Guaifenesin
ATI-format individual drug card with NCLEX-focused assessment, safety, teaching, and source attribution.
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Guaifenesin
ATI class: Expectorant
Action
- ATI/source-folder candidate for Guaifenesin; verify mechanism against the source table before validation.
Therapeutic use
- Review under Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders medication safety.
Nursing assessment
- Assess cough quality, sputum amount and color, hydration status, breath sounds, oxygenation, and fever.
- Review duplicate OTC cold products and age-appropriate use.
- Monitor whether cough becomes productive and whether respiratory status worsens.
Administration
- Verify route against the order and source table.
Side effects
- Verify common side effects against the source table.
Adverse effects
- GI upset
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Rash
Interactions
- Duplicate OTC cough and cold products can increase adverse effects.
- Sedating combination products can increase fall or CNS depression risk.
Contraindications
- See source-specific contraindications and precautions before administration.
Precautions
- Persistent cough with fever, dyspnea, hemoptysis, or thick purulent sputum requires review.
- Pediatric age and formulation restrictions must be verified.
- Hydration restrictions require individualized teaching.
Client teaching
- Use the correct dosing device.
- Increase fluids if allowed to help loosen secretions.
- Report worsening shortness of breath, high fever, bloody sputum, or cough that persists.
Medication outcomes
- Therapeutic response with no priority adverse effects.
Antidote / rescue
- No specific antidote is seeded; hold/question unsafe doses and manage toxicity per provider, facility, or poison-control guidance.
NCLEX priority cues
- Breathing difficulty beats comfort symptoms.
- Teach hydration and correct dosing device use.
- Escalate cyanosis, dehydration, or worsening shortness of breath.
Medication classes
Source attribution
Google Drive source topic: Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
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Related study cards
Shows the medication class, ATI cues, source references, and connected study cards for this drug.
ATI cueNursing Assessment
Assess cough quality, sputum amount and color, hydration status, breath sounds, oxygenation, and fever.
ATI medication nursing assessment concept.
ATI cueMechanism of Action
ATI/source-folder candidate for Guaifenesin; verify mechanism against the source table before validation.
ATI medication mechanism of action concept.
ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Breathing difficulty beats comfort symptoms.
ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.
ATI cueAdverse Effect
Dizziness
ATI medication adverse effect concept.
ATI cueInteraction
Duplicate OTC cough and cold products can increase adverse effects.
ATI medication interaction concept.
ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Escalate cyanosis, dehydration, or worsening shortness of breath.
ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.
ATI cueClass
Expectorant
ATI medication class concept.
ATI cueAdverse Effect
GI upset
ATI medication adverse effect concept.
ATI cuePrecaution
Hydration restrictions require individualized teaching.
ATI medication precaution concept.
ATI cueClient Teaching
Increase fluids if allowed to help loosen secretions.
ATI medication client teaching concept.
ATI cueNursing Assessment
Monitor whether cough becomes productive and whether respiratory status worsens.
ATI medication nursing assessment concept.
ATI cueAdverse Effect
Nausea
ATI medication adverse effect concept.