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This 7-page printable cheat sheet covers high-alert medications and medication safety for nursing students. It includes a table of high-alert drug categories based on the ISMP acute care list, and explains system safeguards and the independent double check. Safety actions with rationales cover anticoagulants, insulin, opioids, concentrated electrolytes (potassium chloride, hypertonic saline, magnesium sulfate), vasoactive infusions, neuromuscular blockers and oral methotrexate. It also has an opioid sedation decision flowchart based on POSS, a look-alike/sound-alike drug names table with tall man lettering, and NCLEX-style review questions with rationales. It is an instant PDF download in US Letter size and is not a substitute for facility policy or a current drug reference.
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- Cheat Sheets
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- v1.0 (2026)
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- 7
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