Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

(^408) Preoperative and Postoperative Sedative ● ExamplesName(Trade) Clonazepam Alprazolam Chlordiazepoxide Generic (Klonopin)(Librium)(Xanax)CHEMICAL CLASS: BENZODIAZEPINESChildren:Adults:^ ●^ PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS50 to 100 mg 0.6 mg/kgC-IV/DC-IV/CCategoriesControlled/ Pregnancy C-IV/D (hr)5–3018–506.3–26.9Half-life Indications●●●●●●●●●● Panic disorder Anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders Anxiety symptoms Anxiety symptoms Anxiety associated Acute alcohol Preoperative Petit mal, akinetic, and myoclonic with depressionwithdrawalsedationseizures Caps: 5, 10, 25(mg)Tabs: 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, Tabs (orally Tabs ER: 0.5, 1.0, Oral solu: 1/mLAvailable Forms 2.0, 3.02.0disintegrating): 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Clorazepate Diazepam(Valium) (Tranxene) C-IV/DC-IV/UK 40–5020–80 ●●●●●●Unlabeled uses:●●●●●●●●● Restless leg Status epilepticus Acute alcohol Preoperative Panic disorder Anxiety disorders Adjunct therapy in Anxiety symptoms Adjunct therapy in Anxiety disorders Acute alcohol Anxiety symptoms Neuralgias Skeletal muscle Acute manic Partial seizuresrelaxantwithdrawalwithdrawalschizophreniaconvulsive disorderssyndromeepisodessedation Inj: 5/mLOral solu: 5/5 mL, Tabs: 2, 5, 10Rectal gel: 2.5, 10, 20Tabs: 0.5, 1.0, 2.0Tabs (extended Tabs (orally Tabs: 3.75, 7.5, 1522.5release): 11.25, 1.0, 2.00.125, 0.25, 0.5, 5/mLdisintegrating):
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