NUR 2462C Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Conjunctiva, Lacrimal Canaliculi, Eye Drop
8 Jun 2020
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Absorption, how quickly or how well a medication is absorbed really depends onthe route of administration. Pharmacokinetics: oral, absorption is more slow, dependent on food in the stomach, ph, sublingual, absorbed very quickly, patient should not eat or drink anything until that medication has dissolved completely. Intradermal or topical: absorbed much slower, slow, steady release of medication to help with that patients, subcutaneous or intramuscular, depends on the solubility of the medication and the blood perfusion at the site of the injection. Insert the suppository into their anus just past the internal sphincters: place the patient on their left side, want them to keep it inside of them for at least five minutes if possible. Intradermal injections: hold the needle at a 5- to 15-degree angle and with the bevel up. Low volumes of solutions, no more than 0. 1 milliliters: subcutaneous injections, need a needle length between 3/8 to 5/8 inch, 25- or 27-gauge needle.
