Medications ATI Flashcards: Morphine

Morphine

• Expected Pharmacological Action: Serves as an agonist, providing sedation and analgesia by blocking pain receptors in the brain.
• Therapeutic Use: Primarily used for pain relief.
• Complications: Common side effects include constipation, nausea, respiratory depression, and hypotension.
• Medication Administration: Administer orally every 6 hours as needed for pain management.
• Contraindications/Precautions: Should not be used in patients with low blood pressure, low heart rate, or inadequate respiratory rates.
• Interactions: Risk of severe reactions or death when combined with other opioids, codeine-containing cough suppressants, anxiety medications, or muscle relaxants.
• Nursing Interventions: Prior to administration, assess the patient and obtain vital signs.
• Client Education: Warn about potential constipation and stomach upset; advise against alcohol and unprescribed pain medications due to risk of serious injury or death.
• Evaluation of Effectiveness: Effectiveness determined by a reduction of pain to a tolerable level.

Fentanyl

• Expected Pharmacological Action: Functions as an analgesic agonist that provides sedation by blocking pain receptors in the brain.
• Therapeutic Use: Used for relief of pain.
• Complications: Potential for addiction and misuse, along with common side effects like constipation, nausea, respiratory depression, and hypotension.
• Medication Administration: Administered via a duragesic patch applied topically, typically left in place for a fixed duration.
• Interactions: Similar to morphine, can cause severe implications such as death when used with other opioids, codeine cough suppressants, or certain muscle relaxants.
• Nursing Interventions: Assess the patient and vital signs before administration, and evaluate the patient's pain level description prior to giving the medication.
• Client Education: Inform about risks of constipation and stomach issues; stress avoiding alcohol and unprescribed pain medications to prevent serious consequences.
• Evaluation of Effectiveness: Measured by the reduction of pain to a tolerable level.

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