ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Medication
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
MEDICATION __________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
CATEGORY CLASS ______________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use
Suppress gastric acid secretion by irreversibly Used to prevent stress ulcers in clients who are
inhibiting the enzyme that produces gastric acid, NPO after major surgery, have large areas of
and inhibit basal and stimulated acid production. burns, are septic, or have increased intracranial
pressure.
Complications Medication Administration
Contraindications/Precautions
Nursing Interventions
-instruct clients to avoid foods that
cause distress (coffee, tea, carbonated
beverages).
-Monitor for orthostatic changes in vital
signs and tachycardia, as these findings
Interactions are suggestive of gastrointestinal
bleeding or perforation.
-Encourage smoking cessation.
Client Education
-Do not to crush, chew, or break
sustained-release capsules.
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness -Take omeprazole and
lansoprazole once a day prior to
eating the main meal of the day.
-Take rabeprazole after the
morning meal.
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
MEDICATION __________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
CATEGORY CLASS ______________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use
Suppress gastric acid secretion by irreversibly Used to prevent stress ulcers in clients who are
inhibiting the enzyme that produces gastric acid, NPO after major surgery, have large areas of
and inhibit basal and stimulated acid production. burns, are septic, or have increased intracranial
pressure.
Complications Medication Administration
Contraindications/Precautions
Nursing Interventions
-instruct clients to avoid foods that
cause distress (coffee, tea, carbonated
beverages).
-Monitor for orthostatic changes in vital
signs and tachycardia, as these findings
Interactions are suggestive of gastrointestinal
bleeding or perforation.
-Encourage smoking cessation.
Client Education
-Do not to crush, chew, or break
sustained-release capsules.
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness -Take omeprazole and
lansoprazole once a day prior to
eating the main meal of the day.
-Take rabeprazole after the
morning meal.
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
