A client receiving a dose of intravenous vancomycin begins to experience chills, tachycardia, syncope, and flushing of the face and trunk. The med is infusing too rapidly is the nurse's best interpretation of these findings.
What is intravenous vancomycin?
- Vancomycin is used to treat bacterial infections. It functions by eradicating bacteria or stopping their growth.
- For viral infections such as the flu, cold, or other, vancomycin is ineffective.
- In addition, dangerous infections for which other medications may not be effective are treated with vancomycin injection.
- Vancomycin must only be given as a gradual intravenous infusion lasting at least an hour.
- Vancomycin injection belongs to the group of drugs known as glycopeptide antibiotics.
- Colds, the flu, or other viral diseases cannot be treated with antibiotics like vancomycin injection.
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