Tamsulosin (Flomax)
ATI-format individual drug card with NCLEX-focused assessment, safety, teaching, and source attribution.
Tamsulosin (Flomax)
ATI class: Alpha blocker / Alpha1A adrenergic antagonist
Action
- ATI/source-folder candidate for Tamsulosin (Flomax); verify mechanism against the source table before validation.
Therapeutic use
- Review under Genitourinary Disorders medication safety.
Nursing assessment
- Assess urinary retention symptoms, urine output, postural blood pressure, dizziness, and fall risk.
- Review cataract surgery history or upcoming ophthalmologic procedures.
- Assess concurrent antihypertensive and PDE-5 inhibitor use.
Administration
- Verify route against the order and source table.
Side effects
- Verify common side effects against the source table.
Adverse effects
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Syncope
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Abnormal ejaculation
- Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome risk
Interactions
- PDE-5 inhibitors
- Other alpha blockers
- Other antihypertensives
- Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors
Contraindications
- See source-specific contraindications and precautions before administration.
Precautions
- Hypersensitivity.
- Use caution with severe hypotension, fall risk, hepatic impairment, severe renal impairment, and planned cataract surgery.
Client teaching
- Take as prescribed at the same time each day.
- Rise slowly and sit or lie down if dizzy.
- Tell eye surgeon about current or past tamsulosin use.
- Report fainting, severe dizziness, or inability to void.
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
- First-dose or dose-change orthostasis can cause falls.
- Inability to void with pain or distention needs assessment.
- PDE-5 inhibitor combinations can worsen hypotension.
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Source attribution
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