History, including allergies is the priority nursing assessment for the nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed cefazolin sodium.
What is cefazolin sodium?
The sodium salt of cefazolin, a beta-lactam antibiotic and first-generation cephalosporin with bactericidal activity.
Cefazolin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity, which results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and cell lysis.
Chemical structure: (6R-trans)-3-(((5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo-7-(((1H-tetrazol-1-yl)acetyl)amino)-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, sodium salt
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