St.

Anthony’s College
Nursing Department

DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient: LCA Attending Physician: Dr.HME
Age: 90 yrs.old Ward/Bed Number: ICU-5 Impression/ Diagnosis: Community Acquired
Pneumonia- High Risk with Hypoxemia, Hypertension

Name of Drug Dosage, Mech. of Action Indication Adverse Special Nursing

Route, Reactions Precautions Responsibilities
Freq.,
Timing
Generic: Dosage: Replaces Hypokalemia  Hypekalemi Monitor serum  Check the
Potassium 600mg tab potassium and a electrolytes, physicians order.
Chloride maintains  Digestive ECG, and  Follow the
potassium level tract injury clinical status 14rights of
Route:  Metabolic particularly in medication
Brand: NGT acidosis the presence of  Lab test: frequent
K-Lyte cardiac or renal serum
diseases and electrolytes are
acidosis warranted
 Monitor and
Frequency report for signs of
: GI ulceration
Classification: TID Contraindications Side Effects:  Be alert for
: potassium
Functional: GI: nausea, intoxication
Electrolytic and Hypersensitivity to vomiting,
water balance Timing: K salts. abdominal pain
agent; 8am, 2pm, and diarrhea
replacement 8pm Body as a
s/olution// whole: pain,
mental
confusion,
irritability,
listlessness,
Pharmacological paresthesias of
: extremities,
Potassium salts muscle
weakness and
heaviness of
limbs, difficulty
in swallowing,
flaccid paralysis
Urogenital:
oliguria, anuria
Hematologic:
Hyperkalemia
Respiratory:
respiratory
distress
CV:
hypotension,
bradycardia:
cardiac
depression,
arrhythmia, or
arrest: altered
sensitivity to
digitalis
glycosides

Student’s Name: Kristine L. Young

Clinical Instructor: Deannah Lou F. Tampus , RN.