Your Reviews and Rationales textbook, as well as, your HESI review
notes and information covered in class will help you complete this
Do not be intimidated if you see a drug name that you have not
2. Know the best times to draw a peak and trough as well as the reasons why you would
6. Know the contraindications and patient teaching for Tetracyclines and each antibiotic
11. Know the rights of drug administration and what information to document after giving a
medication
12. Know the rules (things to consider or teach your patient) for each route of drug
administration
13. Know uses, side effects, drug interactions and patient teaching for patients taking
NSAIDS
14. What are calcium channel blockers used for and what is some patient teaching related to
their use?
16. Know your insulin tables from process 1, when you would most likely expect
hypoglycemia, and how to time meals in relation to the type of insulin given.
17. What are some signs and symptoms of thyrotoxicosis and which drug is likely to cause
this?
18. Know the drugs used to treat GERD and how each one works
19. What are some foods to watch for in relation to drug interactions? Hint: grape fruit, dairy
21. What is Tensilon used for and why is it ideal for this use?
23. What are some drug interactions that are common to antibiotics?
24. Know uses, side/adverse effects, patient teaching for patients taking Macrodantin
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25. Know uses, side effects and all client teaching for patients taking flagyl
26. What are antitussives, expectorants and mucolytics? What would you tell a patient as
27. What client teaching must be included for patients taking inhaled medications?
30. Know how penicillins work, and what is their relationship with cephalosporins?
32. What are some side effects and client teaching for patients taking Cogentin?
33. Know nursing considerations for using mannitol and its uses.
34. What are some side or adverse effects of lithium and what lab tests would you monitor?
36. What is Aricept, how does it work, what are some side effects and what must be
monitored?
37. What are diuretics used for and what are some nursing considerations and patient
teaching?
38. What client teaching must be given to a patient using a transdermal patch?
39. What are some examples of drug with drug interactions? Hint: synergistic etc.
43. Review each drug class we went over this semester and the primary nursing