Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

Exercise 20

• Describe two ways to ensure an accurate dosage when pouring liquid medications.
• What instructions should you give to a patient who is taking a sublingual medication?
• Explain the special steps required when administering enteral medications to a patient who is receiving continuous tube feedings.
• Describe three methods for disguising the taste of objectionable tasting drugs.
• For which patients are oral medications contraindicated?