NCLEX Medication Review: 300+ Meds You Need to Know for the Exam in a Pocket-Sized Guide

by Kaplan Nursing

Overview

Truly pocket-sized and light, Kaplan's NCLEX Medication Review provides a concise, portable review of 300 medications frequently prescribed in clinical practice. This slim volume reviews only the medications and key details that are most likely to be tested—ideal for the home stretch of exam prep, when exam candidates can’t afford to be overwhelmed.

Streamlined Review

• Flashcard-style pages with more than 300 frequently prescribed drugs grouped by medication category & subcategory
• Expertly revised and up-to-date content, with nursing considerations, adverse effects, and purpose for each drug
• REORGANIZED to combine related therapies and facilitate learning of meds with similar profiles
• NEW sections: anesthetics and herbals (now tested on the NCLEX)
• NEW features: important alternate uses of medications, black box warnings
• Appendix of medical abbreviations for quick reference
• Alphabetical index of medications by generic name for quick page reference
• Convenient phonetic pronunciation keys

Expert Guidance

• Simple, powerful tips for retaining medication content
• Reviewed and updated by Kaplan's team of expert nursing faculty and pharmacology specialists.
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for almost 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.
   

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506276359
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	10/06/2021
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep
Edition description:	Ninth Edition
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	441,615
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Since 1982, Kaplan Nursing has been providing the nation’s leading NCLEX-RN Exam Review. With realistic practice, clinical judgment methodology and personalized content review—all led by experienced nurse educators—Kaplan Nursing prepares thousands of students to pass the NCLEX-RN each year. Our focus is on industry-leading service, great value, and ease of use. We build nursing students’ confidence so they walk into the NCLEX like a nurse. For more information, visit us at kaplannursing.com.

Table of Contents

Ten Steps for Mastering the Medications on the NCLEX iv

Allergy and Asthma Medications 1

Analgesics 9

Anesthetics 25

Anticoagulants 25

Anticonvulsants 33

Anti-Infectives 43

Anti-Inflammatory Medications 71

Antineoplastics 75

Antiplatelet Medications 79

Cardiovascular Medications 83

Dermatologicals 129

Diabetic Medications 133

Gastrointestinal Medications 145

Genitourinary Medications 169

Herbal Supplements 177

Hormones/Synthetic Substitutes/Modifiers 187

Mental Health Medications 191

Musculoskeletal Medications 223

Neurological Medications 235

Ophthalmics 241

Otic Medications 249

Respiratory Medications 251

Treatment/Replacement 261

Vaccinations 277

Vasoactive Medications 289

Women's Health 297

Appendixes

Appendix A Controlled Substance Schedules 305

Appendix B Special Considerations 306

Appendix C Common Medical Abbreviations 307

Index

Index of Generic Medication Names 316