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Drug Study - Paracetamol

This nursing responsibilities document summarizes information about paracetamol/acetaminophen and cefuroxime. It lists the drug names, classifications, indications, contraindications, desired effects, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. For paracetamol/acetaminophen, nursing responsibilities include monitoring liver and renal function, assessing for fever and pain, and checking for signs of hepatotoxicity or allergic reactions. For cefuroxime, nursing responsibilities are to determine hypersensitivity history, monitor for gastrointestinal side effects, ensure proper absorption, and notify the prescriber of rashes or superinfections.
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Drug Study - Paracetamol

This nursing responsibilities document summarizes information about paracetamol/acetaminophen and cefuroxime. It lists the drug names, classifications, indications, contraindications, desired effects, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. For paracetamol/acetaminophen, nursing responsibilities include monitoring liver and renal function, assessing for fever and pain, and checking for signs of hepatotoxicity or allergic reactions. For cefuroxime, nursing responsibilities are to determine hypersensitivity history, monitor for gastrointestinal side effects, ensure proper absorption, and notify the prescriber of rashes or superinfections.
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Drug Action of Drug Desired Adverse Reaction Nursing

Name reaction on Responsibilities


the client Indication/
Contraindication

I. Antipyretic: Fever Analgesic- Contrai CNS: headache CVS: -Monitor liver


Paraceta Reduces fever reduction antipyretic ndicate chest pain, dyspnea, function studies;
mol by acting inpatients with d with myocardial damage may cause
(250mg/5 directly on the aspirin allergy, allergy when doses of 5–8 hepatic toxicity
ml 3ml q hypothalamic hemostatic to g/daycare ingested at
4h . heat regulating disturbances, acetam daily for several doses>4g/day--
Paraceta center to cause bleeding inophe weeks or when Monitor renal
mol vasodilation diatheses, upper n.- Use doses of 4g/day are function
and sweating, GI disease, gouty cautio ingested for 1 year studies;albumini
which help arthritis. usly GI: Hepatic toxicity ndicatesnephritis
dissipate heat. Arthritis and with and failure, -Monitor
rheumatic impair jaundice bloodstudies,esp
Analgesic: disorders ed GU: ecially CBCand
Site a involving hepatic Acute kidney failure, pro-time if
mechanism of musculoskeletal functio renal tubular patient is onlong-
action unclear. pain (but lacks n, necrosis termtherapy
clinically chronic Hematologic: - Check I&O
significantantirhe alcohol Methemoglobinemi ratio;decreasingo
umatic and anti- ism, a—cyanosis; utput may
inflammatory pregna hemolytic anemia— indicate renal
effects)- ncy, hematuria, failure.
Common cold, lactatio anuria;neutropenia,l -Assess for fever
flu, other viral n. eucopenia,pancytop and pain
and bacterial enia,thrombocytope -
infections with nia,hypoglycemia Assesshepatotoxi
pain and fever city:dark urine,
clay-colored
stools-Assess
allergic reactions:
rash,

Patient’s Name: Roux Yhana C. Macabuhay Age: 7 years old


Drug Action of Drug Desired Adverse Reaction Nursing
Name reaction on Responsibilities
the client Indication/
Contraindication

Antipyretic: Fever PO, Rect: Contra CNS: headache CVS: -Monitor liver
Paraceta Reduces fever reduction Treatment of: indicat chest pain, dyspnea, function studies;
mol/ by acting Mild ed in: myocardial damage may cause
Acetamin directly on the prostaglandins Previo when doses of 5–8 hepatic toxicity
ophen hypothalamic pain, Fever, IV us g/daycare ingested at
heat regulating Treatment of: hypers daily for several doses>4g/day--
(270 mg center to cause Mild to moderate ensitivi weeks or when Monitor renal
IVTT q 4 vasodilation pain. ty doses of 4g/day are function
hours) and sweating, Moderate to Produc ingested for 1 year studies;albumini
which help severe pain with ts GI: Hepatic toxicity ndicatesnephritis
dissipate heat. opioid analgesics, contai and failure, -Monitor
Fever. ning to jaundice bloodstudies,esp
Analgesic: moder GU: ecially CBCand
Site a ate Acute kidney failure, pro-time if
mechanism of pain, renal tubular patient is onlong-
action unclear. alcohol necrosis termtherapy
, Hematologic: - Check I&O
asparta Methemoglobinemi ratio;decreasingo
me, a—cyanosis; utput may
saccha hemolytic anemia— indicate renal
rin, hematuria, failure.
sugar, anuria;neutropenia,l -Assess for fever
or eucopenia,pancytop and pain
tartrazi enia,thrombocytope -
ne nia,hypoglycemia Assesshepatotoxi
(FDC city:dark urine,
yellow clay-colored
dye #5) stools-Assess
should allergic reactions:
be rash,
avoide
d in
patient
s who
have
hypers
ensitivi
ty or
intoler
ance to
these
compo
unds;
Severe
hepatic

impair
ment/
active
liver
disease
Drug Classification/ Adverse Reaction Nursing
Name Mechanism of Responsibilities
Action Indication/
Contraindication

Brand: ANTIBIOTIC Infections of Contrai CNS: Headache, -Determine


Profurex Second- lower respiratory ndicate dizziness, lethargy, history of
generation tract d to paresthesia hypersensitivity
Generic cephalosporin patient GI: Nausea, reaction
Name: cell providing Skin and skin s vomiting, diarrhea,, -Report onset of
Cefuroxim wall synthesis structure hypers anorexia, abdominal loose stool
e promoting infections caused ensitivi pain, flatulence -Absorption of
osmotic by streptococcus ty to GU: Nephrotoxicity drug is enhanced
instability pneumoniae, drug HEMATOLOGIC: by food
usually Pyogenes Bone marrow -Notify prescriber
bactericidal Homophies depression about rashes or
Inflanta F Coll HYPERSENSITIVITY: superinfections
Ranging from rash
to fever to
anaphylaxis serum
sickness reaction
LOCAL: Pain abscess
At injection site,
phlebitis,
inflammation at IV
site

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