Common meds

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Hi! I'm about to be starting my last semester of nursing school. During that semester we do ER and ICU units. I wanted to get a jump on those topics therefore I was curious if there are common meds that are given very frequently on those units. I would like to brush up on these meds now. Thanks for any help!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

We give a lot of meds in the ICU. If I were you I'd have a general overview and general knowledge of the basic medications that people take on a daily basis such as beta blockers, Insulin, etc. now the special drugs we give such as vasopressors, inotopes etc- that will be different at every hospital. Depending on what type of unit your on will dictate what drugs you'll see. A few that I would look up would be levophed, phenylephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone. I think that a good place to start for you- Those are some pretty run of the mill drugs used in alt of places. Good luck.

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Thank you for your help! Much appreciated!

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Specializes in Rehabilitation,Critical Care.

Look up sedation drugs such as propofol, precedex, versed drip, etomidate, fentanyl drips

neuromuscular blocking agents: nimbex, rocuronium

Vasoactive drips that were already mentioned in addition, vasodilators include nitroglycerin drip, nitroprusside drip, esmolol drip, clevedipine, diltiazem drips

also learn about your IV fluids brush up on these.

Hope you enjoy your rotation!

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