DAVAO DRUG STUDY

DOCTORS CRITERIA:
COLLEGE General Content and organization 40% Analysis
Malvar St., Davao 40% Neatness and promptness 10%
Reference 10% TOTAL 100%
City Nursing
Program

Name of Patient: Narda Date of Admission: October 1,2022 Room: N/A Age: 29 Sex: Female Civil Status: Married Attending Physician: N/A

DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION / INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING

MECHANISM OF ACTION RESPONSIBILITY

Classification: Prevention and CNS: Before Drug

Ergot alkaloid treatment of postpartum  Hypersensitivity:  Dizziness Administration:
or postabortion should not be  Headache  Check the
hemorrhage caused by used to induce doctor’s order.
MOA:
uterine atony or labor. CV:  Assess patient if
Methylergometrine acts subinvolution.  Lactation: Do not  Hypertension she has an
directly on the smooth breastfeed during  Arrhythmias allergy to drug.
muscle of the uterus treatment and for  AV block  Assess Vital
and increases the tone,
12 hours after the  Chest pain Signs for baseline
rate, and amplitude of
BRAND NAME: last dose.  Palpitations data.
rhythmic contractions
Methergin  Educate patient
through binding and the  Allergy to oxytocic Neuro:
GENERIC: resultant antagonism of  Paresthesia on drug therapy
the dopamine D1 GI: to promote
Methylergometrine
receptor. Thus, it understanding
 Nausea
induces a rapid and and compliance.
DOSAGE: 0.2 mg  Vomiting
sustained tetanic
uterotonic effect which
ROUTE: PO  Educate patient
shortens the third stage
of labor and reduces on possible side
FREQUENCY: 1 tab
blood loss. effects.
TID X3 days
 Advise the patient
not to breast feed
while taking this
 drug.
During Drug
REFERENCES: Administration:
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 Do not increase or
drug/methergine/
double the dose,
follow exactly as
prescribed.

After Drug
Administration:
 Document
accordingly
 Monitor for
adverse effects
 Encourage
patient to report if
any reactions
occur: nausea,
vomiting,
increased
cramping,
bleeding, foul-
smelling, difficulty
breathing.

MICHELLE P. BALASICO
NAME OF STUDENT
BBN/DTS/2020