INDIANA QMA Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
1. 6 rights of medication administration: Right dose, right time, right patient, right
route, right documentation, right medication
2. How many checks must be done before giving meds?: 3
3. Cardiac drug classification: ACE inhibitors (antihypertensive): Vasotec,
enalapril
Zestril, linsinopril
Treats high bp and heart failure
4. Beta Blockers: Cardiac drug, antiarrhythmia, angina and
migraines Inderal, propranolol
Lopressor, Toprol XL, metoporolol
Tenormin, atenolol
Corgard, nadolol
5. Calcium channel blockers: Treats arrhythmias, angina
(chest pain) Cardizem, diltiazem
Procardia, nifedipine
Calan, Isoptin, verapamil HCL
1/
5
, pulse less than 60 withhold and notify nurse
6. Cardiotonics: Action: slows and strengthens heart
action Use: chf, afib. Increases force this decreasing
heart rate
Lanoxin, Lanoxicap, digoxin
Pulse muse be at 60+ to give this medication
7. Antiarrhythmics: Action: regulates heart rate and
rhythm Inderal, propranolol
Quinidex, Cin-Quin, quinidine
Pronestyl, procainamide HCL
Cordarone, Pacerone, aminodarone
Norpace
Rythmol
8. Antihypertensives: Aldomet,
methyldopa Catapres, clonidine HCL
Minipress, prazosin
9. Anticoagulants: A.S.A,
aspirin Lovenox, heparin
Coumadin, warfarin
2/
5
Questions and Answers
1. 6 rights of medication administration: Right dose, right time, right patient, right
route, right documentation, right medication
2. How many checks must be done before giving meds?: 3
3. Cardiac drug classification: ACE inhibitors (antihypertensive): Vasotec,
enalapril
Zestril, linsinopril
Treats high bp and heart failure
4. Beta Blockers: Cardiac drug, antiarrhythmia, angina and
migraines Inderal, propranolol
Lopressor, Toprol XL, metoporolol
Tenormin, atenolol
Corgard, nadolol
5. Calcium channel blockers: Treats arrhythmias, angina
(chest pain) Cardizem, diltiazem
Procardia, nifedipine
Calan, Isoptin, verapamil HCL
1/
5
, pulse less than 60 withhold and notify nurse
6. Cardiotonics: Action: slows and strengthens heart
action Use: chf, afib. Increases force this decreasing
heart rate
Lanoxin, Lanoxicap, digoxin
Pulse muse be at 60+ to give this medication
7. Antiarrhythmics: Action: regulates heart rate and
rhythm Inderal, propranolol
Quinidex, Cin-Quin, quinidine
Pronestyl, procainamide HCL
Cordarone, Pacerone, aminodarone
Norpace
Rythmol
8. Antihypertensives: Aldomet,
methyldopa Catapres, clonidine HCL
Minipress, prazosin
9. Anticoagulants: A.S.A,
aspirin Lovenox, heparin
Coumadin, warfarin
2/
5
