Bulacan State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
City of Malolos, Bulacan

DRUG STUDY

Patient’s Initial: Age: Gender: Date Handled: __________________

Medical Diagnosis: Chief Complaint: Clinical Area: __________________

Medication Date Route of Mechanism of Indications Contraindications Client’s Response Nursing

Ordered/ Administration/ Actions Responsibilities
Given/Taken/ Dosage/
Discontinued Frequency

Generic: Date ordered: Route: Inhibits Indicated to Contraindicated to No opportunity to Prior:

accumulation patients with patients observed due to however
Hydrocortisone of acute asthma, hypersensitive to Listed below are the ● Check the
inflammatory small joint hydrocortisone.
possible side effects, patient's
cells at arthritis, systemic fungal
inflammation inflammation, and infections. adverse effects, medical
sites, replacement administration of therapeutic effects. record, verify
phagocytosis, therapy. live or attenuated the doctor's
lysosomal virus vaccines. Side effects: order and
enzyme check the
release, prescription of
synthesis the drug.
Date given or ● Insomnia
taken: and/or release ● Heartburn
Brand: Dosage: of mediators of ● Anxiety
inflammation. ● Abdominal ● Assess 10 R’s
Not indicated/ reverses Distention of drug
specified increased ● Delay wound administration.
capillary healing.
permeability. ● Increased
susceptibility to ● Study the
Date
infection
discontinued: drug’s
 Frequency: pharmacokinet
ics and
Adverse effects: pharmacodyna
mics.
Classification: ● Hypocalcemia
● Hyperkalemia ● Identify the
Glucocorticoid ● Muscle wasting patient.
(esp. arms, legs)
● Check the vital
● Osteoporosis
● Glaucoma signs of the
patient.
● Assess the
Therapeutic effects:
patency of IV
line
● Explain the
Prevents and suppresses
cell-mediated immune indication and
reactions. the purpose of
decrease/prevent tissue the drug to the
response to inflammatory patient.
processes. ● Educate the
patient about
the common
side effects
and significant
adverse
reactions of
this drug.

● Check for the

date of
expiration.

● Prepare the
 medication.

● Verify the
appropriate
route, dosage,
and frequency.

● Educate the
patient that the
drug may be
taken with or
without food.

During:

● Administer the
drug in the
right route,
time, dose, and
patient.

● Monitor the
patient upon
administration
of the
medication.

● Continue to
monitor the
patient's vital
 signs.

After:

● Monitor the
patient’s
response to the
medication.

● Tell the patient

to report the
occurrence of
side or adverse
effects.

● Note for the

patient's
response to the
drug and any
significant
findings while
on the drug
therapy.

● Obtain
appropriate
documentation
after the drug
administration