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COLLEGE OF NURSING
DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient (initials): Ward/Room/Bed#:
Age & Sex: Diagnosis:

DRUG MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS EFFECTS NURSING

ACTION RESPONSIBILITIES
Generic Name: Thought to produce Mild pain or fever, -hypersensitive to drug. Side Effects: Pre:
analgesia by Mild to moderate I.V. Form is -check the doctor’s order
ACETAMINOPHEN inhibiting pain with contraindicated in patients CNS: agitation -observe the 15 rights of
(APAP, prostaglandin and adjunctive opioid with severe hepatic (I.V.), anxiety, drug administration
PARACETAMOL) other substances that analgesics; Fever impairment or severe fatigue, headache, -Use caution when
sensitize pain active liver disease. insomnia, pyrexia prescribing, preparing and
Brand Name:
receptors. Drug may administering I.V.
- GI: abdominal pain,
ACEPHEN relieve fever through acetaminophen to avoid
constipation (I.V.),
central action in the dosing errors
diarrhea, nausea,
Therapeutic Class: hypothalamic heat- -Consider reducing total
vomiting
Analgesics regulating center. daily dose and increasing
GU: Oliguria (I.V.) dosing intervals in
Pharmacologic patients with hepatic or
Class: Para- Hematologic: renal impairment
aminophenol hemolytic anemia,
derivatives leukopenia, Intra:
neutropenia, --administer the drug at
Dosage: 300g
pancytopenia, the right dosage and route
Route: IV anemia in the right time
-check the patency of the
Frequency: PRN q4 HEPATIC: jaundice IV site and IV line
METABOLIC: -Monitor for reddening of

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Form: Injection hypoalbuminemia the skin, rash, blisters,
(I.V.), and detachment of the
Color: Transparent hypoglycemia, upper surface of the skin.
hypokalemia, Stop drug immediately if
hypervolemia, skin reaction is suspected.
hypomagnesemia,
hypophosphatemia
(I.V.) Post:
-Caution patient to tell
MUSCULOSKELE immediately the health
TAL: muscle care provider if signs and
spasms, extremity symptoms of liver
pain (I.V.) damage occur such as
illogical thinking, severe
RESPIRATORY:
dyspepsia, jaundice,
abnormal breath
inability to eat and
sounds, dyspnea,
weakness
hypoxia, atelectasis,
pleural effusion,
pulmonary edema,
stridor, wheezing
(I.V.).
SKIN: rash,
urticaria; infusion-
site pain (I.V.),
pruritus

Adverse Effects:
Stage 1 (up to 24
hours) – abdominal
pain, diaphoresis,
nausea, vomiting,
malaise, pallor;
Stage 2 (24 to 36
hours) – right upper
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 quadrant pain,
elevated LFT results,
prolonged PT; Stage
3 (72 to 96 hours) –
hepatic failure,
encephalopathy,
coma

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Student Nurse Clinical Instructor