SOLUTION.
6 rights of medication administration - --Answerss----Right dose, right
time, right patient, right route, right documentation, right medication
How many checks must be done before giving meds? - --Answerss----3
Cardiac drug classification: ACE inhibitors (antihypertensive) - --
Answerss----Vasotec, enalapril
Zestril, linsinopril
Treats high bp and heart failure
Beta Blockers - --Answerss----Cardiac drug, antiarrhythmia, angina and
migraines
Inderal, propranolol
Lopressor, Toprol XL, metoporolol
Tenormin, atenolol
Corgard, nadolol
Calcium channel blockers - --Answerss----Treats arrhythmias, angina
(chest pain)
Cardizem, diltiazem
Procardia, nifedipine
Calan, Isoptin, verapamil HCL
, pulse less than 60 withhold and notify nurse
Cardiotonics - --Answerss----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
Antiarrhythmics - --Answerss----Action: regulates heart rate and rhythm
Inderal, propranolol
Quinidex, Cin-Quin, quinidine
Pronestyl, procainamide HCL
Cordarone, Pacerone, aminodarone
Norpace
Rythmol
Antihypertensives - --Answerss----Aldomet, methyldopa
Catapres, clonidine HCL
Minipress, prazosin
Anticoagulants - --Answerss----A.S.A, aspirin
Lovenox, heparin
Coumadin, warfarin