Meds a New Grad should know?

[carebearsRN]

I want to be med savvy and be prepared for my 1st job :) What are some meds that all new grads should know? Whether it is PO, IV, IM ...etc

[fiveofpeep]

good for you for wanting to be prepared. Im a new grad preparing too :)

you can try this: http://www.drugs.com/top200.html

which is the top 200 prescribed drugs

Im going with a more narrowed approach though and just learning drugs particular to my unit. I figure, I already studied drugs as much as possible for the NCLEX so now Im going to focus my efforts on more related meds.

good luck to you :)

[mellowish]

I would learn the common meds that always seem to be used on most ward environment's e.g. the analgesia's, antibiotics etc & As carebear said, the drugs relevant to your area of care whether it be cardiac, respiratory etc :). Best of Luck!!

[chillchick]

I would stay focused on where you are working... like women's health meds are totally different than med/surg meds which are usually different than ped meds.

If you let me know where you are working I'll tell you which ones I see most in that area... but as the others said, it is best to know those most prescribed according to a resource since I think specific drugs vary somewhat between facilities (ergo, it's essential to know classes of drugs and their physiologic effects...i.e., pharmacologic mechanism of action!)