Cardiovascular Medications & NCLEX Safety — Anticoagulants, Antianginals, Antihypertensives, and Pharmacology Review | Chapter 50: Saunders NCLEX-PN Review
Cardiovascular Medications & NCLEX Safety — Anticoagulants, Antianginals, Antihypertensives, and Pharmacology Review | Chapter 50: Saunders NCLEX-PN Review Chapter 50 of Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination (7th Edition) by Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri delivers a comprehensive pharmacology review of cardiovascular medications. It outlines drug classifications, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, lab monitoring requirements, and NCLEX-priority nursing interventions to ensure medication safety in clinical practice. Watch the lecture above for the complete medication breakdown, then review the detailed NCLEX study notes below. Anticoagulants & Antiplatelets Warfarin: Monitor PT/INR; antidote is phytonadione (vitamin K) Heparin & Enoxaparin: Monitor aPTT; antidote is protamine sulfate Antiplatelets: Aspirin, clopidogrel—monitor for GI bleeding, bruising Thrombolytics Alteplase—administer within time window...