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​ ​   =Module 2: Routes of Medication Administration = = = Module 2 will be available from 9/21-10/31. Please read all related chapters in your Potter & Perry textbook and view videos listed below. Your initial discussion board posting is due October 5th. Substantiave responses to at least 2 peer postings is due October 12th. No credit will be given for discussions posted beyond the due date. Please visit the Simulation Lab section for information related to your medication administration demonstration.

__Videos:__

[|oral medications]

[|IM injections]

[|SQ injections]

[|ID injections]


 * __Discussion Board Questions:__

1. Discuss the use of the z-track method.

2. Discuss the recommended techniques to help reduce comfort when injecting medications subcutaneously or intramuscularly.

3. Describe how the following factors would affect the type of equipment a nurse would choose for an injection: (a) route of administration, (b) viscosity of the solution, (c) quantity to be administered, (d) body size, and (e) type of medication.  **



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