An 8 year-old child is brought to the emergency room (ER) with a fractured right femur. The parents report that the child was playing baseball and while sliding into home plate, he collided with another player on the opposing team. The child requires surgery to repair the fracture. After surgery, the child will be in skeletal traction for two weeks and must remain on bedrest. Following skeletal traction, the child will be placed in a long leg cast.

Students are to draw on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, NMBA professional practice documents and NSW Health policy documents (where appropriate) to develop informed responses.

As Nurses, we should understand different medication categories and nursing considerations while administering them.
Using the ‘Know your drugs’ table, develop your bank of knowledge of the different categories of medications. For each medication given, write the pharmacodynamics and nursing considerations while administering these medications.

Explain the different types of insulin, their examples, action and nursing consideration while administering the specific insulin.

Type of Insulin

Rapid-acting insulin

Short-acting insulin

Intermediate-acting insulin

Long-acting insulin

Mixed Insulin

Explain the different types of insulin, their examples, action and nursing consideration while administering the specific insulin.

Type of Insulin

Rapid-acting insulin

Short-acting insulin

Intermediate-acting insulin

Long-acting insulin

Mixed Insulin