Druuuuuuuuugs!!! :)

[tiredofstudying]

My med surg instructor used to get on my case about that. It's "medications" not "drugs."

ANYway, for those of you who have taken the test...how many medication questions did you get. I am REALLY bad at memorizing them so I plan to study them but don't have much faith that I'll do well. I'm using Saunder's and I get less than 50% correct on the medication chapters

Any advice from those who have taken this horrible exam, designed to stress poor nursing students to death?

[mistiblue]

i hate meds too but i got 11 of them on my nclex but everybody iss different my friend only got 5 you will get it dont worry

[RazorbackRN, BSN, RN]

My med surg instructor used to get on my case about that. It's "medications" not "drugs."

ANYway, for those of you who have taken the test...how many medication questions did you get. I am REALLY bad at memorizing them so I plan to study them but don't have much faith that I'll do well. I'm using Saunder's and I get less than 50% correct on the medication chapters

Any advice from those who have taken this horrible exam, designed to stress poor nursing students to death?

Out of the 75 questions, only 3-4 of the ones I had were meds.

If I were you, I would focus on the Saunders sections w/ priority, delegation and infection control. Those seem to be the biggies.

[nurse~ashley]

i haven't taken the exam yet, but ask your instructor why the "medication" book is called nurse's DRUG guide??? lol:chuckle

[cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN]

I think I had 2, maybe 3. Can't for the life of me remember what they were. It feels like forever ago!

[mjwhitley1313]

Medications are a down fall of mine too. Before taking the NCLEX I mad sure to know common things...........Ace inhibitors usually are the -pril drugs, beta blockers are your -olol. Know certain food interactions (ex. what not to have with MAOI), how long do I have to be off of a MAOI before starting a TCA? Things like this..........also drug levels, some common ones are dig, dilantin, lithium........and so on, let me know if I can help you anymore.........Good luck!