ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE:
Medication
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STUDENT NAME______________________________________
Aspirin
MEDICATION___________________________________________________________________________
REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER__154
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CATEGORY CLASS__Salicylates
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PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action
Used to relieve pain, also be used to reduce
blood clots (blood thinner)
Therapeutic Use
Used by patient to reduce inflamation in
lower extremeties
Complications
Dizzziness, hearing loss,tinnitus, headache, lethargy,
hypotension, tachycardia, dehydration, renal insuficiency,
or renal failure, gi distress, dyspepsia. etc
Contraindications/Precautions
Contraindicated with patients who are hypertensive to
drugs
Contraindicted with patints who have severe heptic
imparement or history of peptic ulcer
use cautiously with patients who have GI lesions
Interactions
Medication Administration
PO: 81 mg
Nursing Interventions
make sure patient, takes
medication, as prescribed by
provider
Monitor patients for
hypersensitivity, or adverse
effects
With Ace inhibitors, it can reduce the antihypertensive
effects of medication
with anticoagulants, may increase risk of bleeding
With diuretics, may reduce effects of diuretics in patients
Client Education
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
Patients pain was relieved.
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
Tell patient to report any
ototoxicity symptoms, or any
side effects.
also tell patient not to take any
blood thinners while on
medication.