Generic/ Dose, Indication/ Adverse/ Nursing
Brand Strength Mechanism Side Effect Drug Responsibilities Rationale Client
Name Formulation of Drug Action Interaction Teachings
Classification
Generic: Ordered: Indication: CNS: Before:
ampicillin Give 500 mg - To treat GI Chills. Fatigue, It should be the: To be able to - Stress the
sodium slow IVTT infections and fever, headache, - Right patient treat the importance of
every 8 hours genitourinary malaise -Right drug patient taking the full
Brand: after negative infections (other -Right dose effectively. course of
Polypen skin test. than gonorrhea) CV: -Right route (Jones & ampicillin
caused by Chest pain, edema, -Right time Bartlett, 10th exactly as
Timing: susceptible thrombophlebitis edition) prescribed.
8AM-4PM- strains of
Classification: 12AM Shigella, EENT: Check doctor’s To assess - Review signs
Chemical class: Salmonella typhi Epistaxis, glossitis, order compatibility of allergic
Semisynthetic Duration: and other laryngeal stridor, of each drug. reaction; if
amino- Unknown species, mucocutaneous (Jones & they occur, tell
penicillin Escherichia coli, candidiasis, Bartlett, 10th patient’s SO to
Other Proteus stomatitis, throat edition) let hold the
Therapeutic Forms: mirabilis, and tightness next ampicillin
Class: - Capsules enterococci Take vital signs To prevent dose for the
Antibiotic - Oral - To treat any patient and
suspension respiratory tract complications. contact
Pregnancy - I.V. Infusion infections caused GI: (Jones & prescriber
Category: - I.M. by susceptible Abdominal Bartlett, 10th immediately.
B Injection strains non- distention, edition)
- penicillinase- diarrhea, diarrhea During: - Urge
producing related to patient’s SO to
Haemophilus Clostridium Ask patient’s To assure the tell prescriber
influenza, difficile, name right person. if patient has
staphylococci, enterocollitis, (Jones & diarrhea that’s
and streptococci, flatulence, Bartlett, 10th severe or last
including gastritis, nausea, edition) longer than 3
streptococcus psuedomenbranous days. Remind
pneumonia colitis, vomiting Explain the To get patient’s SO
- To treat procedure patient’s that patient
septicemia GU: consent. may have
- To prevent Dysuria, urine (Jones & watery or
bacterial retention, vaginal Bartlett, 10th bloody stools
endocarditis candidiasis edition) that occurs 2
from dental, oral, or more
or upper HEME: Ensure there is To ensure the months after
respiratory Agranulocytosis, no spilling of quality of its antibiotic
procedures. anemia, medication. effectiveness. therapy and
- To treat eosinophilia, (Jones & may be
bacterial leukopenia, Bartlett, 10th serious,
meningitis thrombocytopenia, After : edition) requiring
caused by thrombocytopenic prompt
susceptible purpura Check for To assess any treatment.
strains of unusuality further
Neisseria complications.
meningitides. (Jones & IAN GEORGE B. RIVERA
- To treat Bartlett, 10th UCCN-SN
listeriosis. edition)
Mechanism of
Action: SKIN: Assess patient To identify
Inhibits bacterial Erythema for any internal
cell wall multiforme; occurrence of bleeding and
synthesis. The erythematous, adverse infection.
rigid, cross- mildly pruritic reactions (Jones &
linked cell wall maculopappular Bartlett, 10th
is assembled in rash or other types edition)
several steps. of rash; exfiliative
Ampicillin exerts dermatitis; Notify So that the
its effects on pruritus; urticarial physician drug may be
susceptible need to
bacteria in the Other: discontinue.
final stage of the Anaphylaxis, (Jones &
cross-linking facial edema, Bartlett, 10th
process by injection site pain edition)
binding with and
inactivating
penicillin-
binding proteins
(enzymes
responsible for
linking the cell
wall strands).
This action
causes bacterial
cell lysis and
death.
(Jones and
Bartlett, 2011;
10th Edition)
