discuss the thought processes you are required to consider, prior to proceeding with administration regardless of route.
Whenever there is an administration of the drug certain things should be there in the mind.This include
Make sure you are administering medication to correct patient
Make sure you are giving the correct medicine at the correct time
Check the expiry date of the medicine and make sure the medicine was stored correctly to maintain it's potential
Collect all the history from the patient or assess the patient correctly to know any previous history of allergic reaction to any medicine or the same medicine
Collect the history to know the consumption of the same medicine or its derivatives for the last time to avoid over dosage
Should know the drug food interaction and the side effects of the drug and explain it to the patient correctly
Before administering make sure there is someone with the patient
Should be thorough about the preparation of the medicine
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