NEXT GENERATION NCLEX CHEAT SHEET
ACE inhibitors- Antihypertensive - Answers :" pril"
ARBs (antihypertensives) - Answers :'Sartan"
Calcium Channel Blockers- Antihypertensive - Answers :" Dipine"
Beta Blocker- Antihypertensive - Answers :"Lol"
Diuretics - Answers :"IDE"
Common side effect for Antihypertensives is... - Answers :Hypotension
Antiplatelets - Answers :Clopidogrel (Plavix)- prevent blood clots
Risk for bleeding
antiarrhythmic - Answers :Digoxin: used to improve the strength and efficiency of the
heart, or to control the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat.
Antidote: Digoxin immune Fab, toxic >2
H2 antagonists - Answers :Famotidine and Ranitidine: used to treat stomach ulcers
(gastric and duodenal), erosive esophagitis (heartburn or acid indigestion), and
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Do not take antacid within 1-2 hours
Nitrates - Answers :nitroglycerin: prevents and treats chest pain by relaxing your blood
vessels.
Can take up to 3 doses 5 min apart
Proton Pump Inhibitors - Answers :Omeprazole: reduces the amount of acid your
stomach makes
Tip: GERD w/HOB upright after meals.
high alert medications - Answers :HICKOP:
Heparin
Insulin
Chemo
Potassium
Opioid
ACE inhibitors- Antihypertensive - Answers :" pril"
ARBs (antihypertensives) - Answers :'Sartan"
Calcium Channel Blockers- Antihypertensive - Answers :" Dipine"
Beta Blocker- Antihypertensive - Answers :"Lol"
Diuretics - Answers :"IDE"
Common side effect for Antihypertensives is... - Answers :Hypotension
Antiplatelets - Answers :Clopidogrel (Plavix)- prevent blood clots
Risk for bleeding
antiarrhythmic - Answers :Digoxin: used to improve the strength and efficiency of the
heart, or to control the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat.
Antidote: Digoxin immune Fab, toxic >2
H2 antagonists - Answers :Famotidine and Ranitidine: used to treat stomach ulcers
(gastric and duodenal), erosive esophagitis (heartburn or acid indigestion), and
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Do not take antacid within 1-2 hours
Nitrates - Answers :nitroglycerin: prevents and treats chest pain by relaxing your blood
vessels.
Can take up to 3 doses 5 min apart
Proton Pump Inhibitors - Answers :Omeprazole: reduces the amount of acid your
stomach makes
Tip: GERD w/HOB upright after meals.
high alert medications - Answers :HICKOP:
Heparin
Insulin
Chemo
Potassium
Opioid
