I Am Going Nuts!!!

Ari RN, BSN, RN · Oct 9, 2004

I think your friend is wrong by saying that what you learned in school goes out the window when you take NCLEX. Of course there will be a few questions you'll ask yourself what the heck is this... :confused: .... Try to pinpoint what the question is asking. Please don't FREAK OUT! If you made it through nursing school you'll be able to pass this wicked test. Don't underestimate your potential. Think positive (+). If you go into the exam thinking that your going to fail you will fail. Keep your head up as well as your confidence. You will do GREAT! Good Luck and keep us posted on how things went.

Jo Dirt · Oct 9, 2004

Now you're freaking me out!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Todd SPN · Oct 9, 2004

It's obvious you friend was not in the right state of mind to take the test. What you learned in school is totally relevant and without it what could you possibly base your answers on? If she ran out of time, she was probably reading too much into the questions which ended up confusing her. When it comes to medication questions, I think I had two. Sometimes it is more important to be able to identify how to pick the right answer vs knowing the answer.

leslie :-D · Oct 9, 2004

have you taken the nclex review?

when i did, yrs ago, the only thing i found of value is the teacher told us what to concentrate on and what not to.

the tips he gave us was worth its' wt in gold.

why don't you share some of the drugs that you've never heard of, here on the bb? because on the test, they typically will test you on qd applications in your nsg career. so to throw a drug out that's hardly ever used, is futile.

leslie

pie123 · Oct 9, 2004

have you taken the nclex review?
when i did, yrs ago, the only thing i found of value is the teacher told us what to concentrate on and what not to.
the tips he gave us was worth its' wt in gold.
why don't you share some of the drugs that you've never heard of, here on the bb? because on the test, they typically will test you on qd applications in your nsg career. so to throw a drug out that's hardly ever used, is futile.
leslie

I did not sign up for a review. I wish I had. Another friend signed up with Kaplan. They review Bloom's taxonomy, which is supposed to help with answering the questions. I will be reviewing that this evening. I was using Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It helps sometimes.

Here are just a few of the medications that I just encountered just before posting: Intal, Adriamycin, Pyrazinamide. Here's an exact question regarding the last medication: A client has been taking Pyrazinamide (PMS Pyrazinamide) for one month. The client asks the nurse if the therapy is due to be terminated soon. The nurse evaluates that the medication will probably be continued on the basis of a positive finding in which of the following reports?

(a) blood culture

(b) sputum culture

(d) wound culture

The correct answer is B. Rationale: this medication is an antitubercular medication that is given in conjunction with other antitubercular medications. Its use might not be discontinued if sputum cultures continue to be positive.

leslie :-D · Oct 9, 2004

well being a nurse for a few yrs, i did know that was one of the drugs on the tb regimen, which takes months.....btw.

you might want to focus on each system and what they'd be suseptible to.

or familiarize w/ common drugs for cardiac, resp, ca, htn, dm, gu, gi.....

also adriamycin is a powerful chemo agt.

i just don't understand why the focus would be on antineoplastics, or anything that specialized.....

boy times have changed.

much luck to you.

leslie

jayjay · Oct 9, 2004

earle58 is right each drug is catergorized and almost or always have the same ending for example -zepam, olol, if you have a nursing drug guide, each catergory is listed in the front of the book and it tells you the side effects, intervention, and what they are for, and getting familiar with the most common drugs is also a good way go. good luck

well being a nurse for a few yrs, i did know that was one of the drugs on the tb regimen, which takes months.....btw.
you might want to focus on each system and what they'd be suseptible to.
or familiarize w/ common drugs for cardiac, resp, ca, htn, dm, gu, gi.....
also adriamycin is a powerful chemo agt.
i just don't understand why the focus would be on antineoplastics, or anything that specialized.....
boy times have changed.
much luck to you.
leslie

pie123 · Oct 10, 2004

well being a nurse for a few yrs, i did know that was one of the drugs on the tb regimen, which takes months.....btw.
you might want to focus on each system and what they'd be suseptible to.
or familiarize w/ common drugs for cardiac, resp, ca, htn, dm, gu, gi.....
also adriamycin is a powerful chemo agt.
i just don't understand why the focus would be on antineoplastics, or anything that specialized.....
boy times have changed.
much luck to you.
leslie

Thanks.

NurseFirst · Oct 10, 2004

Here are just a few of the medications that I just encountered just before posting: Intal, Adriamycin, Pyrazinamide. Here's an exact question regarding the last medication: A client has been taking Pyrazinamide (PMS Pyrazinamide) for one month. The client asks the nurse if the therapy is due to be terminated soon. The nurse evaluates that the medication will probably be continued on the basis of a positive finding in which of the following reports?
(a) blood culture
(b) sputum culture
© urine culture
(d) wound culture

I read a great deal into this question, and came up with the right answer.

I thought about what kinds of medications might be given for as long as a month. If the patient is asking about it, it's probably because the patient has no symptoms which remind him of why he is taking the drug. It's not unlike someone who wondered what kind of a culture would be considered "positive."

The thing that surprises me is that they are asking questions based upon the brand-names of medications. I thought they only asked generic?!?

nursefirst