Why must we know how to administer the medicines of our patient? First, when the medicine and it's amount of dosage will be right, the patient will recover faster. Second, when you explain what you are doing, the patient will feel welcomed and won't get angry or anxious about taking the medicine. And third, when you give the patient the medicine at the right time, then it will be more effective. Now, you know what the importance of knowing how to administer the medicines of the patient properly.
I never really knew that there were many kinds of medicines. There are medicines that are taken by mouth, rectum, skin, muscle or vein, nose, lungs, mouth, outer skin, and eyes, ears nose. Not only are the routes and kinds of medicines different, but also the amount of dosage that should be taken by the patient. When taking care of somebody at home, you should know the important things that you have to remember. These are:
- The right medicine
- The right amount of dosage
- The right approach (don't scare the patient!)
- At the right time
- Right route (don't mistaken eye drops for ear drops!)
- Right patient (don't mistaken the twins!)
There are also limitations that you have to take note of. An example is the expiration of the medicine. When a medicine is expired, it may not have any effect, it might poison the patient, or can cause other illnesses. How would you know when the medicine is expired? Just read the list below if you want the answer to that. There are a lot of things to remember, isn't there.
A medicine is expired when...
- the expiration date cannot be read anymore
- the color changes
- the appearance will change (transparent to opaque)
- the label is unreadable
Don't worry, you just have to understand it all and you don't have to memorize it word by word.
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