Emergency Nursing Notes – Comprehensive
Drug Guide, Diagnostic Procedures, and
Clinical References
Introduction:
This document provides a complete summary of essential emergency
nursing concepts, including commonly asked emergency drugs with
doses and indications, key antidotes, and pharmacological suffixes
for drug classification. It also contains an extensive list of frequently
asked medications with their generic and trade names,
classifications, desired effects, and nursing considerations.
Additionally, it details various medical tubes and their purposes, as
well as both invasive and noninvasive diagnostic procedures with
corresponding nursing responsibilities. The final section covers
arterial blood gas interpretation and management of acid-base
imbalances, making it a valuable reference for nursing students and
professionals preparing for exams or clinical practice.
, Commonly Asked Emergency Drugs
Emergency Drug Initial Dose Indications
Adenosine 6 mg
Atropine sulfate 0.5 – 1 mg.q 3-5 min Bradycardia
Epinephrine 1 mg.q 3-5 min Cardiac arrest
Lasix 0.5-1 mg/kg Pulmonary edema
Lidocaine 1-1.5 mg/kg Ventricular fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia
Magnesium sulfate 1-2 g Ventricular tachycardia r/t hypomagnesemia
Morphine Sulfate 1-3 mg Chest pain, pulmonary edema
Narcan 0.02-2mg Narcotic – respiratory depression
Nitroglycerine 0.4 mg SL Chest pain, pulmonary edema
Vasopressin 40 units Cardiac arrest
Antidotes
Agents Antidotes
Acetaminophen Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)
Anticholinesterase Atropine So4
Anticholinergics Physostigmine
Benzodiazepines Flumazenil
Coumadine Vitamin K
Cyanide Sodium nitrate
Digoxin Digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Dopamine Phentolamine
Heparin Protamine sulfate
Iron Deferoxamine
Lead Dimercaprol, edetate disodium and succimer
Magnesium Sulfate Calcium gluconate
Narcotics Naloxone
Drug Name Endings: What they can suggest you!!!
Endings class
*cain Local anesthetics
*cillin Antibiotics
*dine Antiulcer agent
*done Opiod analgesics
*ide Oral hypoglycemics
*lam/ Antianxiety
*pam
*micin/ Antibiotics
*mycin
*mine/ Diuretics
*zide
*olol Beta blockers
*pril ACE inhibitors
*sone Steroids
, FREQUENTLY ASKED MEDICATIONS
Drugs Trade /(generics) Classification Desired Effects Best Time to be Taken Oth
1 Aminophylline Bronchodilator To case breathing AM / empty stomach •
(theophylline) •
•
2 Amphogel Antacid phosphate level Between meals and HS •
(aluminum hydroxide) •
3 Antabuse Antialcoholic agent Avoidance of alcohol After 12 hrs. stoppage •
(disulfiram) from alcohol
4 Aspirin (ASA) Anti-inflammatory temperature Full stomach •
Anti-pyretic pain and •
Analgesic inflammation
5 Atropine SO4 Anticholinergic and heart rate and 30 PC •
Vagolytic decrease secretion s •
6 Bacterium Antibiotic (-) infection PC •
(cotrimoxazole) •
•
7 Benadryl Antihistamine (-) allergy Best taken with food •
(diphenhydramine hcl) Anti – EPS (-) movement
syndrome
8 Celestone Steroids respiratory distress Best taken with food •
(betamethazone) in newborn
9 Cytoxan Antineoplastic size of tumor AM •
(cyclophosphamide) •
10 Diabinase Antidiabetic agent Normal glucose range AM •
(chlorpropaminde)
11 Diamox Antiglaucoma urine output AM with meals •
(acetazolamide) antidiuretics vertigo
12 Digoxin (lanoxin) Cardiac glycoside Normal heart rate AM •
•
13 Dilantin (phenytoin) Anti-convulsant (-) seizure Best taken with food •
14 Diuril (chlorothiazide) Diuretics urine output Best taken with food •
•
15 Epinephrine Bronchodilator heart rate AM •
•
16 Flagyl (metronidazole) Antihelmintic (-) helminth Best taken with food •
•
•
17 Haldol (haloperidol) Antipsychotic (+) symptoms of AC •
psychosis •
18 Kayexalate Promote excretions serum K •
Drug Guide, Diagnostic Procedures, and
Clinical References
Introduction:
This document provides a complete summary of essential emergency
nursing concepts, including commonly asked emergency drugs with
doses and indications, key antidotes, and pharmacological suffixes
for drug classification. It also contains an extensive list of frequently
asked medications with their generic and trade names,
classifications, desired effects, and nursing considerations.
Additionally, it details various medical tubes and their purposes, as
well as both invasive and noninvasive diagnostic procedures with
corresponding nursing responsibilities. The final section covers
arterial blood gas interpretation and management of acid-base
imbalances, making it a valuable reference for nursing students and
professionals preparing for exams or clinical practice.
, Commonly Asked Emergency Drugs
Emergency Drug Initial Dose Indications
Adenosine 6 mg
Atropine sulfate 0.5 – 1 mg.q 3-5 min Bradycardia
Epinephrine 1 mg.q 3-5 min Cardiac arrest
Lasix 0.5-1 mg/kg Pulmonary edema
Lidocaine 1-1.5 mg/kg Ventricular fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia
Magnesium sulfate 1-2 g Ventricular tachycardia r/t hypomagnesemia
Morphine Sulfate 1-3 mg Chest pain, pulmonary edema
Narcan 0.02-2mg Narcotic – respiratory depression
Nitroglycerine 0.4 mg SL Chest pain, pulmonary edema
Vasopressin 40 units Cardiac arrest
Antidotes
Agents Antidotes
Acetaminophen Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)
Anticholinesterase Atropine So4
Anticholinergics Physostigmine
Benzodiazepines Flumazenil
Coumadine Vitamin K
Cyanide Sodium nitrate
Digoxin Digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
Dopamine Phentolamine
Heparin Protamine sulfate
Iron Deferoxamine
Lead Dimercaprol, edetate disodium and succimer
Magnesium Sulfate Calcium gluconate
Narcotics Naloxone
Drug Name Endings: What they can suggest you!!!
Endings class
*cain Local anesthetics
*cillin Antibiotics
*dine Antiulcer agent
*done Opiod analgesics
*ide Oral hypoglycemics
*lam/ Antianxiety
*pam
*micin/ Antibiotics
*mycin
*mine/ Diuretics
*zide
*olol Beta blockers
*pril ACE inhibitors
*sone Steroids
, FREQUENTLY ASKED MEDICATIONS
Drugs Trade /(generics) Classification Desired Effects Best Time to be Taken Oth
1 Aminophylline Bronchodilator To case breathing AM / empty stomach •
(theophylline) •
•
2 Amphogel Antacid phosphate level Between meals and HS •
(aluminum hydroxide) •
3 Antabuse Antialcoholic agent Avoidance of alcohol After 12 hrs. stoppage •
(disulfiram) from alcohol
4 Aspirin (ASA) Anti-inflammatory temperature Full stomach •
Anti-pyretic pain and •
Analgesic inflammation
5 Atropine SO4 Anticholinergic and heart rate and 30 PC •
Vagolytic decrease secretion s •
6 Bacterium Antibiotic (-) infection PC •
(cotrimoxazole) •
•
7 Benadryl Antihistamine (-) allergy Best taken with food •
(diphenhydramine hcl) Anti – EPS (-) movement
syndrome
8 Celestone Steroids respiratory distress Best taken with food •
(betamethazone) in newborn
9 Cytoxan Antineoplastic size of tumor AM •
(cyclophosphamide) •
10 Diabinase Antidiabetic agent Normal glucose range AM •
(chlorpropaminde)
11 Diamox Antiglaucoma urine output AM with meals •
(acetazolamide) antidiuretics vertigo
12 Digoxin (lanoxin) Cardiac glycoside Normal heart rate AM •
•
13 Dilantin (phenytoin) Anti-convulsant (-) seizure Best taken with food •
14 Diuril (chlorothiazide) Diuretics urine output Best taken with food •
•
15 Epinephrine Bronchodilator heart rate AM •
•
16 Flagyl (metronidazole) Antihelmintic (-) helminth Best taken with food •
•
•
17 Haldol (haloperidol) Antipsychotic (+) symptoms of AC •
psychosis •
18 Kayexalate Promote excretions serum K •
