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Gentamicin Medication Card – Aminoglycoside Antibiotic for Infection Management

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This medication card provides a comprehensive overview of Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat severe gram-negative bacterial infections. It outlines key nursing considerations, including dosage, administration routes, therapeutic monitoring, and potential toxicities. The card emphasizes the importance of renal and auditory function assessment, peak and trough monitoring, and patient education to ensure safe and effective medication management in adult medical-surgical nursing practice.

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Medication blank - gentamycin




Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use
to treat serious infection cause by gram-negative
bind to 30s ribosome and lead to stop protein microorganisms; to treat pelvic inflammatory disease;
production and death of bacteria effective against MRSA infection




Complications Medication Administration


Ototoxicity, Nephro toxicity
Gentamycin can be administered
intravenously or intramuscularly




Contraindications/Precautions
Nursing Interventions


Assess patients nutritional status




Interactions

increase risk of ototoxicity with loop diuretics, methoxyflurane; increase risk
of nephrotoxicity with amphotericin B, polymyxin, cisplatin, furosemide,
vancomycin Client Education


Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness report pain at injection site

dyspnea
The patient free bacteria or bacteria level is less
flank pain
The patient is in more comfortable state.
increase water intake
The patient get adequate respiration.

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