Clinical Judgment Medication List
List specific findings (assessments/cues, VS, labs, etc.) that support the need for this medication.
Medication
name
Purpose of the medication
for THIS client
How will the nurse know there is a problem,
or the client is not tolerating the medication?
How will the nurse know the
medication is effective?
Patient/ Family
Education
GENERIC: Magnesium
Sulfate
TRADE: Magnesium
Sulfate
CLASSIFICATION:
Antidysrhythmics
Is the dose safe? YES
●Seizures in
preeclampsia or
eclampsia.
●Hypomagnesemia and
magnesium
supplement
●Weak or absent deep tendon
reflexes, paralysis, drowsiness,
arrhythmias, a large drop in blood
pressure, slow or irregular heart
rate, hypocalcemia, diarrhea,
diaphoresis, hypothermia,
respiratory depression
●Magnesium overdose/ Toxicity
●Patient has a normal
range of magnesium
●Does not present signs
of excess muscle
contractions
●Monitor your
breathing and
check your
reflexes
●Educate on the
signs of high and
low magnesium
levels
GENERIC: Hydralazine
TRADE: Apresoline
CLASSIFICATION:
Vasodilators
Is the dose safe?
NO
●Lowering of blood
pressure in
hypertensive patients
●Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
●Dizziness, drowsiness, headache,
tachycardia, angina, edema,
orthostatic hypotension
●Decrease in BP
without side effects
●Decrease in cardiac
afterload in patients
with HF
●Instruct patient
to take
medication at the
same time each
day; the last dose
of the day should
be taken at
bedtime.
