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Sorry, but there's no way on tis earth I would hire a nurse without clinical experience. You may want to expand the area you are job searching in. Being a new grad only teaches you enough to NOT kill someone (per our nursing instructor at graduation). You MUST have 1-2 years on the floor in order to be a well rounded nurse and to put theory into practice without an instructor to run to. Look outside your city and take whatever RN job you can get. The experience will at least get you a foot in the door at the hospital you really want to work at.

Ok, let's see if we can give you some info here. 1) Nitro- be aware of rapid drop in B/P and don't give more than 1 every 5 min for C/P (3 tabs in 15 min is max). 2)Barbituate toxicity- depressed resp, obtunded, jaundice, liver and kidney failure. 3) Digoxin (digitalis) toxicity- irreg HR, drop in pulse, confusion. Imp info on this drug: Do not give if HR below 60, check apical for at least 30 seconds right before giving. Digoxin slows the HR down by giving the ventricles more "push" to the blood flow. 4) Med administration- for narcotics-ALWAYS assess for resp depression and change in LOC before giving. Diuretics- give early in day, if not a K+ sparing diuretic, make sure they have a good K+ level or are on a K+ supplement. 5) Narcan-used for resp depression r/t narcotic abuse. Usually given for RR less than 12 AND change in LOC. 6)Valium- watch for change in LOC, behavior changes (increased agitation or obtunded status). 7) Insulins- drawing up (teach s/s of hyper/hypoglycemia) draw up "clear to cloudy" if giving 2 types. Hope this helps a little. Tip: look up these drug classes on pharmacy websites and look for the "most commonside effects" and "need to know info". Good Luck!!!