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Week 4: (Skills Lab:) Leifer: Chapters 6, 9 Postpartum assessment and discharge teaching, Breastfeeding, Tracheostomy MEDS:  Docusate & Docusate/Senna  docusate calcium (OTC) / docusate sodium (OTC)  Kaopectate Stool Softener, Kao-Tin (Laxative)  Precautions: Pregnancy, breastfeeding (low risk)  Side Effects: bitter taste, throat irritation, N/D, anorexia, cramps, & rash  Interacts with Senna (and flax) to increase action  Toxic interaction with mineral oil  Mosby’s 2019 Nursing Drug Reference (NDR) p. 405-406  Witch hazel/Glycerin pads (Tucks)  Benzocaine topical spray (Dermoplast)  Decreases inflammation, itching, & pain  Uses: Oral irritation, sore throat, tooth-ache, cold sore, canker sore, sunburn, minor cuts, insect bites, pain, & itching  Unadvisable: Hypersensitive, infants 1 yr, application to large area  Precautions: Pregnancy, children 6 yrs, sepsis, denuded skin  Adverse: rash, irritation, sensitization  Assess pain and for infection  Mosby’s 2019 NDR p.  Hydrocortisone Rectal Cream (Anusol)  Hydrocortisone acetate (Rx); corticosteroid