NCLEX Drug Cards
Nursing-focused drug cards for the NCLEX. Mechanism, adverse effects, nursing implications, when to hold, and a memory anchor — for every drug.
52 cards published — cardiovascular and high-alert prioritized.
Educational use only. Drug cards are AI-assisted study material for NCLEX preparation.
ACE inhibitor (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor)
Aminoglycoside antibiotic (high-alert; narrow therapeutic index)
Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)
Antiarrhythmic — endogenous purine nucleoside
Anticonvulsant (high-alert; narrow therapeutic index)
Antidiabetic — endogenous and analog insulins
Antimetabolite — folic acid antagonist (high-alert)
Antineoplastic agents (high-alert; class card)
Beta-1 selective adrenergic blocker (cardioselective)
Beta-lactam antibiotic — cephalosporin class
Beta-lactam antibiotic — penicillin class
Biguanide antihyperglycemic
Cardiac glycoside
Class III antiarrhythmic (with class I, II, and IV activity)
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) — factor Xa inhibitor
Electrolyte / anticonvulsant / tocolytic (high-alert in OB)
Electrolyte replacement (high-alert as IV preparation)
First-generation (typical) antipsychotic — high-potency butyrophenone
Fluoroquinolone antibiotic
Glycopeptide antibiotic (high-alert)
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)
Hyperglycemic hormone — pancreatic alpha-cell hormone
Indirect thrombin inhibitor anticoagulant
Inotrope — synthetic catecholamine, β1-selective
Inotropic / vasopressor — endogenous catecholamine
Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) anticoagulant
Methylxanthine bronchodilator (high-alert; narrow therapeutic index)
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor — antidepressant
Mood stabilizer (high-alert; narrow therapeutic index)
Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) / antiplatelet
Opioid analgesic (high-alert; full mu-receptor agonist)
Opioid receptor antagonist (antidote)
Organic nitrate vasodilator
P2Y12 ADP-receptor antagonist / antiplatelet
Potassium-sparing diuretic / aldosterone antagonist
Proton pump inhibitor — gastric acid suppressant
Second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor — antidepressant / anxiolytic
Short-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist (SABA) — bronchodilator
Sulfonamide antibiotic — folate synthesis inhibitor
Tetracycline antibiotic
Thiazide diuretic
Thyroid hormone replacement (synthetic T4)
Tricyclic antidepressant
Vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant
What's in a card
Built for the way nurses actually study
Every card answers the same nine questions — the ones the NCLEX tests, in the order a clinical reasoner asks them.
Mechanism
What the drug does in the body, in plain language.
Adverse effects
Life-threatening and NCLEX-tested first.
Side effects
Common, what to teach patients.
Interactions
Foods, drugs, timing — what to avoid, what to take with.
Nursing implications
Assessment, monitoring, patient teaching.
When to hold
Specific values and signs that mean stop and call.
Memory anchor
Mnemonic or clinical pattern that makes it stick.
Drug class
Where it fits in the wider pharmacology map.
Disclaimer
Always — educational use only.
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