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Drug Study: Vitamin K Phytomenadione

Vitamin K is given intramuscularly in the lateral thigh to newborns for prophylaxis and treatment of hemorrhagic disease. It works by promoting the liver's synthesis of clotting factors. Rare side effects include dyspnea, irritation, cyanosis, and flushing. Nursing responsibilities include hand hygiene, preparing and administering the injection, applying pressure, and proper disposal of needles. BCG is given subcutaneously in the left arm to newborns at birth. It is an attenuated strain of bacillus Calmette-Guérin used to treat bladder carcinoma by causing a local inflammatory response. Rare side effects include tenderness, bumps, or

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Drug Study: Vitamin K Phytomenadione

Vitamin K is given intramuscularly in the lateral thigh to newborns for prophylaxis and treatment of hemorrhagic disease. It works by promoting the liver's synthesis of clotting factors. Rare side effects include dyspnea, irritation, cyanosis, and flushing. Nursing responsibilities include hand hygiene, preparing and administering the injection, applying pressure, and proper disposal of needles. BCG is given subcutaneously in the left arm to newborns at birth. It is an attenuated strain of bacillus Calmette-Guérin used to treat bladder carcinoma by causing a local inflammatory response. Rare side effects include tenderness, bumps, or

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DRUG STUDY

CLASSIFICATION & DOSE, ROUTE, & MECHANISM OF CONTRA- NURSING


DRUG SIDE EFFECTS
INDICATION FREQUENCY ACTION INDICATION RESPONSIBILITIES

Generic name: Classification: Dose: Phytomenadione is a Hypersensitivity to any  Dyspnea  Perform hand hygiene.
 Vitamin 0.5 ml naturally occurring component of this  Irritation  Prepare the medication
Vitamin K  Anti-hemorrhagic compound, prootes medication.  Cyanosis  Clean the injection site
Route: hepatic synthesis of  Flushing  Insert syringe via IM in
Branded name: Indication: lateral anterior of the clotting factors (II, VII, IX,  Anaphylactoid the lateral anterior of the
Prophylaxis and thigh, IM X) and of coagulation Reaction (rarely thigh
Phytomenadione treatment of inhibitors (Protein C and happens)  Apply pressure in the
hemorrhagic disease of Frequency: S). It is used to prevent injection site
the newborn. Given at first hour of and treat hemorrhages  Recap the syringe and
life/at birth related to Vitamin K remove the needle to
deficiency. dispose it in a puncture
proof container.

Generic Name: Classification: Dose: BCG (intravesical) is an  Immunosuppression  Tenderness or small  Perform hand hygiene.
0.1 ml attenuated strain of  Pregnancy bumps on your skin  Prepare the medication
BCG Indication: bacillus Calmette-  Congenital or where the medicine  Clean the injection site
Route: Guérin (Mycobacterium acquired immune was injected.  Insert syringe via SC in
Branded Name: Left arm, Subcutaneous bovis) used as a deficiencies  Scarring at the injection left arm
biological response  Active TB site or keloids.  Do not apply cotton
Frequency: modifier. BCG, when   balls
Given at first hour of used intravesicularly for  Dispose it in a puncture
life/at birth treatment of bladder proof container.
carcinoma in situ, is
thought to cause a
local, chronic
inflammatory response
involving macrophage
and leukocyte infiltration
of the bladder. BCG
(intravesical) is active
immunotherapy which
stimulates the host's
immune mechanism to
reject the tumor.

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