Gentamicin Questions

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1) What is the mechanism of action of gentamicin? Does this have anything to do with the drug working by either simple chemical or physical action?

2) Are hearing problems and kidney damage the main problems that the patient can suffer with from taking gentamicin?

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Are you asking us? Quizzing us? Homework?

What are your resources for finding this information?

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I just need help understanding because I'm really confused.

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Are you a student?

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Yeah still learning. I was just really confused and needed help understanding this.

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I get that but honestly the best way to learn this is to figure out what resources you have available and get the information there. So do that and come back with your thoughts and we will be happy to clarify. Straight up giving you the answers won’t help you. What part are you confused about.

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I've tried researching but I don't understand the medical jargon. I thought it's easier to have it explained.

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Okay so try to put it in your own words and we’ll help.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Does your nursing program have a recommended Nursing Drug Guide to look up drug information along with nursing actions to observe? If not two free drug references that are helpful from U.S. National Library of Medicine,

MedlinePlus: Drugs, Herbs and Supplements Easy to understand
Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more. -

https://medlineplus.gov/druginformation.html

Drug Information Portal ( (NLM) -indepth clinical info obtainable

https://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp

Commercial sites:

Drugs.com https://www.drugs.com/ lists prescribing information + clinical pharmacology

Davis Drug Guide for nurses: lists nursing considerations https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/

All the information you are requesting is available in the above resources. Pull together answers to your questions, post your response here and members will be glad to help you understand the details/terminology.

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Specializes in Nurse Anesthesiology.

Literally a simple Google search explains this. If you are asking for yourself or a family member who is being prescribed this drug or any drug I'd recommend speaking with your primary care.

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We were only given online textbooks. Thank you! I didn't even know those websites existed! I'll have to refer to those next time.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Adult learners are expected to be self learners, unlike high school.

Google is often used to search for information links.

Use "Google Scholar" to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, thesis, books, abstracts and court opinions.

Use NIH For Healthcare Professionals portal to

Search Literature and Clinical Trials | Find Medical, Genetics, and Toxicology Resources | Locate Drug Information | Find Health Information for Your Patients |Learn about Health Data Standards Implementation | Nursing Resources https://www.nlm.nih.gov/portals/healthcare.html

Good luck in your classes.

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