Saunders Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants
Disk Seven: Administering Medications
By- . Saunders
This exciting series consists of 10 DVDs that present over 140 core medical assisting skills in an innovative, interactive video format. Each DVD is divided into individual sections and features at least 13 videos that follow a consistent format and focus on an essential medical assisting skill set. Actual medical assistants perform all the skills, as well as skill variations, demonstrating proper technique in the clinical setting. Interactive onscreen review questions reinforce key concepts and test understanding.
DVD,
Published: December 2006
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2432-3
Contents
- DVD SEVEN: ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS
10 skills/13 videos Approx. running time: 65 minutes
Section 1: Preparing to Work with Patients
7.1.1 Preparing to Work with Patients
Variation: Working with a Young Child
Section 2: Oral and Topical Medications
7.2.1 Administering Oral or Topical Medication
Procedure: Tablets or Capsules
Variation: Oral Liquid Medications
Variation: Topical Ointment
Section 3: Parenteral Medications
7.3.1 Preparing an Injection from a Vial
Procedure: Multi-Dose Vial
Variation: Single-Dose Vial
7.3.2 Preparing an Injection from an Ampule
7.3.3 Reconstituting a Parenteral Drug
7.3.4 Choosing Site for an Intramuscular Injection
Procedure: Deltoid
Variation: Dorsogluteal
Variation: Ventrogluteal
Variation: Vastus Lateralis
7.3.5 Administering an Intramuscular Injection
7.3.6 Administering a Subcutaneous Injection
7.3.7 Administering an Intradermal Injection
7.3.8 Tuberculosis Testing
Procedure: Mantoux Test
Variation: Tine Test
