PHINMA - UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Nursing Department

DRUG STUDY
 THERAPEUTIC NURSING
MEDICATION INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS
ACTIONS SIDE EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES/PRECAUTIONS

GENERIC NAME: Binds to opiate Relief of moderate to Use cautiously with CNS: Sedation. -Monitor circulatory and respiratory status,
receptors in the CNS severe pain emotionally unstable clients or Clamminess, bladder and bowel function. If respirations
Nalbuphine
alters the perception of those with a history of narcotic sweating headache, are shallow or rate is below 12
and responses to abuse; pregnancy prior to nervousness, breaths/minute, with hold dose and notify
painful stimuli while labor, labor or delivery, restlessness, prescriber.
producing generalised bronchial asthma, COPD, depression, crying,
BRAND NAME: CNS depression. respiratory depression, anoxia, confusion,
increased intracranial faintness, hostility, -Remind patient not to confuse Nubain
Nubain pressure, acute MI when unusual dreams, with Navane.
nausea and vomiting are hallucinations,
present, biliarytract surgery euphoria,
CLASSIFICATION: dysphoria,
-Reassess patients level of pain atleast 15 and
unreality, dizziness,
30minutes after parenteral administration
vertigo, floating
feeling, feeling of
heaviness,
ROUTE: -Constipation is often severe with maintenance
numbness, tingling,
therapy. Make sure stool softener or other laxative
flushing, warmth,
PRN is ordered
blurred vision

DOSAGE/ -Alert:
FREQUENCY:
Drug causes respiratory depression, which at
injectable solution (10 10mg is equal to respiratory
mg/mL; 20 mg/mL) depression produced by 10 mg of morphine

-Psychological and physical dependence may

occur with prolonged use
PREPARED BY: CABANLIT, LHIE ANNE C.

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR: Ms. TAJANLANGIT, SARAH JANE