NUR384 Behavioral Health Nursing
Medication Sheet
Medication Sheet
PATIENT’S INITIALS: K.M PATIENT’S DIAGNOSIS: PTSD, COPD, Bipolar Disorder DATE OF CARE: 6/24/25
MEDICATION DRUG CLASSIFICATION USUAL ADVERSE EFFECTS & NSG. IMPLICATIONS INDICATIONS
Generic/Trade & DRUG ACTION ADULT SIGNIFICANT DRUG (what labs or assessments to (why is this
Dose/Route/Frequency DOSE INTERACTIONS check, take with food, etc.) patient
(Therape taking)
utic
Dosage
Range)
Generic: Aspirin Therapeutic: 50-325 Adverse Effects: (DRESS), Labs: hepatic function, AST, For DVT
Antiplatelet agents mg once GI bleeding, hypersensitivity ALT, serum salicylate, serum prophylaxis
Trade: Acuprin daily reactions uric acid, VMA, TSH (following
Dose: 81 mg Pharmaceutical: surgery)
Route: PO Salicylates Drug: NSAIDs GI upset, Monitor: for onset of tinnitus,
Frequency: 2x daily Cefotetan increase bleeding, headache, agitation
MOA: Helps reduce ACE inhibitors hide diuretics
fever and inflammation Education: Do not crush, avoid
and inhibits Food: cheeses, corn, alcohol, sodium-restricted diet,
development of cranberries, fish, nuts, pasta, report tinnitus, bleeding gums,
prostaglandins rice bruises, do not stop abruptly
Generic: Therapeutic Class: Buprenor ASE: adrenal insufficiency, Labs: liver function test For pain
Buprenorphine/ Opioid addiction phine respiratory depression,
Naloxone agents 11.4 mg, hypersensitivity reactions Monitor: assess for
naloxone effectiveness on pain after
Trade: Suboxone Pharmaceutical Class: 2.9 mg Drug: MAO inhibitors, medications, monitor for s/s of
Dose: 2-0.5 mg Opioid agonists once CYP3A4 inhibitors, adrenal insufficiency
Route: Sublingual Film antagonists daily benzodiazepines, SSRIs,
Frequency: 2x daily SNRIs Education: take as directed,
MOA: Connects with recognize signs of respiratory
Controlled Drug the opiate receptors in Food: kava-kava, valerian, depression, notify provider of
CNS chamomile, hops, ETOH s/s of adrenal insufficiency
, NUR384 Behavioral Health Nursing
Medication Sheet
MEDICATION DRUG CLASSIFICATION USUAL ADVERSE EFFECTS & NSG. IMPLICATIONS INDICATIONS
Generic/Trade & DRUG ACTION ADULT SIGNIFICANT DRUG (what labs or assessments to (why is this
Dose/Route/Frequency DOSE INTERACTIONS check, take with food, etc.) patient
(Therape taking)
utic
Dosage
Range)
Generic: Buspirone Therapeutic Class: 10-15 mg ASE: chest pain, rash, Monitor: CNS effects, For anxiety
HCl Antianxiety agents 2x daily sweating, blurred vision, evaluate for serotonin
nausea, myalgia, dizziness syndrome
Trade: Buspar Pharmaceutical Class:
Dose: 5 mg Drug: MAO inhibitors,
Route: PO MOA: Connects to the CYP3A4 inhibitors, CYP3A4 Education: Avoid grapefruit
Frequency: 3x daily receptors, serotonin inducers juice
and dopamine, in the Take consistently
brain Food: kava-kava, valerian, Therapeutic effects are
chamomile, grapefruit juice, gradual
ETOH
Generic: Clonidine Therapeutic Class: Max: 2.4 ASE: bradycardia, Labs: CBG, urinary For
HCl Antihypertensives mg daily hypotension, dry mouth, catecholamine, Coombs’ test Hypertension
constipation, drowsiness,
Trade: Catapres Pharmaceutical Class: depression Monitor: BP, HR, I/Os, weight
Dose: 0.1 mg Adrenergics
Route: PO Drug: CNS depressants, Education: Do not stop
Frequency: 2x daily MOA: Stimulation of Antihypertensives, MAO abruptly, Change positions
alpha-adrenergic inhibitors, Amphetamines, slowly
receptors for the CNS, Tricyclic antidepressants Don’t drive-use caution
this decreases with sedation
sympathetic outflow Food: ETOH
Generic: Fluoxetine Therapeutic Class: Max: 80 ASE: Torsades de pointes, Labs: CBC, AST, ALT, BUN, For mood
Antidepressants mg daily bleeding, NMS, seizures, CK, serum alkaline disorder,
Trade: Prozac suicidal thoughts, serotonin phosphatase bipolar
Dose: 40 mg Pharmaceutical Class: syndrome disorder
Route: PO SSRIs Monitor: suicidal
Frequency: Daily Drug: MAO inhibitors, ideation,serotonin syndrome,
MOA: Inhibits MAO-inhibitor-like drugs, liver
Black Box Warning serotonin reuptake for pimozide, thioridazine, function tests
the CNS NSAIDs
Medication Sheet
Medication Sheet
PATIENT’S INITIALS: K.M PATIENT’S DIAGNOSIS: PTSD, COPD, Bipolar Disorder DATE OF CARE: 6/24/25
MEDICATION DRUG CLASSIFICATION USUAL ADVERSE EFFECTS & NSG. IMPLICATIONS INDICATIONS
Generic/Trade & DRUG ACTION ADULT SIGNIFICANT DRUG (what labs or assessments to (why is this
Dose/Route/Frequency DOSE INTERACTIONS check, take with food, etc.) patient
(Therape taking)
utic
Dosage
Range)
Generic: Aspirin Therapeutic: 50-325 Adverse Effects: (DRESS), Labs: hepatic function, AST, For DVT
Antiplatelet agents mg once GI bleeding, hypersensitivity ALT, serum salicylate, serum prophylaxis
Trade: Acuprin daily reactions uric acid, VMA, TSH (following
Dose: 81 mg Pharmaceutical: surgery)
Route: PO Salicylates Drug: NSAIDs GI upset, Monitor: for onset of tinnitus,
Frequency: 2x daily Cefotetan increase bleeding, headache, agitation
MOA: Helps reduce ACE inhibitors hide diuretics
fever and inflammation Education: Do not crush, avoid
and inhibits Food: cheeses, corn, alcohol, sodium-restricted diet,
development of cranberries, fish, nuts, pasta, report tinnitus, bleeding gums,
prostaglandins rice bruises, do not stop abruptly
Generic: Therapeutic Class: Buprenor ASE: adrenal insufficiency, Labs: liver function test For pain
Buprenorphine/ Opioid addiction phine respiratory depression,
Naloxone agents 11.4 mg, hypersensitivity reactions Monitor: assess for
naloxone effectiveness on pain after
Trade: Suboxone Pharmaceutical Class: 2.9 mg Drug: MAO inhibitors, medications, monitor for s/s of
Dose: 2-0.5 mg Opioid agonists once CYP3A4 inhibitors, adrenal insufficiency
Route: Sublingual Film antagonists daily benzodiazepines, SSRIs,
Frequency: 2x daily SNRIs Education: take as directed,
MOA: Connects with recognize signs of respiratory
Controlled Drug the opiate receptors in Food: kava-kava, valerian, depression, notify provider of
CNS chamomile, hops, ETOH s/s of adrenal insufficiency
, NUR384 Behavioral Health Nursing
Medication Sheet
MEDICATION DRUG CLASSIFICATION USUAL ADVERSE EFFECTS & NSG. IMPLICATIONS INDICATIONS
Generic/Trade & DRUG ACTION ADULT SIGNIFICANT DRUG (what labs or assessments to (why is this
Dose/Route/Frequency DOSE INTERACTIONS check, take with food, etc.) patient
(Therape taking)
utic
Dosage
Range)
Generic: Buspirone Therapeutic Class: 10-15 mg ASE: chest pain, rash, Monitor: CNS effects, For anxiety
HCl Antianxiety agents 2x daily sweating, blurred vision, evaluate for serotonin
nausea, myalgia, dizziness syndrome
Trade: Buspar Pharmaceutical Class:
Dose: 5 mg Drug: MAO inhibitors,
Route: PO MOA: Connects to the CYP3A4 inhibitors, CYP3A4 Education: Avoid grapefruit
Frequency: 3x daily receptors, serotonin inducers juice
and dopamine, in the Take consistently
brain Food: kava-kava, valerian, Therapeutic effects are
chamomile, grapefruit juice, gradual
ETOH
Generic: Clonidine Therapeutic Class: Max: 2.4 ASE: bradycardia, Labs: CBG, urinary For
HCl Antihypertensives mg daily hypotension, dry mouth, catecholamine, Coombs’ test Hypertension
constipation, drowsiness,
Trade: Catapres Pharmaceutical Class: depression Monitor: BP, HR, I/Os, weight
Dose: 0.1 mg Adrenergics
Route: PO Drug: CNS depressants, Education: Do not stop
Frequency: 2x daily MOA: Stimulation of Antihypertensives, MAO abruptly, Change positions
alpha-adrenergic inhibitors, Amphetamines, slowly
receptors for the CNS, Tricyclic antidepressants Don’t drive-use caution
this decreases with sedation
sympathetic outflow Food: ETOH
Generic: Fluoxetine Therapeutic Class: Max: 80 ASE: Torsades de pointes, Labs: CBC, AST, ALT, BUN, For mood
Antidepressants mg daily bleeding, NMS, seizures, CK, serum alkaline disorder,
Trade: Prozac suicidal thoughts, serotonin phosphatase bipolar
Dose: 40 mg Pharmaceutical Class: syndrome disorder
Route: PO SSRIs Monitor: suicidal
Frequency: Daily Drug: MAO inhibitors, ideation,serotonin syndrome,
MOA: Inhibits MAO-inhibitor-like drugs, liver
Black Box Warning serotonin reuptake for pimozide, thioridazine, function tests
the CNS NSAIDs
