Phytonadione (Vitamin K) for Newborn

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Outline

Overview

  1. IM injection given shortly after birth
  2. Also known as Vitamin K

Nursing Points

General

  1. Why it’s routinely given: Newborns are born without coagulation factors  
  2. This is given to prevent any hemorrhagic disorders that may result, as newborns are deficient in vitamin K at birth.

Assessment

  1. Monitor for bleeding

Therapeutic Management

  1. Given IM
    1. Administer IM injection in thigh (vastus lateralis)
      1. Hold them tight because they’ll move!
  2. Given 1 hr after birth
    1. Remember skin to skin time with mother is priority, this can be given after the Golden Hour

Nursing Concepts

  1. Pharmacology
  2. Clotting

Patient Education

  1. Purpose
  2. Vitamin not vaccine
  3. Risks if they do not receive it

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Pharmacology

Concepts Covered:

  • Prefixes
  • Suffixes
  • Cardiac Disorders
  • Adult
  • Medication Administration
  • Hematologic Disorders
  • Intraoperative Nursing
  • Pregnancy Risks
  • Microbiology
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Disorders of Pancreas
  • Personality Disorders
  • Nervous System
  • Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
  • Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Newborn Care
  • Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
  • Upper GI Disorders
  • Vascular Disorders
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Postpartum Complications
  • Integumentary Disorders
  • Prenatal Concepts
  • Urinary Disorders
  • Terminology
  • Concepts of Pharmacology
  • Labor and Delivery
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Labor Complications
  • Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland

Study Plan Lessons

54 Common Medication Prefixes and Suffixes
ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) Inhibitors
ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support) Drugs
Acute Coronary Syndromes (MI-ST and Non ST, Unstable Angina) for Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN)
Anemia for Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN)
Anesthetic Agents
Anesthetic Agents
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Anti-Infective – Aminoglycosides
Anti-Infective – Antifungals
Anti-Infective – Penicillins and Cephalosporins
Antidiabetic Agents
Atypical Antipsychotics
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
AV Blocks Dysrhythmias for Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN)
Benzodiazepines
Calcium Channel Blockers
Cardiac Glycosides
Corticosteroids
Diuretics (Loop, Potassium Sparing, Thiazide, Furosemide/Lasix)
Eye Prophylaxis for Newborn (Erythromycin)
Histamine 1 Receptor Blockers
Histamine 2 Receptor Blockers
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins)
Hydralazine
Insulin
Interactive Pharmacology Practice
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate in Pregnancy
MAOIs
Meds for Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)
Meds for PPH (postpartum hemorrhage)
Nitro Compounds
NSAIDs
Opioid Analgesics
Opioid Analgesics in Pregnancy
Parasympatholytics (Anticholinergics) Nursing Considerations
Parasympathomimetics (Cholinergics) Nursing Considerations
Pharmacology Terminology
Pharmacology Course Introduction
Phytonadione (Vitamin K)
Phytonadione (Vitamin K) for Newborn
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandins in Pregnancy
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Psychiatry Terminology
Rh Immune Globulin (Rhogam)
Rh Immune Globulin in Pregnancy
SSRIs
Sympathomimetics (Alpha (Clonodine) & Beta (Albuterol) Agonists)
TCAs
Tocolytics
Tocolytics
Uterine Stimulants (Oxytocin, Pitocin)
Uterine Stimulants (Oxytocin, Pitocin) Nursing Considerations
Vasopressin