Finally......ATT arrived...need encouragement

ksfrn66 · May 29, 2004

Finally, my ATT arrived today. I scheduled to take boards on June 10th. I am nervous and have been studying everything I can get my hands on. The bad part is we did not have alot of Pharm in our curriculum, it was not a required course for us. They say they just incorporated it into the program. NOT...I feel so inept in that subject that it is not even funny. If anyone can give me some pointers on where to find some good study material for boards I would greatly appreciate it. Also if anyone has recently taken boards and can give me some pointers.

Don't fret....if you made it through nursing school that is half the battle! Be confident in yourself! I teach in an ADN program and we drilled the suffixes of meds.

Examples:

Generic names ending in "olol" - those are beta blockers. They can affect blood pressure, lower the heart rate, reduce the myocardial demands, and can also be used to treat angina. The "prils" are ACE inhibitors - they are renal protective in diabetics but can cause hyperkalemia in non-diabetics. They are used to reduce blood pressure for the most part. They stop angiotenin I from converting to angiotensin II which is a powerful vasoconstrictor. The "nitrates" are used to lower BP, lower HR and treat angina. Calcium channel blockers are the "pines" but also include Cardizem which doesn't follow the rule. They also lower BP, dilate the coronary arteries, convert fib to sinus (hopefully :) ) and are particularly used to treat Prinzmetal's angina. I don't know if I've helped you or not but good luck and have faith!!:balloons: