NUR 221 Essential NCLEX Meds by Class Template

ESSENTIAL NCLEX® MEDS BY CLASS
MAJOR NURSING MAJOR NURSING
CLASS / EXAMPLES CLASS / EXAM
CONSIDERATIONS CONSIDERATIONS
ANALGESICS CARDIAC G
Aspirin Do not give with other anticoagulants Digoxi
s (yellow/green halo)
Stop taking before surgery
Do not give to children with viral
infection (Reye’s Syndrome) a full minute


NSAIDs (Ibuprofen) Contraindicated with GI ulcers


Opioids (Morphine) Respiratory depressant

Antidote: Naloxone

ANTICONVULSANTS
Dilantin Gum hyperplasia
Regula
Monitor
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
C
Prednisone




ANTICOAGUL
ne aged
Heparin


W take of any kind
h, OTC cough syrups)


sess uterus for tetanic contraction
(constant)

Monitor Fetal Heart Rate
Tocolytic (stop contractions)
Don’t give before 20 weeks
Monitor Fetal Heart Rate
GAL
hotericin B IVPB Slow
Po Monitor for Renal Damage

fluid intake

Assess K+ and BUN

Assess hearing
BRONCHODILA
ANTICHOLINERGICS
Theophylline GI - slows motility
Atropine
Albuterol a & tremors Eyes - dilates pupils (avoid in
glaucoma)
M e potassium levels
Cardiac - increase heart rate

Resp - bronchodilation

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