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    Valium

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    Valium is a benzodiazepine that works by potentiating the effects of GABA to depress the central nervous system and suppress seizure activity. It is indicated for relief of anxiety, agitation, tension, and situational disturbances. Common side effects include drowsiness, tiredness, sleep problems, muscle weakness, lack of balance, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and headache. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring patients for dizziness, mental status changes, and falls as elderly patients are at higher risk. Patients should avoid activities requiring alertness until drug effects are known and avoid alcohol while taking Valium.

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    Valium is a benzodiazepine that works by potentiating the effects of GABA to depress the central nervous system and suppress seizure activity. It is indicated for relief of anxiety, agitation, tension, and situational disturbances. Common side effects include drowsiness, tiredness, sleep problems, muscle weakness, lack of balance, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and headache. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring patients for dizziness, mental status changes, and falls as elderly patients are at higher risk. Patients should avoid activities requiring alertness until drug effects are known and avoid alcohol while taking Valium.

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    Valium is a benzodiazepine that works by potentiating the effects of GABA to depress the central nervous system and suppress seizure activity. It is indicated for relief of anxiety, agitation, tension, and situational disturbances. Common side effects include drowsiness, tiredness, sleep problems, muscle weakness, lack of balance, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and headache. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring patients for dizziness, mental status changes, and falls as elderly patients are at higher risk. Patients should avoid activities requiring alertness until drug effects are known and avoid alcohol while taking Valium.

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    Valium

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    Valium is a benzodiazepine that works by potentiating the effects of GABA to depress the central nervous system and suppress seizure activity. It is indicated for relief of anxiety, agitation, tension, and situational disturbances. Common side effects include drowsiness, tiredness, sleep problems, muscle weakness, lack of balance, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and headache. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring patients for dizziness, mental status changes, and falls as elderly patients are at higher risk. Patients should avoid activities requiring alertness until drug effects are known and avoid alcohol while taking Valium.

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    DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE NURSING

    ACTION EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITIES


    VALIUM A benzodiazepine Symptomatic Contraindicated in drowsiness, tiredness Urinary retention. Monitor periodic hepatic, renal
    that may potentiate relief of anxiety, pregnant women sleep problems Paradoxical and hematopoietic function
    Generic name: Diazepam the effects of agitation and especially in first (insomnia); reactions. studies in patients receiving
    GABA, depress tension due to trimester. muscle weakness, Dependence, repeated or prolonged therapy.
    Available Forms: the CNS and psychoneurotic lack of balance or withdrawal
    Injection 5mg/ml suppresses the states and Dependence on other coordination; symptoms. Monitor elderly patients for
    Rectal gel twin packs spread of seizure transient substances including slurred speech; Jaundice. Tremors. dizziness, ataxia, and mental
    Tablets 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg activity. situational alcohol except in nausea, vomiting, status changes. Patients are at
    disturbances. management of acute constipation; an increased risk for falls.
    For Anxiety: Adjunctively in withdrawal reactions. headache;
    Adults: 2 to 10 mg PO bid major mental and drooling; skin rash; When using oral solution,
    to qid. Or 2 to 10 mg IM or organic disorders. Patients with severe or loss of interest in dilute dose just before giving.
    IV q 3 to 4 hours, prn Adjunct for the chronic hypercapnia, sex.
    Children 6 months above: 1 relief of reflex myasthenia gravis, severe Warn patient to avoid activities
    to 2.5 mg, 1 or 2 times daily muscle spasm due respiratory insufficiency, that require alertness and good
    initially. Increase gradually to local trauma. severe hepatic coordination until effects of
    as needed. To combat insufficiency, sleep apnea drug are known.
    spasticity arising syndrome.
    For Preoperative Sedation: from damage to Tell patient to avoid alcohol
    10 mg IM or IV before spinal and Do not give this while taking drug.
    surgery supraspinal medication to a child
    interneurons. younger than 6 months Notify patient that smoking
    old. may decrease drug’s
    Basal sedation effectiveness.
    before stressful
    therapeutic Warn woman to avoid use
    measures or during pregnancy.
    interventions. For
    pre-op medication
    of anxious or
    tense patients.

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