Need help with med questions

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I'm really bad with med questions. I guess out of 10 I might answer only one /two. I know this very bad, but I can't help it out with meds. I'm very very verrryyy weak at byhearting/remembering them. Please help me with tips that I can use towards remembering these horrible med questions.

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Specializes in LTC.

waterfalls, what type of med questions?

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Specializes in ltc and med surg.

The only suggestions I have are to focus on learning the drug classes, practice often because repetition may help, and when you are stumped break the name up to see if basic medical terminology gives you a clue.

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Specializes in Psych, LTC, Acute Care.
The only suggestions I have are to focus on learning the drug classes, practice often because repetition may help, and when you are stumped break the name up to see if basic medical terminology gives you a clue.

I agree with the above. The only problem with the NCLEX. Sometimes they give you drugs that no one has ever heard of. That was my case. The only drug that I recognized on my test was Viagra and it was Check all that applies and I think I got it wrong. Try to focus on the Nurse priority questions and learn the main drug classes.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Beta blockers end with 'olol', ACE inhibitors end in 'pril', some cholesterol loweriing medications end with "statin", Angiotensin II blockers end in 'sartan', the impotence drugs end in 'nafil'; try to look at the common suffixes in the medications in addition to learning major classifications. Then, think of common side effects. For example, ace inhibitors increase potassium, statin drugs cause diarrhea or constipation and abdominal pain, and if you have muscular aches with these drugs, that is a sign to contact the physician immediately. I would consider purchasing Delmar's Comprehensive NCLEX book. Their chapter in pharmacology will bring out some of these main points in a reader friendly format. Also, Helen Feuer sells CDs for pharmacology that are excellent. I still remember things from that. Just type the name in your computer browser and they will come up. It is true that NCLEX may be a monster to contend with, because most of us had meds we did not know. But, at least, you can get a decent start. Good luck.

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There are sooooo......many drugs in the med book. Remembering the side effects, adverse effects and action of all the meds is really difficult. How should I answer the med questions that are given on the NCLEX-PN. I'm really good with the math but only when any medication question pops up, that's when my heart stops beating for a minute and my brain goes not again...... How should I solve this problem??

Should I prepare flash cards and write each med, the effects and action of it and learn or how?? These medications make me so sick. And that too 3/4th of the medications shown on the test are never heard of.

God.....I really want to get over with this test and lead a happy life because, my life has been the same since a year and this is killing me.....I want to finish this and have a fresh start.

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ThankQ....for the info. The suffix tips that you told is of great help. I'll try and see how it'll work.

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Specializes in LTC.

Let me just ask you all, did you really have that many medications questions on your NCLEX? To tell you the truth I can't remember having even one. Many calculations but not actual drugs? OF course we all know we were like lambs being led to slaughter when we took the test and came out not believing what we just did, but I honestly can't remember questions about medications. Is this just my state(VA.)?

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Lil' girl,

The NCLEX doesn't vary in content from state to state, but each candidate does get a different mix of questions.

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Yup...on my first test I remember getting atleast 15-18 questions. And on the 2nd one I got 13. Med questions was where I had difficulty in, so I remember having that many number very well.

I guess it differs from test to test....

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Specializes in IM/Critical Care/Cardiology.
Beta blockers end with 'olol', ACE inhibitors end in 'pril', some cholesterol loweriing medications end with "statin", Angiotensin II blockers end in 'sartan', the impotence drugs end in 'nafil'; try to look at the common suffixes in the medications in addition to learning major classifications. Then, think of common side effects. For example, ace inhibitors increase potassium, statin drugs cause diarrhea or constipation and abdominal pain, and if you have muscular aches with these drugs, that is a sign to contact the physician immediately. I would consider purchasing Delmar's Comprehensive NCLEX book. Their chapter in pharmacology will bring out some of these main points in a reader friendly format. Also, Helen Feuer sells CDs for pharmacology that are excellent. I still remember things from that. Just type the name in your computer browser and they will come up. It is true that NCLEX may be a monster to contend with, because most of us had meds we did not know. But, at least, you can get a decent start. Good luck.

You explain things so well P. I think you'd make a great nursin instructor! Thanks for the info.:balloons:

Sharona

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I had 10 meds, one calculations question, and I think that two of the medications I did not know, but made a wild guess on one of them and got it correct (I checked it when I got home and was shocked). Many have had more than that, were scared to death, but still passed.

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