DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF BANGUED

Bangued, Abra

Department of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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DRUG STUDY
Mechanism of
Generic Name Indication Nursing Implications Rationale
Action
o Inhibits the 1. Check the medication ordered.  To ensure that the
Celecoxib enzyme COX-2. medication was
o This enzyme is 2. Read the ordered.
Brand Name required for the medication  To have adequate knowledge
Management of acute information. about the drug.
synthesis of
Celebrex prostaglandins.
pain including
primary dysmenorrhea. 3. Assess for hypersensitivity  To decrease the incidence
Classification o Has analgesic, anti- to the drug. of untoward reactions.
inflammatory, and
Nonsteroidal Anti- antipyretic 4. Check the dose, time, and  To ensure the desired
inflammatory Agent properties. route. dose, frequency, and right
route.
D.R.F.F.T 5. Perform hand hygiene.
Dosage: 200 mg  To prevent
Route: PO contamination/spread of
6. Prepare medications for one microorganisms.
Frequency: BID patient at a time.  To prevents errors in
Form: Capsule medication administration.
Timing: After breakfast and dinner 7. Identify the patient.
 To ensures the right patient
Precautions Contraindications receives the medications and
Use cautiously with the following Contraindicated with the helps prevent errors.
conditions: following conditions: 8. Perform necessary
assessment prior to  To establish specific
Geri: - Hypersensitivity
medication administration. parameters prior to
- Concurrent therapy with - Cross-sensitivity
9. Explain the purpose and administration.
corticosteroids or may exist with
action of medication to the  To reduce anxiety, to gain
anticoagulants, long other NSAIDs,
patient. compliance, and to know
duration of NSAID therapy including aspirin;
what to expect.
- history of smoking - History of allergic-
- alcoholism 10. Assist the patient to an  To protects the patient from
type reactions to
- geriatric patients, or poor sulfonamides upright position. aspiration
general health status (↑risk - History of asthma,
of GI bleeding) urticaria, or
allergic-type 11. Administer the medications:  To facilitate swallowing
reactions to aspirin a. Offer water. of solid drugs.
or other NSAIDs
b. Ask the patient preference  To encourage the patient’s
Side Effects Adverse Reactions in taking the medications participation in taking the
CNS: CV: by hand or in a cup. medications.
- Dizziness - HF c. Remain with the  To ensure that the drug
- Headache - Myocardial Infarction patient until each is swallowed.
- Insomnia - Stroke Thrombosis medication is
swallowed.  To preserve the medicine.
CV: GI: 12. Store the medicine at
- Edema - GI bleeding room temperature away  Timely documentation helps
- Hypertension from moisture and heat. to ensure patient safety.
Derm: 13. Document the administration
GI: - Exfoliative Dermatitis of the medication immediately
- Abdominal pain - Steven-Johnson Syndrome after administration.
- Diarrhea - Toxic Epidermal Necrosis
- Flatulence
- Nausea

Derm:
- Rash

F and E:
- Hyperkalemia
DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF BANGUED
Bangued, Abra

Department of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing