remembering meds? anyone?

[AmyD_RN]

ok lets just say you are on page 659 of saunders and you are reading about the endocrine meds......lets just say.

and at the bottom of the page there are 4 medicines and what they are used for and what the side effects are for each one.

How in the heck are you supposed to remember these??? (and all the others?)

I mean is there a trick to the names?

one ends in -ide

one ends in -ine

one is somatrem and the other somatropin

I am just asking about these 4 cause it is what I am on at the moment. but lets just say I am asking about the other million meds tooo!!! can you feel my fustration?

please help me see the light at the end of the tunnel...LOL:o

AmyD

[BORI-BSNRN, BSN, RN]

Hi all, for the reason that its too long my meds list and as everyone can notice that by mistake i posted it twice, :uhoh21: if anyone is interested please email me in private i'll gladly send it by attachment, thanks!!

Hopeful007 i already reply to you in private...!! :)

Bori

[hopeful007]

thanks....bori...

[SunLunaStars]

Hi, I would love an attachment if you could please send.....

I am not sure how to email you privately though...

Thanks so much

:loveya:

Jennifer

[symptomatic]

Hi all, for the reason that its too long my meds list and as everyone can notice that by mistake i posted it twice, :uhoh21: if anyone is interested please email me in private i'll gladly send it by attachment, thanks!!

Hopeful007 i already reply to you in private...!! :)

Bori

hi bori, awesome list! too bad i'm already done with my nclex-pn. however, i would surely love to have a copy if you can email it to me. i still have to pursue my lpn-bsn online and your medications list will be very helpful. if you could email it at , it would be really great! thanks in advance!

[heather092800, ADN]

Hi!!! Would very much appreciate you emailing me a copy as well....excellent job on this list!!!!

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[determinedgal1]

When preparing for NCLEX I studied the medications by the drug classes, new the action, side effects etc. and just simply reviewed them by categories and by the suffixes. I would always be glancing at meds at night but while watching my favorite TV show and trying to relax the Commercials are full of drug commercials what a great way to reinforce your medication study, (and any NEW ONES) they tell you what you need to know in the commercials. Try it! You have to keep in perspective that there are many ways medications can be asked. Good Luck to Everyone!

Debbie:redpinkhe

[SunshineBSN]

i felt fatigued when i tried to remember all the meds that the saunders book was asking me. it may be a waste of time to remember all the drugs, after all we arent studying to be a pharmacist. instead of looking through each section, i would categorize them, learn them in groups. over time, the drugs will be familiar. i would do alot of quizzes in the saunders cd because it narrows down the type of side effects you should be looking for in these medications so when an nclex question pops up, you will have a side effect in mind. with the cd, sometimes it repeats the drug question in a different way, that way you are familiar with the drug and it motivates you to remember it. there are a list of commonly test drugs on the nclex, and i highly guarantee it.

i cant find the link, but here it is below: (btw, most of these drugs are tested on the saunders cd as well.

commonly tested meds on the nclex-rn:

med-surg:

adrenaline(epinephrine), adriamycin (doxyrubicin), alupent, aminophylline, amoxil, amphogel, apresoline (hydralazine), artane, aspirin, atrophine, azt, bactrim, benadryl, bentyl, calan(calcium channel blocker), carafate, cardizem (calcium channel blocker), ceclor, chronulac, codeine, cogentin, compazine(antiemetic) se blurred vision, coumadin, cytoxin, decadron, demerol, diamox, dilantin, diuril, dramamine, ducolax, dyazide, elavil (tca), flagyl, garamycin(abx), heparin, inderal (bb), indocin(nsaid), inh, insulin (all types), intropin, isuprel, kcl, keflex, lanoxin, lasix, librium, lomotil, lopressor, maalox (antacid), mannitol, mefoxin, metamucil, micronase, morphine, motrin, mucomyst, mycostatin (statin - lower cholesterols - checks liver fx) , mysoline (anticonvulsant), nitroglycerin, protamine sulfate, prozac, prevacid, reglan, restoril, robitussin(expectorant med), silvadine, sinemet, solu-medrol, streptomycin, synthroid, tagamet, tegretol, tigan (antiemetic), timoptic, tylenol, valium, velosef, vibramycin, vistaril (hydroxyzine), xanaxs (antianxiety), xylocaine, zantax, zyloprim (allopurinol)

mental health:

clozaril, cogentin, dalamane, dexedrine, elavil, eskalith, haldol, luminal, navane, phenergan, ritalin, serax (bdz), sinequan, surfak, thorazine

ob:

aldomet, ampicillin, cortef, ergometrine, magnesium sulfate, pitocin, premarin (hormonal replacement therapy - menopause), primaxin, yutopar

peds:

kewll, nix, oncovin (plus the med-surg drugs)

good luck!!!!

[prairiecat]

I may have flunked this test yesterday cuz of the dumb med questions. If I did I will spend the next 30 days 8hrs./day memorizing my drug book. I was asked about meds and some real obscure side effects. Was doing great and all of a sudden the last 10 questions were pharm and I think I missed them all and then the blue screen of death. It's only time and money right? I will be the first of my class to fail if I indeed did fail. So far 60% have passed. I studied sooo hard, took Kaplan and put my whole llife on hold to study while my buddies never even did a practice question and they passed. I pray I passed.

So. my advice, memorize the drug book if you have the time.

[prairiecat]

Add plavix and Biaxin to that list.

[prairiecat]

Gentimicin is another that is on there and know every side effect and nursing action.