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Lesson Plan Fonn S.3
Lesson Plan Fonn S.3
Review of previous class: Ask the students about common medications, safety measures
etc.
INTRODUCTION:
Medicine may be defined as a substance used to promote health, to prevent, to diagnose, to alleviate or cure diseases.Drug
administration is very important and can be a dangerous duty – Given correctly – restore patient to health – Given
incorrectly – patient’s condition can worsen. Pharmaceutical preparations are generally designed for one or two specific
routes of administration.
The labels on the container will give the direction regarding the route of administration. The nurse must have through
knowledge of drugs that is administered by her “a fundamental rule of safe drug administration is: “never administer an
unfamiliar medication”
Nurse’s role in the administration of medicines
Nurses must know generic and trade names of drugs to be administered, classification, average dose, route of
administration, use, side and adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications in administration.
Essential parts of Medication order.
Abbreviations and symbols used in writing medication order as per hospital policies.
Preparation of solutions and fractional doses.
Storing of medicines.
Factors of safety in the administration of medicines.
Rules for the administration of medicines.
Ethical and legal aspects.
S.No Time Specific Content Teaching Evaluation
objective learning
activity
1. 5min Enlist the Routes of administration T: Lecture Q:Enlist the
various routes (1)Oral Administration and types of
of drug (2)Sublingual Administration discussion of various routes
administration (3)Inhalation the routes of of drug
(4)Inunction[topical drugs. administration.
Application] (5)instillation S: listen and
(6)insertion taken notes
(7)insufflations
(8)implantation
(9) Parenteral Administration-
“parenteral” means giving of
therapeutic agents outside the
alimentary tract. It is the type of
administration accomplished by a
needle. It is classified as:-
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intravenous
Intra arterial
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activity
Intracardiac
Intrathecal or intraspinal
Intraosseous
Intraperitoneal
Sublingual
Inhalation
Instillation
Instillation is putting a drug in a liquid form into a
body cavity such as urinary bladder or into a body
orifice such as ears and eyes
Insertion
Insertion means introducing solid forms of drug
into the body orifice e.g., suppositories are
introduced into the rectum and vagina
Insufflations
it is the administration of drug in the form id
powder, vapour or air into a wound or body cavity
S.No Time Specific Content Teaching Evaluation
objective learning
activity
by blowing with an insufflators
Implamtation
It means planting or putting in of solid drug into
the body tissues
Equipment
• Medication order
• Alcohol swabs
Procedure
Assignment: prepare a chart showing the different types of route of drug administration.
Evaluation: Topic test for 25 marks.
Bibliography:
1. Kozier Barbara, ErbGlenora, Fundamental of Nursing. 7th Edition. Singapore: Pearson Education;2005.P.831
2. Nancy sr. Principles & Practice of Nursing. 6th Edition. Indore: N.R.Publishing House;2014.P.513
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