ATI Pharmacology

[FutureRN2k15]

So at my school which is Concorde Career College We are taking our Pharm 1 class online ok no problem there but the teacher that we have we have a male and a female instructor but neither of them teach us anything We have to be taught from ATI-Testing Pharmacology and Its not bad just wish my teachers would at least show us how to do the dosage calculations instead of being on there phones

[EJhummingbird]

Try looking for a book called "Math for Meds". Know the ins & outs of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems since almost all drugs affect them. Get a good drug book such as Davis's or Mosby's or find an app. There are several mnemonics that can help as well, which can be found all throughout this website. Try making note cards of drugs which include the drug class, purpose, action, side effects and life-threatening conditions, potential interacting drugs & foods & herbs, what labs to watch, and what to teach the patient. This may sound like a lot but it helps and if I can do it I'm sure you can. Start with these common drugs:

TOP 50 DRUGS PRESCRIBED

1. Advair Diskus Salmeterol xinafoate

2. Albuterol Aerosol Albuterol

3. Allegra Fexofenadine

4. Ambien Zolpidem tartrate

5. Amoxidillin Amoxicillin

6. Ativan Lorazapam

7. Augmentin Amoxicillin and clavulanate

8. Celebrex Celecoxib

9. Coumadin Warfarin Sodium

10. Desyrel Trazodone HCI

11. Dyazide Triamterene/HCTZ

12. Effexor XR Venlafaxine hydrochloride

13. Elavil Amitriptyline HCI

14. Flonase Fluticasone propionate

15. Fosamax Alendronate

16. Furosemide Furosemide

17. Glucophage Metformin HCI

18. Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide

19. Hydrocodone w/APAP Hydocodone w/APAP

20. Keflex Cephalexin

21. Klonopin Clonazepam

22. Levoxyl Levothyroxine

23. Lexapro Escitalopram

24. Lipitor Atorvastatin calcium

25. Metoprolol Metoprolol tartrate

26. Micro-K Extencaps Potassium chloride

27. Motrin Ibuprofen

28. Naproxen Naproxen

29. Neurontin Gabapentin

30. Nexium Esomeprazole

31. Norvasc Amlodipine

32. Plavix Clopidogrel bisulfate

33. Prednisone Prednisone

34. Premarin Conjugated estrogens

35. Prevacid Lansoprazole

36. Prilosec Omeprazole

37. Prinivil Lisinopril

38. Propoxyohene N/APAP

39. Protonix Pantoprazole

40. Prozac Fluoxetine HCI

41. Singulair Montelukast sodium

42. Synthroid Levothyroxine

43. Tenormin Atenolol

44. Toprol-XL Metoprolol

45. Tylenol w/Codeine Acetaminiphen w/codeine

46. Xanax Alprazolam

47. Zantac Ranitidine HCI

48. Zithromax Azithromycin

49. Zocor Simvastatin

50. Zoloft Sertraline

[crossfitnurse]

Sorry, but I wouldn't go to Concorde and pay that much money for that then if you really and truly are telling us it's like that.