essential concepts -- Applying the nursing process -- Legal and ethical concerns -- Medication orders and errors -- Measurement systems and dosage calculations -- Documenting drug administration -- Topical administration -- Ophthalmic, otic, and nasal administration -- Respiratory administration -- Buccal, sublingual, and translingual administration -- Oral and gastric administration -- Rectal and vaginal administration -- Intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular administration -- Intravenous administration -- Specialized routes of administration -- Chemotherapy infusions -- Parenteral nutrition.

Zero in on the principles, practices and procedures that promote safe and accurate drug administration with this text. Features of this title includes succinct reviews of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, discussion of legal and ethical issues, examples of drug administration documentation, and an entire section on the critical subject of medication errors. Nurse Joy and sidekicks inject levity while imparting critical information, including coverage of drug administration routes and techniques. This text also features clear, lucid explanations of concepts associated with drug administration supported by definitions of key terms and abundant illustrations. Appendices summarize dosage calculation, measurement conversions, controlled drugs, and more.