Section: 4.3.2 - Pediatric Drug Administration (Part 2) | Pediatric Nursing Part 2 | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Describe the proper technique for administering medications in children via oral, sublingual, rectal, intramuscular, intravenous, and subcutaneous routes.
    • Discuss the role of nurses in administering/managing medication to children.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 42 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read from section ‘Oral drug delivery’ to ‘Chewable tablets and orodispersible formulations’. (9 minutes)

      British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

    • Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

      Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    • Open the link to ’Guideline on pharmaceutical development of medicines for paediatric use’ and read from ‘6.2. Oral administration’ to ‘Effervescent, soluble and dispersible preparations’ from pages 6-10. (18 minutes)

      European Medicines Agency

    • Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

      Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    • Read the section ‘How to give the medication?’. (2 minute)

      SickKids, The Hospital for Sick Children

    • Read the section ‘Rectal drug delivery – formulation considerations’. (3 minutes)

      British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

      SickKids, The Hospital for Sick Children

    • Open the pdf for ‘Medication Administration - Intramuscular Injection’ from the list of Nursing Skill Sheet, and read the entire pdf. (5 minutes)

      Queensland Paediatric Emergency Nursing Skill Sheet

    • Open the link to ‘Standard for the Administration of Immunizations’ and read from pages 10-13. (7 minutes)

      Alberta Health Services

    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      SickKids, The Hospital for Sick Children

    • Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

      Connected Care, SickKids

    • Read from ‘Aspects of peripheral cannulation’ to ‘ Peripherally inserted central catheter’. (9 minutes)

      BJA Education

    • Read the section ‘Intravenous Access’. (5 minutes). 

      ‘Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care - Pediatric and Adolescent Care’, Government of Canada

    • Read the entire page. (14 minutes)

      Safer Care Victoria, Victoria State Government

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    • Clinical Skills
    • Quiz
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