Pharmacology

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I'm taking Pharm this semester and I thought I would start this thread for anyone else taking it so we can help each other or for anyone who has taken it and has advice.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

I have a great many links to websites that have short tutorials on medication math and IV calculations. If you tell me what you are looking for I will post them for you as you need them.

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amen im taking it too...17 hours all together!! what have i done!?!?:rotfl:

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My advice: just memorize EVERYTHING!!:typing

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I'm taking Pharm this semester and was pleased to learn last week that our instructor will allow us to have a one page "cheat sheet" for our exams. We can write whatever on them to help us answer questions.....keeping in mind that the questions are long application type question.....but still a nice safety net

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Oh, how lucky...I have been so used to study guides but my pharm instructor doesn't do study guides...trying to memorize EVERYTHING!

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Ahhhh!!! *scared already!* Yes please post that link. ANY help would be awesome!

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I uploaded my Pharm study guides to the web...and they are on the Student Assistance forum...if you can't find the link just PM me and I will give it to ya.

Good luck, I took it last term...lots of info but not as bad as I thought it would be!

~J

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

future_nurse_natalie. . .these are the links i have for pharmacology. i also have a good many links for drug calculations and math. so, if you also want the medication calculation links let me know.

http://www.geocities.com/nyerrn/rx/acls.htm - a massive list of links to information about medications from emergency room rn. includes ob/gyn, pediatrics, cpr and acls drugs to name a few plus many other specific conditions as well.

http://www.kumc.edu/research/medicine/pharmacology/cai/menu1.htm - online tutorial on pharmacology from the university of kansas medical center. this is the page to link you into the various subjects. i believe this was developed for pharmacists and physicians, but nurses can get good information here also.

http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/ - you will find anything you want to know about any drugs interactions with food or other drugs at this site. this checker will work even if you only put one drug into its search engine.

http://www.ismp.org/ - the institute for safe medication practices. this group is developing a very big impact on the administration of medications these days, so you should be aware of it's existence as they are actively involved in tracking medication errors and warning professionals about common problems causing medication errors.

http://www.drugs.com/

http://www.rxlist.com/

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Specializes in Med/Surg < 1yr.

Hello All,

I had Pharmacology last semester and passed with an A. It was challenging let me tell you but my instructor was very good. She presented all notes on powerpoint slides and every week, she gave us a new packet with all of her slides and then as she lectured we wrote our notes on the slides where she provided a space for notes. But her test!!! Oh my goodness! She was the type that didn't believe in just multiple choice. She gave all forms of test on one...fill in the blank, multiple choice, true false, essay, you name it. One of our pop quizzes was in the form of a crossword puzzle. I made sure to study with index cards. What I did was to put the term on one card and the answer on another card. I marked the term and answer with the same number. When I had all terms and answers on my index cards, I mixed them up and played a memory game. To make sure I had the correct term and answer, I referred to the number. I would use half the terms at a time because you learn sooo many in one class that I wouldn't have room to spread out all of the cards. It made learning fun.

Also, I bought a binder with tabs. I organized my powerpoint packets and notes by the body systems we were learning so for example all notes and packets for the digestive system would be in its own section of my binder so I could easily refer to them. I also had a section in the binder binder for tests and quizzes so that I could pull them out and refer to them for the final. If you will writing notes, type them up and then put them in a binder for easy access.

I never bought the book because all test and quizzes were strictly from her notes.

If you set aside time to study you will do very well in Pharmacology. It's all memorization.

Good Luck and I hope all. You can definitely do it, it's not at all as difficult as it seems!

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Daytonite: The links are great! Thanks! I will need anything you got on Peds math!!!! I'm struggling with that concept.

Dorselm: Thanks for the confidence and tips. The memory game is a great idea!

I have my first quiz tomorrow on CNS. Wish me luck! :crying2:

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html -- the start page of this pharmacology math tutorial presented by the nursing department at the san antonio college. by clicking on the "go figure" button you can access quizzes on basic med calculations, iv, pediatric and ob med calculations. the quizzes all have answers. follow the directions.

http://pharmcal.tripod.com/ch4.htm#areadose - this is an online pediatric drug calculator. just pick the dosage formula you wish to use, input the information asked, click the "calculate" button and you will be given the correct answer.

http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/medication_calculations.html - from daytona beach community college nursing department. all kinds of nursing math worksheets of calculation problems with answers for tablets, ivs, peds and ob meds

http://www.delmar.edu/nsci/jartman/1406-peds.htm - help with pediatric dosages using fried's and clark's rule. there are 8 practice problems listed here with answers from the chemistry department of del mar college in corpus christi, tx.

http://www.tpub.com/content/medical/10669-c/css/10669-c_250.htm - help with pediatric dosages using young's and clark's rules.

http://www.lww.com/promos1/karch/images/05-karch.pdf - calculating pediatric dosages start on page 6. includes fried's, clark's, young's, and surface area rules.

http://www.pharmacyexam.com/news/calculation.pdf - this site has conversion tables, listings of dosage calculation formulas for pediatrics, determining meq's, tpn calculations, and 30 practice dosage calculations with answers fully explained

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