Pharmacology

1. What's the best way to study its so much info?

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   About brownsugar35

   Joined: Jan '13; Posts: 1

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   Jan 16, '13

   I'm going to take pharmacology for the Spring 2013 semester. My textbook is Pharmacology for Nursing care by Lehne.
   
   I also am utilizing several supplemental materials in order to really get the information to stick. I think pharmacology is going
   to be very boring or very dry so these supplements will help me greatly.
   
   Mosby's Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses, 2e: JoAnn Zerwekh MSN EdD RN, Jo Carol Claborn MS RN, Tom Gaglione MSN RN: 9780323054065: Amazon.com: Books
   
   Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series): Springhouse: 9780781792899: Amazon.com: Books
   
   Amazon.com: Pharmacology Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking (Davis's Success) (9780803618213): Ray Hargrove-Huttel, Kathryn Colgrove, Hargrove-Huttel: Books
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   Jan 16, '13

   something that helped me was learning the classes of drugs first, them worry about major particular ones. as you learn separate systems, you will learn specifics on how those types of drugs work, what is contraindicated, s/s of adverse reactions, etc. and even then, it will not all stick. as you do clinicals you learn the meds you deal with most. if you learn the generic names, they mostly all have similarities. ex, beta blockers all end in "lol", ACEIs all end in "pril", and so forth. dont stress too bad, it will all come together towards the end.
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   Jan 16, '13

   People always say start a study group. I got mediquick flash cards they are helpful!! I want to start a pharm class group on facebook!!
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   Jan 17, '13

   I would highly suggest forming a study group with some classmates or use flashcards. Reading from your book or notes can be very boring, and for me it makes information harder to retain.
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   Jan 17, '13

   @Tim92 have you finished pharm?? And did you start out learning classifications?

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