by kirish34

I'm starting to prepare for my NCLEX that I'll be taking this upcomig summer. So far I've purchased the Kaplan, Mosby, Lippincott books & the Mosby review cards. I'm looking for a good pharamacology review book or review cards. Any opinions?

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

To be honest, I reviewed only most common meds, their side effects, class, and Pt’s teaching. I used my PDA for that. I spent my last day b4 test on medications and was very, very happy that I did not studied >1 day b/c the meds I got were the once I heard of b4, and 1 med was totally random and I never heard of it b4. I passed with 75 Qs and all of my friends did exactly the same. I spent of my time on the content review and practicing Qs.

Good luck with studying and keep us posted !

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

I just passed on Wednesday with 75 questions and studied pharmacology like CRAZY! Did it help? Nope. I had a TON of drug questions and only knew one drug (reglan). How I passed was beyond me. I swear they made the drugs up. LOL! I even had chemo questions.

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

Congratulations on passing!!! Was the NCLEX as bad as you thought it wouldbe? I'm dreading taking it!

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

If you took the Kaplan course, in the back of the book, there is a chapter on pharmacology. It has classifications, common drugs, side effects, and nursing considerations. It made studying drugs much easier for me. I had tons of drug questions. I know that book helped me identify three drugs I wouldn't otherwise have known. Now, I don't know if I got the correct answer but I did recognize the drug.

I don't know if I would spend a whole bunch of time trying to study individual drugs. Stick to the classifications, common side effects, and nursing considerations. I didn't try to memorize anything. I just read a few pages in that chapter before going to bed.

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

know your drugs guys i had 15 drugs and my other friend got 18....some of them you will not know, but some of the other drugs are basic that you should know, i was going to list some drugs here but i could be in trouble....so if you have time just do drugs Q&A like sauders has 500 drugs question, then find another book with drugs. 2007 nclex has a lot of drugs now, scary. i pass by the way and my friend.

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

http://www.f-n-r.net/

They have wonderful CD ROMS for NCLEX-PN/RN as well as a pharmacology review. I admit that most of the drugs were not on my test but, it helped me out a great deal during my first year of nursing. Good luck!

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

Originally Posted by kirish34

Congratulations on passing!!! Was the NCLEX as bad as you thought it wouldbe? I'm dreading taking it!

It was VERY hard. I swear they made up drug names. BUT, just keep a good head on your shoulders and take deep breaths. The test is just a game and you can beat it. Read the questions carefully and look for key words. You WILL pass, you must visualize yourself doing that.

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

Wow,

I'm not alone, I also passed with 75 questions and I tell ya I had 10 medications and the only one I was familiar with was Clomid, hehehe. I agree with knowing your basic medications and classes. I think that you may get some of the unfamiliar ones if you do well at answering the basic ones.

Re: What's a good pharmacology review for the NCLEX?

Had 11 drugs. Knew ONE of them, kayexalte. The rest I had never heard of before. None of them were "basic", no clues to even what they were.

Questions set up like " the pt is taking supercalifragilisticexpalidocious. the nurse would know that this is an adverse side effect of this medication."

and yes, I passed. with 75 questions. Studying for pharmacology on this test is a waste of time