Oral liquid medication administration nursing skill: learn tips on how to pour medicine into a cup with this oral liquid medication administration tutorial, which is part of our nursing clinical skills series.
In this demonstration, Nurse Sarah offers tips on administering oral liquid medications (PO - by mouth). Some things you’ll want to keep in mind include the following:
-Performing medication rights, hand hygiene, and donning gloves
-Looking at medication at eye level as you pour
-How to read the lines on a medicine cup and measure medication, especially if the medication forms a convex or concave pattern in the measuring device
-and much more
Medication administration is not only an important skill you’ll have to perform as a nurse, but many nursing schools require students to perform a lab checkoff on oral liquid medication administration. Students will often have to pour medicine in a cup for a grade.
NOTE: this video is for educational purposes only. Always follow the latest protocols for your facility before administering medication.
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