Administering of Medicine to Patient

From our discussion, administering medicine to patient play an important role in making the patient feel much better. A home nurse or not, one should have enough background knowledge about this topic. Knowing this, one can be a great help in case he/ she meets someone who feels that he/ she needs some kind of help in what medicine to choose. This topic has been very helpful to me. It helped me understand the essential role of administering medicine to patient.

Proper administering of medicine to patient can help the patient feel much more better, thus making the recovery fast. One should take note of the important things when administering the medicine. First, one should know the right medicine to be taken by the patient. If you would give a medicine that is not appropriate for the patient's sickness or what have you, the person's condition would definitely worsen. Second, remember to only give the right amount of dosage and right approach. Excess amount of dosage can worsen the condition and lack of dosage will not be very effective in alleviating the person's sickness. Third, remember to take the medicine at the right time. Fourth, right route. Lastly, the right patient. If you are going to give a medicine for toothache for someone who has has headache, the medicine will not take effect and may worsen the person's condition. So, it is important to know to whom you'll administer the medicine.

In administering medicine to patient, one should remember the in important things mentioned above. In a simple way, a person, no matter how young, can already be helpful to his/ her own community. it pays to know this information. In the future, if ever one gets sick, you can save money if you'll know what to do and if you have the knowledge  of what medicine you'll buy. And who knows? You might be a future nurse or doctor.

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