Nursing

Name of Drug Classification Dosage Action Uses Contraindications Adverse effect

management

AMPICILLIN/  Antibiotic  8-14 g/day  Interferes  Skin and structure  Do not use  CNS: lethargy,  Assess patient of
SULBACTAM with cell wall infections solution in hallucinations, previous
replication of infants, children anxiety, depression, sensitivity
Brand Name susceptible  Intra abdominal less than 4 years twitching, coma, reaction to
organisms infections of age, seizures penicillins or
 Unasyn pregnancy, in  GI: nausea, cephalosporins
 Pneumonia liver or kidney vomiting, diarrhea,  Assess patient
failure, and in increased AST, ALT, for signs and
 Gynecologic those treated abdominal pain, symptoms of
infections with disulfiram or glositis, colitis, infection
metronidazole pseudomembranous  Complete C&S
 Soft tissue colitis before
infections  GU: oliguria, beginning
proteinuria, product therapy
 Otitis media hematuria, vaginitis, to identify if
moniliasis, correct
 Sinusitis glomerulonephritis, treatment has
dysuria been initiated
 Meningitis  HEMA: anemia,  Assess for
increased bleeding allergic
 Septicemia time, bone marrow reactions
depression,  Monitor blood
granulocytopenia, studies
leukopenia,  Monitor
eosinophilia electrolytes
 SYST: anaphylaxis,  Assess bowel
serum sickness, pattern daily
toxic epidermal  Monitor for
necrolysis, Stevens- bleeding
Johnson syndrome  Assess for
superinfection