The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient. In doing so the nurse should do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Monitor medication effects.
b. Assess the patient's ability to self-administer medications.
c. Determine if the patient should receive the medication.
d. Educate the patient and family about me-dication administration.
e. Delegate administration to nursing assis-tive personnel (NAP).
A, B, C, D
When you administer medications to patients, you need knowledge and a set of skills that are unique to nursing. Responsibilities of medication administration include administering medica-tions correctly, monitoring their effects, assessing a patient's ability to self-administer medica-tions, and determining whether a patient should receive a medication at a given time. Patient and family education about proper medication administration and monitoring is an integral part of your role. Never delegate this to nursing assistive personnel (NAP). Use the nursing process to integrate medication therapy into care.
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