Aspirin

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Aspirin

ATI class: NSAID / Antiplatelet / Salicylate

Action

  • Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis for pain, fever, and inflammation.
  • Irreversibly inhibits platelet aggregation.

Therapeutic use

  • Mild pain or fever
  • MI/stroke prevention when prescribed
  • Acute coronary syndrome protocols when ordered

Nursing assessment

  • Assess bleeding, bruising, platelet-related risk, allergy history, asthma sensitivity, and GI ulcer history.
  • Review anticoagulants, antiplatelets, NSAIDs, and OTC products.
  • Monitor for tinnitus, confusion, hyperventilation, or other salicylate toxicity cues.

Administration

  • PO
  • Chewable tablet
  • Enteric-coated tablet

Side effects

  • GI upset
  • Heartburn
  • Easy bruising

Adverse effects

  • GI bleeding
  • Hemorrhage
  • Bronchospasm
  • Salicylate toxicity
  • Reye syndrome risk in children/teens with viral illness

Interactions

  • Anticoagulants
  • Antiplatelets
  • NSAIDs
  • Corticosteroids
  • Alcohol
  • Methotrexate

Contraindications

  • Active bleeding
  • Aspirin allergy
  • NSAID-sensitive asthma
  • Children or teens with viral illness unless specifically ordered

Precautions

  • Use caution with ulcer disease, bleeding disorders, kidney disease, older adults, and upcoming procedures.

Client teaching

  • Report black stools, vomiting blood, unusual bleeding, ringing in ears, or wheezing.
  • Ask before surgery, dental work, or combining with blood thinners.
  • Chewable aspirin may be used in emergency protocols only as instructed.

Medication outcomes

  • Reduced pain/fever or reduced platelet clot risk when prescribed

Antidote / rescue

  • No routine antidote is seeded; salicylate toxicity requires urgent provider or poison-control management and supportive care.

NCLEX priority cues

  • Tinnitus can be a salicylate toxicity clue.
  • Bleeding and asthma sensitivity are priority safety screens.
  • Aspirin appears in both OTC pain and cardiac antiplatelet contexts.

Medication classes

NSAIDsAntiplatelets

Source attribution

Engage_MedTable_Aspirin (3).pdf
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Google Drive source topic: Over-the-counter meds / Coronary artery disease
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Sentinel pharmacology API reference
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Manual ATI-format NCLEX normalization
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Related study cards

Shows the medication class, ATI cues, source references, and connected study cards for this drug.

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Med classmedication class
Antiplatelets

Makes platelets less sticky so arterial clots are less likely to form.

Med classmedication class
NSAIDs

Reduces prostaglandin-mediated pain and inflammation; many agents can also affect platelet function, stomach lining, and kidney blood flow.

ATI cueContraindication
Active bleeding

ATI medication contraindication concept.

ATI cueTherapeutic Use
Acute coronary syndrome protocols when ordered

ATI medication therapeutic use concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Alcohol

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Anticoagulants

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueClass
Antiplatelet

ATI medication class concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Antiplatelets

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueClient Teaching
Ask before surgery, dental work, or combining with blood thinners.

ATI medication client teaching concept.

ATI cueContraindication
Aspirin allergy

ATI medication contraindication concept.

ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Aspirin appears in both OTC pain and cardiac antiplatelet contexts.

ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.

ATI cueNursing Assessment
Assess bleeding, bruising, platelet-related risk, allergy history, asthma sensitivity, and GI ulcer history.

ATI medication nursing assessment concept.