
ERIC Number: ED434097
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 41
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Oral Medications: Proper Use and Administration. Book 1, Bosnian and Russian. Book 2, Nuer and Spanish.
Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services, Coon Rapids, MN.
These two guides provide information in English, Bosnian, Russian, Nuer, and Spanish on the proper use and administration of oral medications. Topics covered include the reasons for taking medication, information on the prescription label, following special instructions, asking questions of the pharmacist, safe storage of medicine, child-proof containers, tools for measuring medication, medication reminders, side effects and the importance of washing hands before administering medication. The guides include descriptive photographs. (SM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Drug Therapy, Health Promotion, Instructional Materials, Medicine, Russian, Self Care Skills, Serbocroatian, Spanish, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Multi-Cultural Educational Services, 832 104th Lane, NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433; Tel: 612-767-7786; ($3 plus postage); Web site: http://www.mcedservices.com
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: EnglishRussianNuerSerbocroatianSpanish
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Authoring Institution: Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services, Coon Rapids, MN.
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