ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Medication
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Absorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
MEDICATION __________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Vitamin
CATEGORY CLASS ______________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use
Water-soluble essential for synthesis and maintenance of collagen
and intracellular ground of the body tissue cells., blood vessels, Prophylaxis and treatment of scurvy and as a
cartilage, bones, teeth, skin, and tendons. Humans are unable to dietary supplement.
synthesize ascorbic acid in the body, therefore it must be
consumed daily.
Complications Medication Administration
GI: Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, diarrhea, or abdominal cramps (high doses). Oral: give oral solutions mixed with food.
Hematologic: acute hemalytic anemia ( patients with deficiency); sickle cells Dissolve effervescent table in a glass of
crisi. CNS: Headache (high doses). Urogenital: Urethritis, dysuria, crystalluria, water immediately before ingestion.
hyperoxaluria, or hyperuricemia (high doses). Other: mild soreness at
injection site; dizziness and temporary faintness with rapid IV administration. Intravenous: give diluted in solution such as
NS, D5W/NS, LR. Be aware that parenteral
vitamin C is incompatible with many drugs.
Consult pharmacist fr compability
information. Give slowly. Avoid rapid IV
injection.
Contraindications/Precautions
Use of sodium ascorbate in patients on sodium restriction;
use of calcium ascorbate in patient receiving digitalis. Nursing Interventions
Monitor signs ans symptoms of
acute hemolytic anemia, sickle
cell crisi. Monitor lab test;
prediodic Hct, Hgb, and serum
Interactions electrolytes.
Dru: High doses of ascorbatic acid can produce false negative
results for urine glucose with glucose oxidase methods; false
positive results with cooper reduction methods. May produce
false-negative tests for occult blood in stools if taken within 48-72
hours of test.
Client Education
High doses of vitamin C are not
recommended during pregnancy. Take large
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness doses of vitamin C in divided amounts
because the body uses only what is needed
at a particular time and excretes the rest in
Improvements of scurvy symptoms. urine, Mega-doses can interfere with
absorption of Vitamin B12. Note; vitamin C
increases the absorption of iron when taken
at the same time as iron-rich foods.
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Absorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
MEDICATION __________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Vitamin
CATEGORY CLASS ______________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use
Water-soluble essential for synthesis and maintenance of collagen
and intracellular ground of the body tissue cells., blood vessels, Prophylaxis and treatment of scurvy and as a
cartilage, bones, teeth, skin, and tendons. Humans are unable to dietary supplement.
synthesize ascorbic acid in the body, therefore it must be
consumed daily.
Complications Medication Administration
GI: Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, diarrhea, or abdominal cramps (high doses). Oral: give oral solutions mixed with food.
Hematologic: acute hemalytic anemia ( patients with deficiency); sickle cells Dissolve effervescent table in a glass of
crisi. CNS: Headache (high doses). Urogenital: Urethritis, dysuria, crystalluria, water immediately before ingestion.
hyperoxaluria, or hyperuricemia (high doses). Other: mild soreness at
injection site; dizziness and temporary faintness with rapid IV administration. Intravenous: give diluted in solution such as
NS, D5W/NS, LR. Be aware that parenteral
vitamin C is incompatible with many drugs.
Consult pharmacist fr compability
information. Give slowly. Avoid rapid IV
injection.
Contraindications/Precautions
Use of sodium ascorbate in patients on sodium restriction;
use of calcium ascorbate in patient receiving digitalis. Nursing Interventions
Monitor signs ans symptoms of
acute hemolytic anemia, sickle
cell crisi. Monitor lab test;
prediodic Hct, Hgb, and serum
Interactions electrolytes.
Dru: High doses of ascorbatic acid can produce false negative
results for urine glucose with glucose oxidase methods; false
positive results with cooper reduction methods. May produce
false-negative tests for occult blood in stools if taken within 48-72
hours of test.
Client Education
High doses of vitamin C are not
recommended during pregnancy. Take large
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness doses of vitamin C in divided amounts
because the body uses only what is needed
at a particular time and excretes the rest in
Improvements of scurvy symptoms. urine, Mega-doses can interfere with
absorption of Vitamin B12. Note; vitamin C
increases the absorption of iron when taken
at the same time as iron-rich foods.
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
