UNIT 10 URINARY DRUGS

Question 1

What are urinary drugs used to treat

Answer 1

urinary infection and urinary pain

Question 2

Symptoms of UTI

Answer 2

UTI
USUALLY FEMALE PATIENTS
* SYMPTOMS
* PAINFUL URINATION, FREQUENCY,
URGENCY, PYURIA, DARK URINE, ODOR
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
(UTIS)

Question 3

action and side effect of Nitrfurantoin

Answer 3

TREATS ACUTE AND CHRONIC UTI’S
* SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE REACTIONS
* GI DISTRESS
* TURNS URINE RUST/BROWN
* CAN CAUSE DROWSINESS

Question 4

Adverse effect of Nitrfurantoin

Answer 4

• SUPERINFECTION(yeast infection ,trush
• BLOOD DYSCRASIAS
• HEPATOXICITY

Question 5

Contraindications and Interactions of Nitrofurantoin

Answer 5

CONTRAINDICATIONS
* RENAL IMPAIRMENT

• INTERACTIONS
• ANTACIDS
• DECREASES EFFECTIVENESS OF BIRTH
  CONTROL
  NURSING PROCESS:
  NITROFURANTOIN( need another form of both control)

Question 6

Nursing Intervention and patient teaching for Nitrrofurantoin

Answer 6

NURSING INTERVENTIONS
* MONITOR URINARY SYSTEM INCLUDING I & O AND
PERTINENT LABS
* OBTAIN URINE FOR C & S
* MONITOR I & O
* INCREASE FLUIDS
* MONITOR FOR SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE REACTIONS
* TEACHING
* DO NOT CRUSH OR OPEN TABLETS OR CAPSULES
* RINSE MOUTH – DRUG CAN STAIN TEETH
* DRUG CAN CAUSE DROWSINESS – USE CAUTION WHEN
STARTING
* REPORT IF PREGNANT WHILE ON MEDICATION
* TEACH TO URINE COLOR CHANGE
* TEACH TO SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE
REACTIONS/SUPERINFECTION

Question 7

What us the drug that labeled as a Urinary Analgesic

Answer 7

Phenazopyridine

Question 8

What is the action of Phenazopyridine

Answer 8

PHENAZOPYRIDINE
ACTION
* RELIEVES PAIN, BURNING SENSATION, FREQUENCY,
URGENCY
SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE REACTIONS
* GI UPSET
* RED-ORANGE URINE

Question 9

Side effect

Answer 9

SIDE EFFECTS/
* GI UPSET
* RED-ORANGE URINE

Question 10

Advere effect

Answer 10

• BLOOD DYSCRASIA
• NEPHROTOXICITY,
  *HEPATOTOXICITY