DRUG INDICATION ACTION SIDE EFFECTS/ NURSING CONSIDERATION PATIENT
ADVERSE EFFECTS TEACHINGS
Brand Name: Preoperative First- -Seizure -Obtain culture and sensitivity test -Instruct patient to Ancef prevention in generation -Nausea before giving first dose. report adverse reactions contaminated cephalosporin -Vomiting promptly. Generic Name: surgery. that inhibits -Diarrhea Cefazolin sodium cell-wall -Dyspepsia -Expect to adjust dosage and dosing synthesis, -Abdominal cramps interval if creatinine clearance falls -Tell patient to report Drug Class: promoting -Anaphylaxis down below 55ml/minute. discomfort at IV Anti-infectives osmotic -Drug fever injection site. instability. Dose: -After reconstitution, inject drug IM 1gm IV with pre without further dilution .This drug meds isn’t as painful as other cephalosporins. Give injections deeply into large muscle, such as the gluteus maximus or lateral aspect ofb the thigh.