Clindamycin is an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. Common adverse effects include headaches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Nurses monitor patients for adverse effects and assess renal, hepatic, and hematopoetic functions during prolonged therapy. They educate patients on proper administration and storage, and instruct them to report any serious side effects like diarrhea.
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. Common adverse effects include headaches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Nurses monitor patients for adverse effects and assess renal, hepatic, and hematopoetic functions during prolonged therapy. They educate patients on proper administration and storage, and instruct them to report any serious side effects like diarrhea.
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. Common adverse effects include headaches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Nurses monitor patients for adverse effects and assess renal, hepatic, and hematopoetic functions during prolonged therapy. They educate patients on proper administration and storage, and instruct them to report any serious side effects like diarrhea.
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. Common adverse effects include headaches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Nurses monitor patients for adverse effects and assess renal, hepatic, and hematopoetic functions during prolonged therapy. They educate patients on proper administration and storage, and instruct them to report any serious side effects like diarrhea.
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5.2.
2 Drug Therapeutic Record
Name of General Specific Action Adverse Effects Indication Contraindication Nursing
Drug Action Responsibilities Clindamyc ANTIBIOTI - Inhibits CNS: headache - Infections caused - Contraindica - Assess patient’s in C; bacterial CV: by sensitive ted in infection Anti- protein thrombophlebitis staphylococci, patients before and ineffective synthesi EENT: pharyngitis streptococci, hypertensive regularly s by GI: abdominal pneumococci, to drug or throughout binding pain, anorexia, bacteroides, lincomycin therapy to 50S bloody or tarry fusibacterium, - Before giving subunit stools, clostridium first dose, - Use of constipation, perfringens, and obtain ribosom diarrhea, other sensitive cautiously in specimen for patients e. dysphagia, aerobic and culture and esophagitis, anaerobic with renal or sensitivity test, hepatic flatulence, organisms. begin therapy - Hinders nausea, disease, pending results. or kills asthma, pseudomembran - Monitor renal, suscepti ous colitis, - Endocarditis history of GI hepatic, and ble prophylaxis for disease, or unpleasant or hematopoetic bacteria. bitter taste, dental procedures significant functions in patient’s allergies vomiting. during GU: UTI allergic to prolonged penicillin HEMATOLOGIC: therapy. Eosinophilia, - Be alert for thrombocytopeni adverse a, transient - Acne vulgaris reactions and leukopenia - Bacterial drug SKIN: vaginosis interactions maculopapular - Pneumocystis - If adverse GI rash, urticarial jiroveci(carinii) reactions OTHER: pneumonia occurs, monitor anaphylaxis, - Toxoplasmosis patient’s erythema, pain (cerebral or (I.V. use), ocular) hydration. induration, pain; immunocomprom - Teach patient sterile abcess ised patients how to store (I.M. use) oral solution. - Tell patient to take entire amount prescribed even after he feels better. - Warn patient that I.M. injection may be painful - Instruct patient to report diarrhea and to avoid self- threatening pseudomembra nus colitis - Tell patient receiving drug I.V. to report discomfort at infusion site.