Top ten medication you see in clinicals

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Psych.

Hi gang,

This is my first summer off in ten years. I have been hanging out enjoying my three children for a week now and I am bored silly! After doing pre-reqs for the past year, not having something to study just seems wrong!:rotfl:

I start my nursing clinicals in September and would like to become familiar with some of the common medications seen in the hospital. Any one willing to make a list of the top ten medications you see administered??? Feel free to list more... it's going to be a looooong summer for me!

Thanks!

Michelle

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

Hmmm ... off the top of my head ...

Percocet

MS Contin

Insulin (in all its forms)

Digoxin

Protonix

Anzemet

various cephalosporins

various oral hypoglycemics

Ativan

BP meds - loop diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers

Happy reading :rolleyes: :chuckle

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Insulin

Protonix

Digoxin

Cephalosporins (several)

Vicodin

Acetaminophin

Aspirin

Toradol

Dilantin (which I can't give but it's ordered alot)

Various Antibiotics

Beta Blockers

Lasix

Hydrochlorothiazide

Various Antidepressants

Lipitor/Prevachol etc

I know, more than 10 but I really see those ALL the time. :chuckle

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Specializes in CICu, ICU, med-surg.

Good list, MLOS!

I've given a lot of Reglan. Also gave a lot of Zofran and Toradol this past semester. Don't know how common that is.

Enjoy your time off, Michelle!

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I think it probably differs also on the clinical type -- LTC vs. critical care, etc. I'm in critical care so I'd add:

Potassium Chloride

Lopressor

Morphine

Ativan

Haldol

Versed

And lots of drips like:

Dopamine

Dobutamine

Esmolol

Levophed

Neosynephrine

Epi

Amiodorone

Cardene

Loads of Propofol

Another good place to start/study drugs would be the ACLS drugs: Epi, Atropine, Lidocaine, Amiodorone, Bicarb, etc. (can't think of them all right now but Google on ACLS protocols and you'll find them).

Have fun!! :)

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Specializes in ER.

Ditto everyone else's list..... plus Heparin and Lovenox. Seems like if it wasn't for those two and insulin, I probably would never give injections!

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Specializes in Telemetry, Case Management.

Lasix

Lanoxin

Protonix

Lisinopril

Lipitor

Klonopin

Wellbutrin

Heparin

Lovenox

Insulin

Ativan

Ambien

Synthroid

Vioxx

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Specializes in Rehab, Step-down,Tele,Hospice.

All very good suggestions. I definatly agree with the Insulin answer. Know all the different kinds, how to give, how to draw up, When to give etc... When I took my NCLEX review yesterday I swear I had like 15 questions on Diabetic Ketoacidosis and all the related insulin questions. :uhoh3:

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Hi gang,

This is my first summer off in ten years. I have been hanging out enjoying my three children for a week now and I am bored silly! After doing pre-reqs for the past year, not having something to study just seems wrong!:rotfl:

I start my nursing clinicals in September and would like to become familiar with some of the common medications seen in the hospital. Any one willing to make a list of the top ten medications you see administered??? Feel free to list more... it's going to be a looooong summer for me!

Thanks!

Michelle

That is a great idea about looking up the medications. We have medication sheets that need to be filled out on every medication that our client will be taking the day we care for them, including PRN medications. Also, if you have the time, look up the medications on the crash cart, or medications associated with surgery. If you are really, really, wanting to work on learning the medications buy the pharmacology text that your college uses, and become familiar with the medication classifications. Knowing the classification of a particular medication helps to pull up information from your memory bank about how and why a medication is being used, instead of trying to learn each medication individually.

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Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

The ones I see most often are:

Propanolol

Tenormin

Metronidazole

Neupogen

Heparin

Insulin

Protonix

Levaquin

Tylenol

Nexium

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Psych.

Thank you so much for everyone's help! Excellent lists! I am going to be busy this weekend making up study sheets.

Have a great weekend,

Michelle

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Specializes in Gynecology/Oncology.
Insulin

Protonix

Digoxin

Cephalosporins (several)

Vicodin

Acetaminophin

Aspirin

Toradol

Dilantin (which I can't give but it's ordered alot)

Various Antibiotics

Beta Blockers

Lasix

Hydrochlorothiazide

Various Antidepressants

Lipitor/Prevachol etc

I know, more than 10 but I really see those ALL the time. :chuckle

Please tell me after starting clinicals that this will NOT look so foreign and confusing!? :uhoh21:

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