Oral medications may be administered via the oral, sublingual , buccal , or feeding tube route. By following the steps of oral medication administration , ensuring the medication “rights” are confirmed at the three checkpoints, and following appropriate delegation procedures, the nurse may ensure safe…

Parenteral medications are injected directly into the tissues and circulatory system, thus bypassing the gastrointestinal tract. Administering medications parenterally eliminates the effects of first-pass metabolism, allows for faster onset, and provides stronger effects than oral medications.

parenteral — a medication route that bypasses the gastrointestinal (GI) system, eliminating the effects of first-pass metabolism when they are digested in the GI tract. medication “rights” — confirmed at the three checkpoints, and following appropriate delegation procedures, the nurse may ensure safe…. buccal — placed between the gum and cheek. injector device — a spring-loaded syringe that delivers a single, preloaded dose of a medication when the device is firmly pressed against the body.