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    Generic Dosage / Action Side effects Nursing Responsibility

    Name Frequency

    Paracetamo 500mg Indicated in Hematologic: 1. The preparation should be used with care in patients with
    diseases hemolytic anemia, liver and renal diseases because of hepatoxicity.
    500 mg 2 2. In severe renal failure the interval between two
    manifesting neutropeni and consecutive takings should not be shorter than 8 hours.
    tab PRN
    with pain leukopenia 3. The treatment with Paracetamol may change the
    and fever: laboratory tests of uric acid and blood glucose analysis.
    headache, Hepatic: severe 4. The treatment with the preparation is not advisable
    liver damage, during the first trimester of the pregnancy.
    toothache, The preparation should be used with strictly observation of the
    mild and jaundice
    therapeutic dose and duration of the treatment.
    moderate Metabolic:
    postoperativ Hypoglycemia
    e and injury
    pain, high Skin: rash, urticaria
    temperature
    , infectious
    diseases
    and chills
    (acute
    catarrhal
    inflammatio
    ns of the
    upper
    respiratory
    tract, flu,
    small-pox,
    parotitis).

    Generic Dosage / Action Side effects Nursing Responsibility


    Name Frequency
    Trade Amp. IV q8 Ranitidine is Nausea, diarrhea, Nurses should do the following:
    Name: used to treat headache, or dizziness
    and prevent
    Ranitidine ulcers in the
    The medicine should be taken as directed with or immediately following
    stomach and
    Notify your doctor if you meals.
    intestines. It
    experience: unusual
    also treats
    bleeding or bruising,
    conditions in
    rash, difficulty sleeping,
    which the Make sure that the client doesn’t take any aspirin-containing products
    mental changes, extreme
    stomach and beverages that contain caffeine.
    weakness,
    produces too
    fast/slow/irregular
    much acid,
    heartbeat.
    such as
    Zollinger-Ellison Symptoms of an allergic
    syndrome. reaction include: rash,
    Ranitidine also itching, swelling,
    treats dizziness, trouble
    gastroesophag breathing.
    eal reflux
    disease
    (GERD) and
    other conditions
    in which acid
    backs up from
    the stomach
    into the
    esophagus,
    causing
    heartburn.
    Generic Dosage / Action Side effects Nursing Responsibility
    Name Frequency

    Trade 1 capsule Treatment GI: Nausea; • Monitor renal function carefully during treatment.
    Name: 3x a day of infections vomiting; diarrhea; • Monitor for signs of infection, especially fever, and
    for 7 days of anorexia; abdominal positive response to antibiotic therapy.
    Cephalexin respiratory pain or cramps; • Assess for signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis
    tract, flatulence; colitis, (shortness of breath, wheezing, laryngeal spasm). Have
    urinary including resuscitation equipment available.
    Generic tract, skin pseudomembranous • Assess for signs of superinfection, such as vaginitis or
    Name: and skin colitis. stomatitis.
    structures
    Apo- GU: Pyuria; renal • Assess for diarrhea with blood or pus, which may be
    and bone;
    Cephalex dysfunction; symptom of pseudomembranous colitis. Symptoms may
    treatment of
    (CAN), dysuria; reversible occur after antibiotic treatment.
    Biocef, otitis media
    due to interstitial nephritis;
    Keflex, Novo-
    susceptible hematuria; toxic
    Lexin (CAN), • Instruct patient to complete full course of therapy.
    Nu-Cephalex strains of nephropathy.
    (CAN), PMS- specific HEMA: Eosinophilia; • Advise patient to take with food or milk if GI distress
    Cephalexin microorgani neutropenia; occurs.
    (CAN) sms. lymphocytosis; • Remind patient to check body temperature daily. If
    leukocytosis; fever persists for more than a few days or if high fever
    thrombocytopenia; (> 102°F) or shaking chills are noted, physician should
    decreased platelet be notified immediately.
    function; anemia; • Advise patient to maintain normal fluid intake while
    aplastic anemia; using this medication.
    hemorrhage. HEPA: • Instruct patient to report these symptoms to physician:
    Hepatic nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, hives, muscle or
    dysfunction; joint pain.
    abnormal liver
    • Instruct patient to report signs of superinfection: black
    function test
    “furry” tongue, white patches in mouth, foul-smelling
    results.
    stools, vaginal itching or discharge.
    OTHER: • Warn patient that diarrhea that contains blood or pus
    Hypersensitivity, may be a sign of serious disorders. Tell patient to seek
    including Stevens- medical care and not to treat at home.
    Johnson syndrome, • Instruct patient to seek emergency care immediately if
    erythema wheezing or difficulty breathing occurs.
    multiforme, toxic
    epidermal
    necrolysis; candidal
    overgrowth; serum
    sickness—like
    reactions (eg, skin
    rash, polyarthritis,
    arthralgia, fever).
    Nursing Care Process

    Cues Diagnosis Analysis Goal and intervention Rationale Evaluation


    Objectives

    Goal:

    Objective Risk for injury At risk of Goal Met


    Cues: related to unjury as a
    decreased result of After nursing The client was
    platelet count environmental intervention, freed from any
    conditions the client will physical injury
    - Decreased
    interacting be able to and managed
    platelet count
    prevent and minimized
    of 80 x 10 ^ with the physical injury complications
    g/L individual’s and minimize of decreased
    adaptive and complications platelet as
    defensive of decreased evidenced by
    resources. platelet count. absence of
    any
    Infection of complications
    dengue virus of bleeding.
    (flavivirus)
    throught the 1. Monitor Decreased
    bite of Aedes Vital pulse and
    aegypti signs blood pressure
    mosquito. may signifies
    bleeding
    Platelet count
    and response
    decreased risk
    for injury.
    2. Discuss That may
    importa contribute to
    nce of the occurrence
    Ref:
    self of injury
    Marilyn E. monitori
    Doenges ng of
    Nurses Pocket conditio
    ns To avoid
    Guide 11th
    severe
    edition, 2008,
    3. Monitor bleeding
    page 414
    for any
    signs of
    bleedin
    g and
    closely
    monitor
    the
    amount
    of
    bleedin
    g which
    may
    occur To decrease
    any chance of
    4. Handle
    physical injury
    the
    client
    gently
    To decrease
    5. Encourage any chance of
    the client not physical injury
    to blow the
    nose or insert
    object in the
    nose
    To avoid
    6. Teach the
    trauma in the
    client to use
    mouth
    soft bristled
    toothbrush, no
    flossing, no
    dental
    extraction, no
    hard food,
    make sure
    dentures fit.

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