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    Tetanus Toxoid Adsorbed is a vaccine used to prevent tetanus. It works by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against Clostridium tetani toxins. Common side effects include mild fever, joint pain, and muscle aches. Contraindications are past anaphylaxis to the vaccine or encephalopathy within 7 days of a previous dose. Nurses should monitor for adverse reactions, assess wound and immunization status, and provide wound care and tetanus immune globulin prophylaxis as needed.

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    Tetanus Toxoid Adsorbed is a vaccine used to prevent tetanus. It works by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against Clostridium tetani toxins. Common side effects include mild fever, joint pain, and muscle aches. Contraindications are past anaphylaxis to the vaccine or encephalopathy within 7 days of a previous dose. Nurses should monitor for adverse reactions, assess wound and immunization status, and provide wound care and tetanus immune globulin prophylaxis as needed.

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    Drug Study Tetanus Toxoid

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    Tetanus Toxoid Adsorbed is a vaccine used to prevent tetanus. It works by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against Clostridium tetani toxins. Common side effects include mild fever, joint pain, and muscle aches. Contraindications are past anaphylaxis to the vaccine or encephalopathy within 7 days of a previous dose. Nurses should monitor for adverse reactions, assess wound and immunization status, and provide wound care and tetanus immune globulin prophylaxis as needed.

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    DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICA SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

    ACTION TION CONSIDERATION


    Brand name: The administration of Tetanus Toxoid One contraindication Mild fever, joint ● Monitor for
    Tetanus Toxoid the tetanus toxoid, the Adsorbed is a vaccine includes past pain, muscle aches, possible drug
    immune system is used to prevent the anaphylaxis reaction nausea, tiredness, or induced adverse
    Generic name: stimulated and symptoms of tetanus. to the tetanus pain/itching/swellin reaction
    Tetanus Toxoid responds to the Toxoid. Further, in g/redness at the ● Assess the type
    Adsorbed antigens present in It is protective the case where injection site may of wound and
    the vaccine. TH2 and against effects from a encephalopathy occur provide
    Classification: B cells are activated, gram-positive occurs within seven appropriate
    bacterial vaccines which then produce bacillus, Clostridium days of wound care.
    immunoglobins tetani. This bacteria administration of the Evaluate the
    Dosage: 0.5ml against the toxoid, produces a tetanus toxoid and no immunization
    allowing for adequate neurotoxin called other cause is found, status of the
    Route: IM protection against tetanospasmin, which this can also be a patient.
    future infections blocks the release of contraindication for ● Assess need for
    an inhibitory future injections administering
    Frequency: every 6 neurotransmitter and TIG for
    hours leads to unopposed prophylaxis
    muscle contractions Do not use antibiotics
    and spasms for prophylaxis
    against tetanus.

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