Mechanism of Nursing

Drug Name Indications Contraindications Adverse Effects

Action Implications
Generic Name: This medication Used to treat mild to This medicine is CNS: drowsiness, Make sure that the
Aspirin blocks pain moderate fever, contraindicated to confusion, seizures, patient has no
impulses in the rheumatic fever, patients with headache, history of allergies,
Brand Name: Central Nervous thromboembolic hypersensitivity to hallucinations, asthma or nasal
Ecotrin System. It also disorders, salicylates tatrazin, coma, stimulation polyps.
reduces rheumatoid arthritis, people with Vitamin
Drug inflammation and ischemic stroke, and K deficiency, peptic CV: pulmonary Monitor the patient
Classification: decreases platelet angina ulcer, edema, rapid pulse for headache,
Nonopioid aggregation. gastrointestinal hyperventilation,
analgesic, bleeding, bleeding EENT: Hearing mental confusion,
nonsteroidal anti- disorders, and loss, tinnitus sweating, lethargy,
inflammatory, women in 3rd diarrhea, agitation,
antipyretic, trimester pregnancy. GI: diarrhea, and tinnitus.
antiplatelet nausea, vomiting,
anorexia, heartburn, If the symptoms
Dosage: 325 mg GI bleeding above appeared,
stop the
Frequency: Daily ENDO: administration of the
hyponatremia, drug and inform the
hypoglycemia, healthcare provider.
hypokalemia

RESP: hyperpnea,
wheezing.
 Mechanism of
Drug Name Indications Contraindications Adverse Effects Nursing Implications
Action
Generic Name: This medication This medication is This medication is Palpitations, Assess for presence of
Docusate Sodium promotes used to treat contraindicated in sweating, weakness, bowel sounds, and
amalgamation of occasional patients with flatulence, dizziness, abdominal distention
Brand Name:
water to stool which constipation. It is undiagnosed loss of
Colace
results in softer fecal also used to treat abdominal pain, consciousness, Observe the
mass. It also rectal pain or fecal impaction, bloating, cramping, consistency, amount
promotes water damage that are hypersensitivity to excessive bowel and color of the stool.
Drug secretion and caused by hard the drug, and with activity, and
Classification: electrolyte to the stools. intestinal perianal irritation. Before drug
Laxatives colon. obstructions. administration, check if
the patient has
Dosage: 100 mg sufficient fluid intake,
diet and exercise.
Frequency: Daily
Stop the drug
administration if the
patient has diarrhea,
rectal bleeding, fever or
abdominal distention.

Educate and inform the

patient that the
laxatives are for short
term use only.