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Nursing Skills
Safe Skin, Eye, and Ear Medication Use
Description
Topical medications are applied directly to body surfaces such as the skin and the mucous membranes of the eyes, ears, nose, vagina, and rectum. Common forms include creams, ointments, lotions, patches, and aerosol sprays. Some topical drugs are also transdermal, meaning they are placed on the skin to create a slow, controll...
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Transcript
Mientras que la administración de medicamentos tópicos parece ser simple e inofensivo, se es asociado con muchos efectos secundarios si no es realizada correctamente. Los medicamentos tópicos son un modo importante y común de entrega de la droga, a menudo ofreciendo continua absorción de la medicación dura...
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