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50 most common meds on NCLEX

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  • August 10, 2024
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50 most common
meds on NCLEX
When taking Digoxin what should the nurse
monitor? - answer POTASSIUM LEVELS


Low potassium increases digoxin levels
increasing risk for toxicity


What should the nurse/patient monitor when
taking prednisone? - answer Delayed wound
healing


Steroids decrease the body's inflammation
and immune systems


What should the nurse monitor when a
patient is taking warfarin? - answer INR


When taking warfarin want number 2-3

,What should be monitored when taking
Zolpidem? - answer Sleep patterns


(Its Ambien)Sedative/hypnotic


What should be monitored when taking
Olanzapine - answer a patients mood


atypical Antipsychotic


which meds are Inotropic agents - answer
Digoxin- monitor levels and HR


Dopamine-Monitor HR, output, and BP


Dobutamine-Monitor HR, BP, and output


Loop Diuretics - answer Furosemide,
Bumetanide

,Given for Hypertension and Pulmonary
Edema usually


Monitor for HYPOKALEMIA, hypotension,
Dehydration, Ototoxicity


Thiazide Diuretics - answer
Hydrochlorothiazide,
Chlorothiazide


Drug of choice for essential Hypertension


Monitor HYPOKALEMIA AND HYPONATREMIA,
dehydration


Potassium sparing diuretics - answer
Spironolactone (Aldactone)


Monitor for hyperkalemia


When should diuretics be taken? - answer In
the morning if daily, morning and 2 pm if bid

, What medication may be given to prevent
heart disease? - answer Atorvastatin


Reduces Cholesterol which reduces the
plaque build up


What medication may be given to prevent MI
or Stroke? - answer Clopidogrel


What medication may be given to prevent
may slow the progression of Arthritis? -
answer Etanercept


Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
blocker that is used in adults to prevent joint
damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis,
psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis.


What does oxybutynin do? - answer reduces
muscle spasms of the bladder and urinary
tract.


helps prevent urinary incontinence

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