Help With Pharmacology

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I was wondering if I could get opinions on this. My nursing school doesn't offer a pharmacology class per say, they mush it into the other classes. I am trying to decide if I will be taught enough to grasp in the nursing classes, or if I should take a Pharmacology class outside of the nursing curriculum.

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Although I believe that additional classes are beneficial and enrich our knowledge bases, I also think taking a pharmacology course outside the nursing curriculum would be unnecessary for you at this time.

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I wanted to take a Pathophysiology class. Do you think that would be ok at some point before my 2 years is up?

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You can endlessly study for pharmacology, there's a whole career on it. As a nurse, you should be okay with what they are teaching you in class but it's always good to have good resources to help you along the way if you did not take a nurse specific pharm course. I made an app, it contains drug classes, drugs associated with the classes (generic and brand name because NCLEX only uses generic names), and all of the information school, clinicals, and the NCLEX required me to know such as MOA's, vitals, labs, common/severe side effects and nursing considerations to watch for. Check it out, its free, it's on the app stores or through our website nclexessentials.barcalabs.com. Good luck. I just passed my nclex this august and this guide is all I studied to prep for pharm.

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Pathophysiology? If you have acquired a good working knowledge of physiology and then take patho, you will be ahead of the game in many ways. Go for it.

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