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CHAPTER

81

Principles of

Medication

Administration

Administering medication to a patient can be tricky and outright dangerous

unless special precautions are followed to assure that the patient receives the

right drug, given at the right time, using the right route.

In this chapter you’ll learn the proper way to administer medication and

how to avoid common errors that frequently result in improper medica-

tion administration that harms the patient. You’ll also learn how to assess

the patient to determine if the patient experiences the therapeutic effect of the

medication.

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