Pharmacology Drug Cards - How did you make yours?

[ICor9:24]

Hi Everyone!

I just started Phram and we need to make our drug cards like I am sure many of you may have already done. I have seen a couple "templates" and samples, and made a few myself, but I just wanted to get feedback from everyone..

What tips or tricks did you find for making yours in a way that was helpful for studying & memorization?

Formatting, highlighting, color coding, anything... ?? Justing copying all that info in pencil just isn't getting it for me. I finish, then I go back and look at it to study and my eyes blur and cross and my brain shuts down like "Oh too much info... :(" LOL :chuckle

I have the 5x7 index cards, biggest I can find. They should do the trick cuz the smaller ones don't cut it.

Thanks for any ideas!

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

there is a free online formater called construct-a-card that you can use. here is the weblink for it: http://www.edruginfo.com/qthome.htm

also check out the weblinks on this sticky thread of allnurses: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/pharmacology-help-140434.html - pharmacolgy help!

[drugstorecowgirl214]

When I would make out med cards I would write out:

#1. trade & generic name; classification

#2. action of drug

#3. side effects (at first I would list ALL the side effects, then eventually narrowed it down to what would harm/kill the patient....for the ones that could potentially kill I highlighted them, and then for the ones that'd harm I would underline those.)

#4. Nursing implications

#5. Teaching

As we went along some of the drugs dosages just became "standard" if you will, but when I got to the emergent cardiac meds I would include the dosages.

That was my way of making them out. I'm sure you'll see others!

Good luck to you!