AGV 109 - Pharmacy Skills

1. Compare and contrast proper procedures for administering medicines
   1. Classify routes of administration of medications
   2. Select appropriate equipment for administration of different delivery forms of a medication
   3. Explain according to established criteria the location of appropriate intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection sites
   4. Define proper oral medication administration, for both tablet and liquid
2. Interpret the basic principles of pharmacokinetics
   1. Describe all routes of pharmaceutical administration
   2. Identify how routes of administration differ in absorption, distribution, transformation, and excretion
3. Differentiate the systems of measurement for dosages
   1. Execute medical calculations of drug dosages, CRI and dilutions
   2. Demonstrate calculation of fluid rates
4. Evaluate the laws and regulations governing medications for use in the United States of America
5. Assess hydration status of various common species
   1. Identify body water compartments
   2. List fluid administration techniques
   3. Discuss fluid types and administration