In this second submission of your Course Project, you will be completing a health history, physical assessment, and client interview and determining their nursing diagnoses. This wr

Drug Name Trade & generic name, dose, route & frequency

Pharmacological & therapeutic drug class & Expected action in the body

What medical diagnosis is your patient taking this drug for? How will it help them?

Side Effects & Adverse Reactions/ Complications/Top drug interactions

Nursing Administration Special Instructions and Assessments

Client Education Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness (e.g. Pain Scale)

– Dosage:

5mg

– route:

rectally

-frequency:

3 days daily

– generic:

Bisacodyl

-Trade:

Dulcolax

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

– Therapeutic:

Fluid is altered

which results in the colon.

fluid buildup

– T3 burst

Fracture:

-the patient has

agonized injury in the spinal

cord, this

will assist in colon

clearing.

– also the patient has a problem with his

bladder and bowel. This medication

aids in making the bowel soft when he is constipating.

-Anxiety, memory loss, blurred vision, insomnia, depression, fatigue, dizziness,

– interactions:

no

applicable drug

interactions

(Vallerand, 2021).

– Assess for abdominal distention and bowel function

– evaluate

intake and

output ratios in the body.

– Do not take the dose twice or skip the dose as prescribed.

– if a dose is

skipped it

ought to be taken immediately and given a duration of 6 hours before the next dosage

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

Trade:

Gablofen,

– route:

Orally.

– dose:

5mg

-frequency:

Daily4 times

– generic:

baclofen

– Therapeutic:

Muscle

skeletal

relaxant

– contains

impulses at the

spine.

Therapeutic

effects:

bladder and bowel purpose may

also be enhanced

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

The patient has a problem with his bowel and

Bladder hence the medication may

help mend his

bowel and bladder

function

(Vallerand , 2020).

Side effects

nasal congestion, insomnia, headache, hypotension,

pruritus, fatigue,

– interactions:

Hypnotics,

Analgesics, and alcohol

(Vallerand, 2020).

– Assess

– Monitor

patient closely

during test

dose.

-preventive

apparatus

ought to be

present for

unendurable

effects on the body

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

– Advice the patient to take medication as prescribed.

– instruct the patient to avoid continuous usage of alcohol while undergoing medication.

(Vallerand, 2020).

Trade:

Sertraline

Dose: 100mg

Frequency: Daily

Generic: Zoloft

– Therapeutic:

pharmacologic:

discerning

serotonin

reuptake

inhibitors

-Contains

serotonin in the

CNS hence

Helping with Serotonin activities.

Therapeutic

effects:

decreased

incidence of

Panic attacks and Antidepressant

Action

(Vallerand, 2020).

-Patient lives alone and does not have close family members.

-He has

persistent

painful damage which has made him

became paralyzed

from the abdomen

downwards. Sertraline

can assist him in lessening

his depression

and anxiety

(Vallerand, 2020).

Side effects:

nervousness,

Suicidal

thoughts, diabetes, and agitation

Interactions:

Simultaneous use

of alcohol is

prohibited

– Monitor

appetite and

nutritional

intake.

– evaluate for

serotonin

syndrome,

particularly in

patients

taking other

serotonergic

drugs

– Evaluate for

suicidal

trends,

specifically

during therapy

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

– Instruct client

to take

medication

regularly

without

missing a dose.

– Advise

patient to

consult the doctor if side effects persist.

– emphasize on alcohol avoidance during therapy sections

(Vallerand,

2020).

Route: orally

Frequency: after every six hours

Dosage: 5/325

-generic: hydrocodone

-Trade:

Anexsia Norco

– Therapeutic:

allergy, cold,

and cough

remedies,

opioid

analgesic.

-Therapeutic

effects:

-Decrease in

rigorousness of

pain and dominance of

the cough

reflex

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

– Patient has a

stage 3 pressure

ulcer to his

coccyx. The hydrocodone will

assist in relieving pain in the body.

-Hydrocodone is

also an

anticholinergic

and could aid

with his urine

incontinence

(Vallerand, 2020).

side effects

-Sedation, euphoria, hallucinations, diplopia, dyspepsia,

– interactions:

Use with

benzodiazepines

as alcohol may

cause profound

sedation leading to death

(Vallerand,

2020).

– Assess blood pressure before and periodically

in the course of intake.

– Check the functioning of the bowel frequently (Vallerand,

2020).

– Instruct

patient on how

and when to

ask for and take pain medication.

-Recommend to the patient that hydrocodone is a drug to make him heal.

– instruct the patient to inform the doctor if pain persists. (Vallerand, 2020).

Frequency: after every three days

Route: Taken Orally

-Trade

ProAmatine

-Generic:

Midodrine

Dosage: 10mg

– Therapeutic:

vasopressor

–

pharmacologic:

alpha-1

agonists

-Stimulation of

alpha1-

adrenergic

receptors in veins and

arteries

Therapeutic

effects:

-blood

pressure and

vascular tone

increase

(Vallerand

2020).

Paraplegia:

-This

prescription is

used in the

indicative monitoring of

hypotension in impaired patients.

-Urinary

sickness

this

medicine can

assist in preventing

urinary

incontinence

(Vallerand, 2020).

Side effects

– hypertension, dizziness, urinary urge, nervousness, and confusion

-Drug interaction:

Simultaneous use of alcohol

(Vallerand,2020).

– check the patient’s blood pressure often.

– analyze if the drug

therapy is

successful in the incidence of reducing

hypotension

– monitor and

report signs of

CNS toxicity

– if the medication is used to

Protect the

Incontinence in the urine,

evaluate the

inconsistency to

assist in

determining if

drug therapy

is effective

– evaluate for

paresthesia

(Gunnström et al., 2022).

– Ask the patient to report cases of side effects in the body

(Gunnström et al., 2022).