Pharmacology nclex rn

[mosaicism105, MSN]

How did ya'll study pharmacology for nclex? cox there are tons of drugs.

The thing that im doing is writing down the drugs that i encounter on a chapter or practice question and

include the moa, route, indication and best time to administer and some common nursing interventions..

do i need to get the kaplan med in a box? is that necessary?

[vivian_kiwi]

I suggest u do so. The little book provides a more comprehensive review. All the best on your review.

[caliotter3]

There are pharm hints in the sticky at the top of the forum about NCLEX facts. As a minimum I would study my pharm text and learn one prototype drug for each class.

[luv2b_a_nurs]

you can't memorize them all. And I don't think you'll fail just on drugs. Just read carefully and see what the question is asking and go from there. I didn't pay any attention to meds when I studied and passed with 75. Good luck.

[mosaicism105, MSN]

thank you and just asking a way to study the concept:bowingpur. got a little bit scared because they increased the percentage for pharmacology.

[kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN]

I didn't study pharm period. The drugs I saw on my test were all things I had seen in school or as an extern.

[PCCUer]

you can't possibly memorize all the meds out there. but it would help if you make your own notes on drug classification, list a number of drugs under those types, indicated for what, side effects of it and to what it is contraindicated.

half of the drugs i encountered on nclex are unfamiliar to me. but what helped me get through those questions were my own notes that i read over and over. i believe that familiarity is the key.

from my experience, questions with regard to medications are presented with a patient condition. question will be, "Which medication should you double check with the physician?" 2 of the answer choices given would be obviously wrong. with the 2 left, usually they are unfamiliar medications, but those would fall in a particular classification that is familiar to you.

good luck!:)

[mosaicism105, MSN]

you can't possibly memorize all the meds out there. but it would help if you make your own notes on drug classification, list a number of drugs under those types, indicated for what, side effects of it and to what it is contraindicated.

half of the drugs i encountered on nclex are unfamiliar to me. but what helped me go through those questions were my own notes that i read over and over. i believe that familiarity is the key.

from my experience, questions with regard to medications are presented with a patient condition. question will be, "Which medication should you double check with the physician?" 2 of the answer choices given would be obviously wrong. with the 2 left, usually they are unfamiliar medications, but those would fall in a particular classification that is familiar to you.

good luck!:)

Thank you so much! . I was not good in pharmacology, even in my first exam I got a "below passing" on that concept. Your advice will help me...Big time!

[ngud3x]

Goodluck!