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Hydromorphone Nursing Considerations, Side Effects, and Mechanism of Action Pharmacology for Nurses

Grab our free cheatsheet covering the 50 most commonly prescribed medications right here: http://NURSING.com/50meds Listen to all the episodes at: https://www.NURSING.com/medmaster-pod... View the blog post here: https://www.NURSING.com/hydromorphone/ Hydromorphone Generic Name: hydromorphone Trade Name: Dilaudid Indication: moderate to severe pain Actio:n alters the perception and reaction to pain by binding to opiate receptors in the CNS, also suppresses the cough reflex Therapeutic Class: Opioid Analgesic, allergy, cold and cough remedies, antitussive Pharmacologic Class: opioid agonist Nursing Considerations:  Assess BP, respirations, and pulse before and during administration - medication causes general CNS depression  Narcan (nalaxone) is the antidote for overdose  use caution with concurrent use of MAOI - avoid use within 14 days of each other  may be used as an antitussive  advised to dilute with NS prior to administration and to administer slowly to decrease CNS depression