Printable Medication Cheat Sheet For Nurses

Medication cheat sheet for nurses: drug stems, classes & examples

This medication cheat sheet groups common drug stems and puts the class or an explanation beside each one, with example drugs for quick identification.

Keep it within reach. Pin it at the nursing station or carry it on the go.

Spotting the stem lets you match an unfamiliar drug name to a class, then check it against the example drugs listed on the sheet.

What's on the drug stem reference

• Common drug stems
• Class or explanation for each stem
• Example drugs

Who uses this medication cheat sheet

Nurses can use it as a nursing medications cheat sheet to recognise medication classes and their uses before giving a drug or teaching a patient about it. Print a few colors if you want to tell it apart from the other documents on your desk.

Sizes & colors

You'll get PDF files in a zipped folder, in A4 and US Letter sizes. The 8 colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple & grey.

Questions about the sheet

Can I type into it? No, the PDF files aren't editable, so you'll print it and read from paper.

How do I get the files? You'll download the zipped folder straight after checkout, and nothing is posted to you.

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See all printables for nurses & nursing students.

This is a record-keeping sheet, not medical advice. Follow your healthcare provider's guidance.

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