Prednisone
ATI-format individual drug card with NCLEX-focused assessment, safety, teaching, and source attribution.
Prednisone
ATI class: Systemic corticosteroid
Action
- ATI/source-folder candidate for Prednisone; verify mechanism against the source table before validation.
Therapeutic use
- Review under Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders medication safety.
Nursing assessment
- Assess respiratory status, infection signs, blood glucose, blood pressure, mood changes, GI bleeding risk, and duration of therapy.
- Review current infection risk and vaccine status when prolonged therapy is expected.
- Monitor for adrenal suppression risk with abrupt discontinuation after longer courses.
Administration
- Verify route against the order and source table.
Side effects
- Verify common side effects against the source table.
Adverse effects
- Hyperglycemia
- Fluid retention and hypertension
- Mood changes
- GI irritation or bleeding
- Immunosuppression
- Adrenal suppression
Interactions
- NSAIDs increase GI bleeding risk.
- Diabetes medications may need review because glucose can rise.
- Live vaccines may be unsafe with immunosuppressive steroid exposure.
Contraindications
- See source-specific contraindications and precautions before administration.
Precautions
- Systemic fungal infection unless specifically treated
- Uncontrolled infection requires provider review.
- Diabetes, hypertension, peptic ulcer disease, osteoporosis, and pregnancy require caution.
Client teaching
- Do not stop suddenly unless instructed.
- Take with food if appropriate.
- Report fever, black stools, severe mood changes, swelling, or worsening breathing.
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
- Steroids reduce inflammation but can mask infection.
- Acute respiratory distress still requires airway and breathing assessment first.
- Abrupt withdrawal after prolonged therapy can be unsafe.
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Source attribution
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