Observe 10 rights
in administering
medication
DRUG DRUG INDICATIONS CONTRAINDICA- ADVERSE EFFECTS DESIRED NURSING
ORDER CLASSIFICATION OF THE DRUG TIONS TO THE DRUG OF THE DRUG ACTION RESPONSIBILITI
AND ON YOUR ES AND
PHARMACOLOGI CLIENT PRECAUTION
C ACTION
Ranitidine
50 mg IV • histamine-2 -To maintain • Hypersensitivity Adverse effects Preventin -Assess the
Q12 blockers healing of to drug or its felt by the patient: g nulcers vital signs
• Completely duodenal components • nausea, in the regularly.
inhibits action ulcers • Alcohol • stomach stomach
of histamine on intolerance pain, : and -Monitor CBC
the H2 at -For gastro- (with some oral • headache intestines and liver
receptor site of esophageal products ) (may be . function tests.
parietal cells, reflux • Antacids : severe);
decreasing decreased • drowsiness, -Tell the patient
gastric acid -Ranitidine ranitidine dizziness; that smoking
secretions. also treats absorption . • sleep may decrease
• Ranitidine is gastroesopha problems drug effects.
used to treat geal reflux (insomnia);
and prevent disease
ulcers in the (GERD) and
stomach and other
intestines. It conditions in
also treats which acid
conditions in backs up from
which the the stomach
stomach into the
produces too esophagus,
much acid, causing
such as heartburn.
Zollinger-Ellison
syndrome.