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Routes of Drug Administration in Pediatrics

The document outlines the procedures for administering the Hepatitis B vaccine to a newborn and liquid medication to a 6-month-old child, detailing appropriate syringe and needle sizes. It also provides a comparison of various drug administration routes, including oral, sublingual, rectal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal, based on criteria such as drug absorption sites and rates. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of assessing patient conditions that may affect injection site selection.

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Routes of Drug Administration in Pediatrics

The document outlines the procedures for administering the Hepatitis B vaccine to a newborn and liquid medication to a 6-month-old child, detailing appropriate syringe and needle sizes. It also provides a comparison of various drug administration routes, including oral, sublingual, rectal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal, based on criteria such as drug absorption sites and rates. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of assessing patient conditions that may affect injection site selection.

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Saint Louis University

School of Nursing
1st Semester 2020-2021

Name: Acacio Roland Angelo A. Section and Group: BSN-2 E1

Pharmacology Laboratory
MODULE 3: ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION

1. You are going to inject Hepatitis B vaccine to a term newborn in the delivery
room. The baby weighs 3.2 kg. The amount of drug to be aspirated is 0.5 mL.
What is the appropriate needle gauge and length should you use? What size of
syringe should you use? Explain briefly. Limit your answer to the space provided.
A tuberculin syringe with .01 calibrations should be used to be able to administer
vaccines with small doses like the .5 ml Hepatitis B vaccine. It should have a
needle size of 5/8- 1 ½ inches to be able to administer it inside the anterolateral
muscle of the infant.

2. You are going to administer a liquid medication by mouth to a 6 month old child.
Which of the following is the best device for you to use? Explain briefly. Limit
your answer to the space provided.

For me I would use the medicine dropper. This is because to have a direct
administration wherein with the use of the dropper you can just point it to the
infant’s mouth and squeeze the bulb in order to administer the said liquid
medication without any of it spilling. This is also used because babies cannot chew
or swallow capsules thus we must use this dropper.

3. Differentiate the following routes of drug administration based on the identified


criteria. Use phrases. Write your answers directly on the tables.

ROUTE
Criteria
Oral Sublingual Rectal
Drug undergoes YES NO NO
hepatic first-pass
effect (YES or NO)
Site of drug Stomach and small Blood vessels on Systemic
absorption intestine the underside of circulation
(Specify) the tongue

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Rate of drug SLOW FAST SLOW
absorption (SLOW
or FAST)

ROUTE
Criteria
Intramuscular Subcutaneous Intradermal
Site of drug Muscle Subcutaneous Dermal layer of
absorption tissue just below the skin
(Specify) the skin.
Rate of drug SLOR or FAST SLOW SLOW
absorption (SLOW depending on
or FAST) solubility of drug
Assessment data Assess if patient is The angle of
that affects site at risk of bleeding insertion of
selection (Do not due to illness or needles to
include presence drugs being taken. administer
of lesions, signs of subcutaneous
inflammation and injections depend
infection) on the needle
length and the
width of the
skinfold that you
can grasp.

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