Most Commonly Used Drugs in 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 Medical-surgical nursing
which drugs are most commonly used in the various acetaminophen
nursing specialties, you’ll be able to increase your diltiazem hydrochloride
confidence—and reduce the chance of making a drug error. enalapril maleate
The table below shows the 10 most commonly used drugs furosemide
in nine nursing specialties. heparin sodium
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Specialty levofloxacin
Critical care nursing metoprolol tartrate
amiodarone hydrochloride morphine sulfate
diltiazem hydrochloride potassium chloride
dopamine hydrochloride
epinephrine hydrochloride Obstetric nursing
furosemide acetaminophen/codeine
insulin acetaminophen/oxycodone
lorazepam dinoprostone
morphine sulfate ibuprofen
nitroglycerin magnesium sulfate
propofol nalbuphine hydrochloride
oxytocin
Emergency care nursing penicillin
acetaminophen promethazine hydrochloride
aspirin terbutaline sulfate
diltiazem hydrochloride
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids Pediatric nursing
famotidine albuterol
ibuprofen amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
ketorolac amoxicillin trihydrate
levofloxacin cetirizine hydrochloride
metoclopramide co-trimoxazole
nitroglycerin fluticasone propionate
gentamicin sulfate
Home care nursing hydrocortisone (topical)
acetaminophen methylphenidate hydrochloride
acetaminophen/oxycodone montelukast sodium
acetaminophen/propoxyphene napsylate
digoxin Post-anesthesia care nursing
diltiazem hydrochloride bupivacaine hydrochloride
docusate sodium fentanyl citrate
furosemide hydromorphone hydrochloride
metformin hydrochloride lidocaine hydrochloride
potassium chloride lorazepam
warfarin meperidine hydrochloride
metoclopramide hydrochloride
Long-term care nursing midazolam hydrochloride
carbidopa/levodopa morphine sulfate
digoxin ondansetron hydrochloride
docusate sodium
donepezil hydrochloride Psychiatric nursing
enalapril maleate carbamazepine
furosemide clonazepam
metoprolol tartrate divalproex sodium
mirtazapine escitalopram oxalate
pantoprazole sodium lithium carbonate
potassium chloride olanzapine
paroxetine hydrochloride
risperidone
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sertraline hydrochloride
venlafaxine hydrochloride