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Drug Study 203

This document provides information on a drug study for an 11-month-old male patient named Nathaniel Drew John Jacob Fritzanhatager. He was prescribed 1 drop of zinc sulfate daily for 1 week as a nutritional supplement to help with acute diarrhea, boost immune function, and support growth and development. Potential adverse effects of zinc include gastrointestinal side effects like nausea and vomiting at high doses above 30mg of elemental zinc. The nursing responsibilities are to explain the need for zinc to the family, monitor for signs of hypersensitivity, and report any abdominal pain, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

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Drug Study 203

This document provides information on a drug study for an 11-month-old male patient named Nathaniel Drew John Jacob Fritzanhatager. He was prescribed 1 drop of zinc sulfate daily for 1 week as a nutritional supplement to help with acute diarrhea, boost immune function, and support growth and development. Potential adverse effects of zinc include gastrointestinal side effects like nausea and vomiting at high doses above 30mg of elemental zinc. The nursing responsibilities are to explain the need for zinc to the family, monitor for signs of hypersensitivity, and report any abdominal pain, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

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DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE

General Malvar Street, Davao City


Nursing Program

DRUG STUDY
Name of Patient: Fritzanhatager, Nathaniel Drew John Jacob Date of Admission: October 21, 2021 Room: 203-A
Age: 11 months old Sex: male Civil Status: N/A Attending Physician: Dr. Gin Min Who

CLASSIFICATIO
CONTRAINDICA ADVERSE NURSING
DRUG NAME N/ MECHANISIM INDICATION
TION EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITY
OF ACTION

-Explain need for zinc


Date ordered: CLASSIFICATIO This nutritional - If the Adverse effect: administration to family
October 21, N: supplement is patient is -Gastrointestinal
side effects such as -Report signs of hyper
2021 @ 8am -Vitamins and used for the allergic to
nausea and
sensitivity
minerals following any vomiting are seen
with doses of
conditions: component
elemental zinc
BRAND -Zinc is also of the greater than 30 mg.
NAME: recommended by -As an adjunct product.
Zinc Sulfate the World Health in the - increased
Side effect:
Organization management risk of
-Abdominal pain
(WHO) and of acute developing
-Dyspepsia
GENERIC UNICEF as an diarrhea; a severe -Nausea and
NAME: adjunct in acute and vomiting
e-Zinc diarrhea -To help boost potentially -Diarrhea
management immune life- -Gastric irritation
together with function; To threatenin -Gastritis-
DOSAGE: reduced help support g allergic
1 drop osmolarity oral optimum reaction -Prolonged use may
rehydration salts physical cause copper
ROUTE: (ORS). growth and - Improper deficiency (e.g.
PO development. use of zinc sideroblasticanaemi
supplemen a, neutropenia)
FREQUENCY: ACTION: ts with
OD x 1 week Participate in normal
synthesis and zinc levels
stabilization of may result
protein and in zinc
nucleic acids in toxicity
subcellular and
membrane
transport system.

Reference: 
O’Toole, M.T.
(2017). Mosby’s
pocket dictionary
8th ed. Elsevier.

JHON ERIC V. ESCULTOR


Name of Student

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