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NCP at Drug Study
NCP at Drug Study
Name of Medication Classification Doctor’s Action Side Effects Adverse Nursing Considerations
Order Effects
Generic Name: Calcium Mineral Twice a Day Increases serum calcium *Upset stomach *Syncope *Monitor patient for difficulty
Citrate (BID) level through *Constipation *Paresthesia breathing and signs and symptoms of
direct effects on bone, *Headache intestinal obstruction.
kidney, and GI *Weakness *Assess for rectal bleeding and for failure
tract. Decreases *Dizziness to respond to drug.
osteoclastic osteolysis *Monitor fluid intake and output, and
by reducing mineral assess hydration status regularly
release and collagen
breakdown in bone.