DRUG STUDY

NAME OF STUDENT: JOVELYN D. ARCIA YEAR LEVEL AND GROUP: LEVEL II, GROUP A

AFFILIATING AGENCY/AREA: SKILLS LAB MONTH/YEAR OF EXPOSURE: FEBRUARY 2022

SIDE ADVERSE NURSING

DRUG CLASSIFICATION INDICATION
EFFECTS EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERIC Benzodiazepines Indicated for • Drowsiness. • Unusual • Prepare and administer
NAME: the management of anxiety • Dizziness. dizziness, medication, using rights
• Diazepam disorders or for the short-term • Tiredness. • Lightheadedness, of medication
BRAND NAME relief of the symptoms of • administration.
Muscle • Extreme
• Valium, anxiety. Anxiety or tension weakness. • Review pertinent data
sleepiness,
Diastat. associated with the stress of • Headache. prior to medication
everyday life usually does not • Slowed or administration.
DOSAGE: • Dry mouth. difficult
• 5 mg require treatment with an
• Nausea. • Evaluate
anxiolytic. breathing, or
• Constipation. • Unresponsiveness. appropriateness and
ROUTE: MECHANISM OF
• IV CONTRAINDICATION accuracy of medication
ACTION order for client.
FREQUENCY: Diazepam is a Because of their muscle • Administer and
• BID benzodiazepine that exerts relaxant action, document medications
anxiolytic, sedative, benzodiazepines may given by common
musclerelaxant, cause respiratory routes.
anticonvulsant and amnestic depression in susceptible • Monitor vital sign once
effects. Most of these effects individuals. For that reason, administered.
are thought to result from a they are contraindicated in
facilitation of the action people with myasthenia
of gamma aminobutyric acid gravis, sleep apnea,
(GABA), an inhibitory bronchitis, and COPD.
neurotransmitter in the
central nervous system.
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NAME OF STUDENT: JOVELYN D. ARCIA YEAR LEVEL AND GROUP: LEVEL II, GROUP A

AFFILIATING AGENCY/AREA: SKILLS LAB MONTH/YEAR OF EXPOSURE: FEBRUARY 2022

SIDE ADVERSE NURSING

DRUG CLASSIFICATION INDICATION
EFFECTS EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERIC NAME: Vitamins, Water – soluble Folic acid is used to: treat • Nausea • Stomach upset • Prepare and administer
• Folic acid or prevent folate deficiency • Diarrhea • Behavior medication, using rights
anemia. help your unborn • Confusion changes of medication
BRAND NAME baby's brain, skull and spinal • Skin reactions administration.
• Irritability
• Folvite cord develop properly to avoid • Seizure • Review pertinent data
development problems (called prior to medication
DOSAGE: neural tube defects) such as administration.
• 10 mg spina bifida. • Evaluate
ROUTE: MECHANISM OF appropriateness and
• PO CONTRAINDICATION
ACTION accuracy of medication
FREQUENCY: The mechanism by which Folic acid is order for client.
• QD folic acid prevents structural contraindicated to patient who • Administer and
anomalies in the fetus is not have had an allergic reaction to document medications
known, but may involve the folic acid or any other given by common
regulation of homocysteine medicine in the past, have low routes.
metabolism. Several vitamin B12 levels (vitamin • Monitor vital sign once
investigators have suggested B12 deficiency anaemia) or administered.
that folic acid pernicious anaemia, and have
supplementation may have cancer (unless you also have
additional benefits on folate deficiency anaemia)
pregnancy outcome.