- Discuss drug administration as a component of safe, effective nursing care, utilizing the nursing process.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of the nurse regarding drug administration.
- Explain how the five rights of drug administration affect client safety.
- Give specific examples of how the nurse can increase client compliance in taking medications.
- Interpret drug orders that contain abbreviations.
- Compare and contrast the three systems of measurement used in pharmacology.
- Explain the proper methods of administering enteral, topical, and parenteral drugs.
- Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of each route of drug administration.
