ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Medication
STUDENT NAME Robin String
MEDICATION Donepezi
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CATEGORY CLASS
chdinesterase Inhibitor
PURPOSE OF MEDICATION
Expected Pharmacological Action
Therapeutic Use
Elevates acetylcholine concentrations
Mild to severe dementia
acetylcholing I eleased in olinergic
by Blowing degradation of
in Alzheimers disease
neuvors: dementia cloesnt culter underlying
Complications -SE
Medication Administration
'N/V stops wlin 1-3 weeks
prior Daily in to the bectimg
Fall risks
Fainting bizziness
Swallow whole,
Higher Toxicolicts risk for fractures -too much acetylcholine
dor not crush, Cut
Contraindications/Precautions causes cholinergic crits
break chen
cautions in asthma and COPD
can cause vasaconstration
Nursing Interventions
of airways
Watch for respiratory
-Make compromise sure oxygen stays
Interactions
None mentioned
"Take nuds at bectime-
Sleepthru the SE (dizziluss,
Fainting navoca, vomitings
Client Education
To report side effects:
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
Decrease in confusion
Voniting, sweating,
twitching, nausca,
improved moodl
dizziness, indications
of old, use product
exactiyas prescr ibed
notify prescriber
relieves symptoms
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
or rash, to
nausea not vomiting diarrieas
vidose , Product is not accied
