Brief Discussion on the Rights of Drug Administration
Treating illnesses have been made possible with the different discoveries of great scientists and researchers all over the world.
Their discoveries especially when it comes to medicines have been cultivated and up to this point, they are being improved in order to cure diseases quick and fast.
It must have been really hard to make medicines since due to the fact that they have to conduct research and experiments.
Trials and errors comprise this type of research and before the medicine could be used or launched into the public, they have to test it several times on animals to prove that it is safe and effective.
This procedure is similar to other aspects as well.
Like to test the stun gun effectiveness, they must try it out on animals first.
It is then the role of the health care professionals to use the different medicines in treating an individual's disease.
They need to make sure that the medicines that they have prescribed and ordered are intended for the disease of the individual.
Physicians need to study the different diseases, the causes, how it can be managed and which type of drugs will work most.
There are different classifications of drugs and physicians and other health care professionals like the nurse need to know this as well.
Administering drugs is a very serious task.
Nurses and other medical related professions carry a big responsibility when it comes to administering medications to their clients.
There is no room for mistakes in the medical field.
Remember that life is at stake here and when you make medication errors alone, it can jeopardize the life of your clients.
Not only will the clients suffer, but credibility of the hospital as well.
Healthcare professionals need to know the rights of drug administration so they could properly give care to their clients.
The rights serve as a guide or basis in giving medications to the patients.
First right is the right patient.
Before administering any drug, nurses should know first their clients and that they are giving the drug to the right client.
Calling their name is the best way to determine this.
Right medication.
It is a must to know that you are administering the right and prescribed medication to your client.
Giving wrong medications might put their life in great danger.
Knowing the right dosage is important as well.
Physicians have ordered specific dosages and it is the responsibility of the nurse to calculate and give the right and exact amount of medication to their clients based on the doctor's orders.
Determining the right route is a must.
Nurses should know whether the medication is given orally, intramuscularly, intravenously or sublingually.
Giving of medications intramuscularly must be studied well because the possibility of hitting veins is possible.
There are specific areas where intramuscular injections are administered.
It is just like knowing the best points where the tazer gun works well.
Right time and documentation are important when giving medications.
There is an exact timing wherein the medications should be administered.
It should be followed to treat and manage the disease effectively.
Documenting after giving the medication will serve as an evidence or proof that you have given the medication.
Noting it on the client's chart should be done.
Clients are also instructed about the different adverse effects for them to know and become aware of the changes that they will experience and this is better known as the client's right to education.
Educating them about the effects like numbing sensation, sleepiness, tinnitus and more will enable them to distinguish that they are just effects of the medication that is administered.
They also need to know what the medication is for and whether it is necessary to take in the medication.
They too have the right to refuse the medication provided that they will sign a waiver indicating their refusal.
To avoid committing medication errors, you need to follow these important rights.
Not only will they save you from committing mistakes but it will also keep you safe and protected as well.
Being a part of the medical field entails responsibility and perseverance.
Their discoveries especially when it comes to medicines have been cultivated and up to this point, they are being improved in order to cure diseases quick and fast.
It must have been really hard to make medicines since due to the fact that they have to conduct research and experiments.
Trials and errors comprise this type of research and before the medicine could be used or launched into the public, they have to test it several times on animals to prove that it is safe and effective.
This procedure is similar to other aspects as well.
Like to test the stun gun effectiveness, they must try it out on animals first.
It is then the role of the health care professionals to use the different medicines in treating an individual's disease.
They need to make sure that the medicines that they have prescribed and ordered are intended for the disease of the individual.
Physicians need to study the different diseases, the causes, how it can be managed and which type of drugs will work most.
There are different classifications of drugs and physicians and other health care professionals like the nurse need to know this as well.
Administering drugs is a very serious task.
Nurses and other medical related professions carry a big responsibility when it comes to administering medications to their clients.
There is no room for mistakes in the medical field.
Remember that life is at stake here and when you make medication errors alone, it can jeopardize the life of your clients.
Not only will the clients suffer, but credibility of the hospital as well.
Healthcare professionals need to know the rights of drug administration so they could properly give care to their clients.
The rights serve as a guide or basis in giving medications to the patients.
First right is the right patient.
Before administering any drug, nurses should know first their clients and that they are giving the drug to the right client.
Calling their name is the best way to determine this.
Right medication.
It is a must to know that you are administering the right and prescribed medication to your client.
Giving wrong medications might put their life in great danger.
Knowing the right dosage is important as well.
Physicians have ordered specific dosages and it is the responsibility of the nurse to calculate and give the right and exact amount of medication to their clients based on the doctor's orders.
Determining the right route is a must.
Nurses should know whether the medication is given orally, intramuscularly, intravenously or sublingually.
Giving of medications intramuscularly must be studied well because the possibility of hitting veins is possible.
There are specific areas where intramuscular injections are administered.
It is just like knowing the best points where the tazer gun works well.
Right time and documentation are important when giving medications.
There is an exact timing wherein the medications should be administered.
It should be followed to treat and manage the disease effectively.
Documenting after giving the medication will serve as an evidence or proof that you have given the medication.
Noting it on the client's chart should be done.
Clients are also instructed about the different adverse effects for them to know and become aware of the changes that they will experience and this is better known as the client's right to education.
Educating them about the effects like numbing sensation, sleepiness, tinnitus and more will enable them to distinguish that they are just effects of the medication that is administered.
They also need to know what the medication is for and whether it is necessary to take in the medication.
They too have the right to refuse the medication provided that they will sign a waiver indicating their refusal.
To avoid committing medication errors, you need to follow these important rights.
Not only will they save you from committing mistakes but it will also keep you safe and protected as well.
Being a part of the medical field entails responsibility and perseverance.
