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Nurses Drug Handbook by Nursing Spectrum and Nurse Week

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About the Author
Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface and User’s Guide
  • Drugs A-Z
  • Safe Drug Administration
  • Photo Gallery of Common Tablets & Capsules
  • Drug Classes
  • Vitamins and Minerals
  • Herbs and Supplements
  • Appendices

Drug Handbook Home > Most Commonly Used Drugs > Nursing Specialties

Nurses are often required to float to units in which they’re not accustomed to working, where they might have to administer unfamiliar drugs. If you know ahead of time which drugs are most commonly used in the various nursing specialties, you’ll be able to increase your confidence—and reduce the chance of making a drug error. The table below shows the 10 most commonly used drugs in nine nursing specialties.

Specialty Top 10 drugs
Critical care nursing amiodarone hydrochloride
diltiazem hydrochloride
dopamine hydrochloride
epinephrine hydrochloride
furosemide
insulin
lorazepam
morphine sulfate
nitroglycerin
propofol
Emergency care nursing acetaminophen
aspirin
diltiazem hydrochloride
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
famotidine
ibuprofen
ketorolac
levofloxacin
metoclopramide
nitroglycerin
Home care nursing acetaminophen
acetaminophen/oxycodone
acetaminophen/propoxyphene napsylate
digoxin
diltiazem hydrochloride
docusate sodium
furosemide
metformin hydrochloride
potassium chloride
warfarin
Long-term care nursing carbidopa/levodopa
digoxin
docusate sodium
donepezil hydrochloride
enalapril maleate
furosemide
metoprolol tartrate
mirtazapine
pantoprazole sodium
potassium chloride
Medical-surgical nursing acetaminophen
diltiazem hydrochloride
enalapril maleate
furosemide
heparin sodium
insulin
levofloxacin
metoprolol tartrate
morphine sulfate
potassium chloride
Obstetric nursing acetaminophen/codeine
acetaminophen/oxycodone
dinoprostone
ibuprofen
magnesium sulfate
nalbuphine hydrochloride
oxytocin
penicillin
promethazine hydrochloride
terbutaline sulfate
Pediatric nursing albuterol
amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
amoxicillin trihydrate
cetirizine hydrochloride
co-trimoxazole
fluticasone propionate
gentamicin sulfate
hydrocortisone (topical)
methylphenidate hydrochloride
montelukast sodium
Post-anesthesia care nursing bupivacaine hydrochloride
fentanyl citrate
hydromorphone hydrochloride
lidocaine hydrochloride
lorazepam
meperidine hydrochloride
metoclopramide hydrochloride
midazolam hydrochloride
morphine sulfate
ondansetron hydrochloride
Psychiatric nursing carbamazepine
clonazepam
divalproex sodium
escitalopram oxalate
lithium carbonate
olanzapine
paroxetine hydrochloride
risperidone
sertraline hydrochloride
venlafaxine hydrochloride
 



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