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    Levemir

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    - The document summarizes a nursing study on a patient named Jedah who was admitted to the hospital on January 15, 2022 and prescribed the insulin drug Levemir. - Levemir is used to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. It works by stimulating glucose uptake and inhibiting glucose production to lower blood glucose levels. - The nursing responsibilities for the patient include monitoring their diet, exercise, nutritional status, and insulin administration to ensure the drug's effectiveness and avoid hypoglycemia while the patient is educated on the drug's effects.

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    Levemir

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    - The document summarizes a nursing study on a patient named Jedah who was admitted to the hospital on January 15, 2022 and prescribed the insulin drug Levemir. - Levemir is used to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. It works by stimulating glucose uptake and inhibiting glucose production to lower blood glucose levels. - The nursing responsibilities for the patient include monitoring their diet, exercise, nutritional status, and insulin administration to ensure the drug's effectiveness and avoid hypoglycemia while the patient is educated on the drug's effects.

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    - The document summarizes a nursing study on a patient named Jedah who was admitted to the hospital on January 15, 2022 and prescribed the insulin drug Levemir. - Levemir is used to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. It works by stimulating glucose uptake and inhibiting glucose production to lower blood glucose levels. - The nursing responsibilities for the patient include monitoring their diet, exercise, nutritional status, and insulin administration to ensure the drug's effectiveness and avoid hypoglycemia while the patient is educated on the drug's effects.

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    Levemir

    Uploaded by

    Viah Angela Caasi
    - The document summarizes a nursing study on a patient named Jedah who was admitted to the hospital on January 15, 2022 and prescribed the insulin drug Levemir. - Levemir is used to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. It works by stimulating glucose uptake and inhibiting glucose production to lower blood glucose levels. - The nursing responsibilities for the patient include monitoring their diet, exercise, nutritional status, and insulin administration to ensure the drug's effectiveness and avoid hypoglycemia while the patient is educated on the drug's effects.

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    DAVAO DOCTORS

    COLLEGE
    General Malvar St., Davao
    City
    Nursing Program

    DRUG STUDY

    Name of Patient: Patient Jedah Date of Admission: January 15, 2022 Room: 401a
    Age: 27 y/o Sex: Female_ Civil Status: Single Attending Physician: Dr. Ryan

    CLASSIFICATION / NURSING
    DRUG NAME INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS
    MECHANISM OF RESPONSIBILITY
    ACTION

    BRAND NAME: Classification: - To improve glycemic Contraindicated with: Side Effects: - Ensure that patient has
    Levemir - Therapeutic: control in adults and - Low blood sugar dietary and exercise
    antidiabetics, hormones children with diabetes - Low blood sugar - Weight gain regimen and using good
    - Pharmacologic: - Low amount of - Swelling in your hands hygiene practices to
    mellitus
    GENERIC: - Pancreatics potassium in the and feet improve the
    - insulin - Control of hyperglycemi a in blood. - Rash
    Insulin Detemir effectiveness of the
    patients with type 1 or type - Liver problems. - Itching insulin and decrease
    DOSAGE: Mechanism of action: 2 diabetes mellitus. - Decreased kidney - Thickening or
    adverse effects of the
    100 units/mL (10mL vial) - Lower blood glucose by: function. hallowing of the skin
    disease.
    stimulating glucose where you injected the
    medicine. - Monitor nutritional
    uptake in skeletal muscle
    status to provide
    and fat, inhibiting hepatic
    ROUTE: Adverse effect: nutritional consultation
    glucose production.
    Subcutaneously - Hypoglycemia as needed.
    - inhibition of lipolysis and
    - lipodystrophy, - Monitor patient’s food
    proteolysis, enhanced
    - pruritus intake and exercise and
    Frequency: protein synthesis.
    - erythema, activities to ensure
    Once daily Therapeutic Effects:
    - swelling. therapeutic effect and
    Control of hyperglycemia - Allergic reactions avoid hypoglycemia.
    in diabetic patients. including anaphylaxis - Monitor patient’s
    sensory losses to
    incorporate his or her
    needs into safety issues,
    as well as potential
    problems in drawing up
    and administering
    insulin.
    - Provide patient
    REFERENCES: education about drug
    Hodgson, K. & Kizior, R. (2019). effects and warning
    Saunders nursing drug signs to report to
    handbook. Elsevier. St. Louis, enhance patient
    Missouri. knowledge and to
    promote compliance.

    Name of Student

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