DRUG MECHANISM INDICATIO CONTRAINDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

CLASSIFICATION OF ACTION N CONSIDERATION

Generic name: Unknown. Propofol is It is contraindicated in Common side effects of  Continously

Propofol Rapid-acting given patients hypersensitive to Propofol include: monitor vital
IV sedative- intravenously drug or its components signs.
Brand name: hypnotic. to induce (soybean oil, glycerol,  Low blood pressure  Advice patient
Diprivan anesthesia in egg lecithin, disodium (hypotension) that
surgical edetate, sodium  Pauses in breathing performance
Dosage: 10mg/ml patients and to hydroxide) and in those (apnea) lasting 30-60 of activities
provide unable to undergo general seconds. requiring
Route: IV sedation for anesthesia or sedation.  Pauses in breathing mental
patients in the (apnea) lasting more alertness may
Frequency: IV Intensive Care than 60 sec. be impaired
Unit. It's the  Movement. for some time
Therapeutic class: most common  Injection site after drug use.
Hypnotics induction agent burning/stinging/pain  Tell patient
of anesthesia . that abnormal
Pharmacologic class: in current use.  Respiratory acidosis dreams or
Phenol derivatives during weaning. anesthesia
 Hypertriglyceridemia. awareness
 High blood pressure may occur
(hypertension)  Discuss wth
parents or
caregiver of
child the
benfits, risks,
and
appropriate
timing of
surgery or
procedures
requiring
anesthetic and
sedative drugs
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CLASSIFICATIO OF ACTION N N CONSIDERATION
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Generic name: Morphine bindin Morphine Morphine sulfate is The most frequently  Caution patient
Morphine sulphate g to opioid sulfate is an contraindicated in observed adverse or caregiver of
receptors blocks opioid agonist patients with acute or reactions patient taking an
Brand name: transmission of indicated severe bronchial asthma include lightheadedness opioid with a
Duramorph nociceptive for the relief of or hypercarbia. Morphine , dizziness, sedation, benzodiazepine,
signals, signals moderate to sulfate is contraindicated nausea, vomiting, and CNS depressant,
Route: IV pain-modulating severe acute in any patient who has or sweating. These effects lghtheadedness,
neurons in the and chronic is suspected of having seem to be more extreme
Therapeutic class: spinal cord, and pain where use paralytic ileus. prominent in sleepness, slowed
Opioid analgesic inhibits primary of an opioid Respiratory depression is ambulatory patients and or difficult
afferent analgesic is the primary risk of in those who are breathing or
Pharmacologic class: nociceptors to the appropriate. morphine sulfate. suffering severe pain. In unresponsiveness
Opioids dorsal horn Selection of such individuals, lower .
sensory patients for doses are available.  When drug is
projection cells. treatment with used after
Morphine has a morphine surgery,
time to onset of sulfate should encourage patient
6-30 minutes. be governed to turn, cough,
by the same deep-breath, and
principles that use incentive
apply to the spirometer to
use of similar prevent lung
opioid problems.
analgesics.  Caution
ambulatory
patient about
getting out of bed
or walking.