MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION: Eye, Ear, Rectal, Dermall

Concepts, Techniques, Policies, and Responsibilities for Medication Administration

1. TIPS FOR YOUR
HEALTH CARE
MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION
presented by Group 2

2. ADMINISTRATION
OF TOPICAL
MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION
OF TOPICAL
MEDICATION

3. IMPORTANCE
Topical drugs are primarily used to treat
pain, swelling, and infection. This segment
of medication is typically used to non-
invasively treat minor conditions.

4. INDICATIONS
Topical medications are applied directly to
the body surfaces, including the skin and
mucous membranes of the eyes, ears, nose,
vagina, and rectum.

5. Topical medicine should only be
applied to the affected areas.
Always wear gloves and maintain
standard precautions when
administering topical medications to
the skin, mucous membranes, and
tissues.
Do not touch any preparations to your
own skin, and turn your face away from
powdered applications.
Always clean the skin or wound before
applying a new dose of topical
medication.
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS

6. TERRASIL
MEDICATION:
Cures most fungal skin infections, including ringworm
and tinea. For effective relief of itching, scaling,
cracking, burning, discoloration, soreness, irritation,
discomfort, redness

7. ADMINISTRATION
OF EYE
MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION
OF EYE
MEDICATION

8. IMPORTANCE
It is used to treat and prevent eye diseases.
Eye drops and ointments (salves) are the
most common ways to medicate the eye.

9. INDICATIONS
It is most common therapeutic use to
people with glaucoma, eye infections,
allergy and inflammation (redness) of the
eye.

10. DOCTOR’S INDICATION
Check the same rights of medication administration
as done with other types of medication. Prior to
administration of eye medication, the patient's eyes
should be assessed for new or unusual redness or
drainage.
Check the doctor's indication
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
PATIENT INFORMATION
Check the patient's information

11. GLOVES
Perform hand hygiene
Apply gloves
HAND HYGIENE
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS

12. AZELASTINE
Type of Medicine: Antihistamine Eye Drop
Used for: Remove symptoms of Allergic
Conjunctivitis
Also called: Optilast
MEDICATION: ADULT

13. ERYTHROMYCIN
Opthalmic preparations used to treat infections of
the eye. They also may be used to prevent certain
eye infections of newborn babies, such as neonatal
conjunctivitis and ophthalmia neonatorum.
MEDICATION: NEWBORN

14. ADMINISTRATION
OF EAR
MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION
OF EAR
MEDICATION

15. IMPORTANCE
Ear medication can help treat pain,
inflammation, infection and earwax
blockage

16. INDICATIONS
Some individuals produce an excess of
earwax buildup.
Ear infections (acute otitis media) occur
when fluid becomes trapped in the middle
ear.

17. MASSAGING TRAGUS-TRIANGLE
Make sure the solution is kept at room
temperature
Gently massage the tragus unless
contraindicated because of pain.
ROOM TEMPERATURE
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS

18. If irrigating the ear canal, never put a
syringe directly into the canal or
forcefully put medication in the ear
canal
PERFORATED EARDRUM
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS

19. ADMINISTRATION:
Children less than 3 years of age, pull the
Pinna/Auricle back and downwards. Place 5
drops in each affected ear two times a day for
ten days.
CHILD - BACK AND DOWNWARD01
Pull the Pinna/Auricle (outer part of the ear) back and
upwards. Place 10 drops in each affected ear two
times a day for ten to fourteen days, depending on
the infection.
ADULTS AND TEENAGERS
(12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER):
02
BACK AND
UPWARD

20. ADMINISTRATION:
Keep the patient in the side-lying position or
keep the ear facing upward for 2-3 minutes
STAY FOR 2-3 MINUTES03

21. OFLOXACIN SOLUTION
MEDICATION
This medication belongs to a class of drugs called
quinolone antibiotics that takes effect within 48 to
72 hours and have minimal or no symptoms by 7
days.

22. ADMINISTRATION
OF SUPPOSITORY
ADMINISTRATION
OF SUPPOSITORY

23. VAGINAL SUPPOSITORIES
PEOPLE MAY INSERT VAGINAL
SUPPOSITORIES INTO THE
VAGINA TO TREAT:
MEDICINE
bacterial or fungal infections
vaginal dryness

24. ADMINISTRATION
OF VAGINAL
SUPPOSITORY
ADMINISTRATION
OF VAGINAL
SUPPOSITORY

29. RECTAL SUPPOSITORIES
PEOPLE MAY INSERT RECTAL
SUPPOSITORIES INTO THE
RECTUM TO TREAT:
MEDICINE
constipation
fever
hemorrhoids
mental health issues

30. ADMINISTRATION
OF RECTAL
SUPPOSITORY
ADMINISTRATION
OF RECTAL
SUPPOSITORY

32. THANK YOU!