Common Drugs for RN’s - Last Semester

In preparation for my last semester I've been getting a jump start on studying. I know my (school) clinical for my 5 weeks. I'm so excited about it! It's at my fave hospital close to home and I work 12 hour Saturdays! How cool is that? Friday lectures and Saturday clinicals. I don't know my preceptor schedule yet. I'm assigned to Telemetry, which I did at another hospital in my first semester. I totally enjoyed it and look forward to doing it again.

But I need some ideas on medications. Especially from Telemetry nurses. What are the most common drugs that you need to know? I know I also need to brush up on lab values. I also need to know what information helped you guys the most making it through your last semester.

I found this on nurses.com and it gives the 10 most common meds for each specialty. Maybe it'll help some of you prepare for your clinicals! Especially with regards to emergency care and perhaps psychiatric, naloxone should probably be added to the list, don't you think?

Critical Care (also good for Telemetry):
amiodarone hydrochloride
diltiazem hydrochloride
dopamine hydrochloride
epinephrine hydrochloride
furosemide
insulin
lorazepam
morphine sulfate
nitroglycerin
propofol

Emergency Care:
acetaminophen
aspirin
diltiazem hydrochloride
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
famotidine
ibuprofen
ketorolac
levofloxacin
metoclopramide
nitroglycerin

Home Care:
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

Med-Surg 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

PACU:
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