DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATION / ADVERSE EFFECT NURSING

CONTRAINDICATION RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERIC: INDICATIONs: CNS: Dx:

Hepatitis B Vaccine Hepatitis B vaccines work by
stimulating the immune
BRAND: system to attack the viral
Energix B, proteins. When a hepatitis B
Recombivax HB vaccine is administered, the
body's immune system
CLASS: recognizes the viral proteins
in the vaccine as foreign, and
THERAPEUTIC develops antibodies against
Viral Vaccine them, thus providing
immunity from future
PHARMACOLOGIC: infections. In the event of
Vaccine HBV exposure following
vaccination, the body will
DOSAGE: already be primed to fight
0.5mL the infection.
Prevention of Hepatitis B Fever, headache, nausea, a. Assess vital signs of
dizziness, fatigue the newborn
CONTRAINDICATION: Derma: b. Ensure absence of
Hypersensitivity; severe Soreness, swelling at the complications
allergy to gamma globin or injection site.
anti-immunoglobulin Tx:
therapies. IM injection in a. Provide comfort and
patients with place patient in proper
thrombocytopenia or position and apply
coagulation disorder. pressure to area before
administering
EDx:
a. Monitor for adverse
effects
b. Encourage patient to
report unusual findings

ROUTE:
Intramuscular