PHINMA University of Pangasinan

College of Health Sciences

Name of Student Nurse: Aquino, Darlene Joy B. Date: 01/03/2022

Level/Block/Group: 3BSN-10 Hospital/Area: MS RLE Clinical Instructor: Sir Edberg Salcedo De
Guzman
NAME OF DRUG MECHANISM OF CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE NURSING
ACTION EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERIC NAME Metronidazole -hypersensitivity to GI: abdominal CNS: peripheral Before:
interacts with the metronidazole, discomfort, neuropathy,
-obtain baseline vital
microbial DNA to secnidazole, or anorexia, nausea, numbness,
signs
Metronidazole break its strand and tinidazole vomiting, metallic paresthesia, ataxia,
helical structure taste confusion -assess patient’s
-first trimester of
leading to inhibition of infection
pregnancy, and girls CNS: dizziness, GI: glossitis,
BRAND NAME protein synthesis,
who have not begun headache, hepatitis, pancreatitis -assess for edema
degradation, and cell
having menstrual drowsiness, because this drug could
death. It exerts action Digestive: blisters or
periods depression, trouble cause sodium retention
on susceptible ulcers in your mouth,
Flagyl I.V. sleeping, feeling
organisms in four -patients with Crohn’s red or swollen gums, -assess skin for severity
irritable
successive stages: disease, or any stomach trouble swallowing areas of adverse
entry of the drug into or intestinal disorder Senses: unusual reactions
CLASSIFICATION the organism, its GU: painful or
or unpleasant taste
reductive activation, -patients with a nerve or difficult urination -record number and
in the mouth
Amebicides; interaction of the a heart rhythm disorder character of stools
Integumentary: skin
Miscellaneous reduced intermediate Digestive: mouth
antibiotics -patients with a fungal pain, red or purple -assess patient’s and
products with sores, swollen,
infection skin rash with family’s knowledge of
intracellular targets, red, or hairy
INDICATION blistering and drug therapy
and breakdown of the -patients who are on tongue
peeling
is an antibiotic that toxic intermediate dialysis -caution patient for side
is used to treat products. Hematologic: effects that they might
-patients who drank
bacterial infections encephalopathy, experience
alcohol in the past 3
of the vagina, tremors, seizures
days
stomach, liver, skin,
Hypersensitivity:
joints, brain and
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spinal cord, lungs, -patients who consumed maculopapular During:

heart, or foods or medicines that rashes, urticaria,
-give drug after meals
bloodstream. contain propylene glycol pruritus,
to minimize GI distress
in the past 3 days bronchospasm,
DOSAGE &
serum sickness -monitor for signs of
FREQUENCY -patients who took
drowsiness, dizziness
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
or trouble with speaking
within the past 14 days
500 mg/ 100 mL -monitor for signs of
peripheral neuropathy
100 mg
intravenously q8h -reduce dosage in
patients with hepatic
disease, consult
physician

After:
-educate patient that
metallic taste, dark or
red brown urine may
occur and is normal
-instruct patient to not
take alcohol while
having the drug therapy
-instruct patient to
complete the full course
therapy
-assess vital signs