Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
ATI-format individual drug card with NCLEX-focused assessment, safety, teaching, and source attribution.
Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
ATI class: NSAID / Nonopioid analgesic / Antipyretic
Action
- Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis to decrease pain, inflammation, and fever.
Therapeutic use
- Mild to moderate pain
- Inflammation
- Fever
Nursing assessment
- Assess pain, fever, bleeding risk, GI ulcer history, kidney disease, and anticoagulant use.
- Monitor for black stools, coffee-ground emesis, decreased urine output, edema, or rising blood pressure.
- Review duplicate OTC NSAID use.
Administration
- PO
Side effects
- Dyspepsia
- Nausea
- Heartburn
- Dizziness
Adverse effects
- GI bleeding
- Kidney injury
- Fluid retention
- Hypertension
- Bronchospasm in sensitive clients
Interactions
- Anticoagulants
- Antiplatelets
- Corticosteroids
- ACE inhibitors/ARBs
- Diuretics
- Alcohol
- Other NSAIDs
Contraindications
- Active GI bleeding
- NSAID hypersensitivity
- Peri-CABG pain treatment
- Severe kidney injury
Precautions
- Use caution with older adults, ulcer disease, kidney disease, heart failure, hypertension, anticoagulants, and asthma sensitive to NSAIDs.
Client teaching
- Take with food or milk if GI upset occurs.
- Report black stools, vomiting blood, chest pain, shortness of breath, swelling, or decreased urine.
- Avoid taking multiple NSAID products together.
Medication outcomes
- Reduced pain, inflammation, or fever without bleeding or renal complications
Antidote / rescue
- No specific antidote is seeded; stop/question therapy and manage bleeding, renal injury, or allergy urgently.
NCLEX priority cues
- Black stools or coffee-ground emesis after NSAID use is a priority bleeding cue.
- NSAIDs can reduce kidney perfusion, especially with ACE inhibitors/ARBs and diuretics.
- NSAID-sensitive asthma or bronchospasm is a hard safety stop.
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Source attribution
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