Oh Vey, the drug cards...

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Just some general whining. I had NO idea that doing the med/drug cards would take SOOOO long. I even have a format to use but still.

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Everybody says that, but I find they only take like half an hour, which compared to the rest of my clinical paperwork, isn't that bad.

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Specializes in ICU.

Just depends on how many you have. Try to get them done the day you go over them in class so they don't pile up. Then it should really only take a half hour or so.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Meh. I must be doing something really wrong, because its taking me MUCH longer than that. My school does have a lot of very specific info that they want on each drug tho -

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

A member of AN shared these.....

https://allnurses.com/pharmacology-flashcards-drug-cards-t394218/

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Specializes in Oncology/hematology.

I get each one done in about 15 to 20 minutes or so. We need to do 5 per week. We need legend and generic name, dosage for patient, dosage range, onset peak and duration, classification, mechanism of action, side effects and nursing implications. It doesn't take that long if you have a good drug book.

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