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HNN215 Quality Use of Medicines in Nursing- Assignment

   

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1NURSING1a. Risks of AcetaminophenAcetaminophen has been used for more than 50 years. It is safe and doctors mostlyrecommend it as general treatment. Large amount of acetaminophen are utilized for treatingpain. The amount of acetaminophen that is sold recently is below 6,300 tons per year. That is35 tons for every million of people.In case of Mr. Banks, he met an accident and his leg got fractured at the right tibia. Hehad been admitted to the surgical ward for the internal surgery for fixation. During hissurgery he has been prescribed with acetaminophen for relieving him from the intense pain ofhis fracture (DeWall et al., 2014). A drug is safe to a person until the time it has been used insmall amount. The acetaminophen utilization is related with expanded rates of death,bleeding of stomach, heart attack and failure of kidney. Acetaminophen is known to causedamage of liver if taken as overdose, and it leads to the liver failure to the people who istaking it as a daily dose for the relief of pain (Lee, 2014).Risks of IbuprofenIbuprofen is utilized for relieving pain from different conditions, for example,migraine, pain in teeth, menstrual cramp and pain in muscles or bones. It can be also used forreducing fever and relieving slight pain caused from common cold and flu (Henry et al.2016). Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which works byblocking the body’s enzymes which causes inflammation, which helps to reduce swelling andpain. This drug rarely causes any serious problem for liver but may have cause some sideeffects of liver damage which shows the symptoms including: dark colour in urine; nausea;

2NURSINGvomiting; loss of appetite; pain in stomach and yellowing of eyes and skin (McGettigan, &Henry, 2013).From this drug a case of serious allergic reaction is very rare but if a person notice anyindications of allergic reactions such as rashes, swelling, itching, extreme laziness anddifficulty in breathing.1b.Nursing implications for acetaminophenAssessment● Assess general wellbeing status and use of alcohol before providing acetaminophen.Patients those are under nourished or suffering from alcohol abuse are at higher danger ofcreating hepatotoxicity with ceaseless utilization of common dosages of this medication. ● Nurse must evaluate the amount, type of drugs and the frequency in patients. Delayedutilization of acetaminophen builds the danger of unfriendly renal impacts (Van Leeuwen, &Bladh, 2017). For here and now utilize, joined measurements of acetaminophen andsalicylates ought not to surpass the prescribed dosage of either medicate given alone. Try notto surpass most extreme every day dosage of acetaminophen while considering all courses oforganization and all blend items containing acetaminophen.● Pain: Assess sort, area, and power before and 30– 60 min following organization. ● Fever: Assess fever; note nearness of related signs (diaphoresis, tachycardia, anddiscomfort). ● Lab Test Results: To evaluate hematologic, hepatic, and renal capacity intermittently amiddrawn out, high-measurement treatment.

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