Routes of Medication Administration Flashcards
1
Q
PO
A
oral, means to swallow. includes: enteral, sublingual, buccal
2
Q
Parenteral
A
means injecting into
* intradermal (ID)
* subcutaneous (SQ)
* intramuscular (IM)
* Intravenous (IV)
3
Q
pulmonary
A
inhaled (INH)
4
Q
topical
A
applying medication onto skin or mucus membrane (vaginal, rectal, inunction, instillation, imigation, skin, application)