Gentamicin Nursing Considerations Side Effects and Mechanism of Action Pharmacology for Nurses

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Grab our free cheatsheet covering the 50 most commonly prescribed medications right here: https://nursing.com/cheat-sheets/ • Listen to all the episodes at: https://www.NURSING.com/medmaster-pod... • View the blog post here: https://www.NURSING.com/gentamicin-ci... • • Gentamicin • Generic Name: gentamicin • Trade Name: Cidomycin • Indication: Treatment of gram negative infections when penicillin is ineffective • Action: Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis • Therapeutic Class: anti-infectives • Pharmacologic Class: Aminoglycoside • Nursing Considerations •  causes tinnitus-hearing loss/do not administer with penicillin •  use caution in renal impairment •  assess for infection •  obtain cultures prior to therapy •  monitor liver function tests •  monitor blood levels of drug • #nursingschool #gentamicin #nclex

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