5.1: Administration of Enteral Medications Introduction
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“Enteral” means related to the intestines. The term enteral medication describes medications that are administered into the gastrointestinal tract including orally (PO), rectally (PR), or through a tube such as a nasogastric (NG) tube, nasointestinal (NI) tube, or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
This chapter will review overall concepts related to safe medication administration, as well as specific information regarding the administration of oral medication, rectal medication, and medication via a gastric tube. Information regarding administering injections and intravenous medications can be found in “ Administration of Parenteral Medications ” and additional information about administering medications via other routes can be found in “ Administration of Medications via Other Routes .”