Topics About 'Pharmacology'.

So basically I've already gotten into school and have a lot of time in my hands. I currently work full time as a security guard at a hospital and well don't do much but surely on my phone and occasionally wrestle with people. Was just curious if some...

Keys to Success: Knowing what is happening in the calculation rather than blindly following a formula. Setting up your calculations mathematically correct. 5 g (1000 mg/g) = 5000 mg is correct. 5 g x 1000 = 5000 mg is incorrect. ...

It may seem unfair that you would need to watch a series of videos understand your large pharmacology textbook or teacher. I understand. But, if pharmacology is a second language, that is absolutely the best approach. In this 7 video series, I take t...

These are formatted as 3x5 cards and were printed on individual 3x5 cards. Have at 'em if you think they'll help... they certainly worked for me. Again, they are entirely my own creation based on the information out of the ATI book. I make ...

I failed pharm and am repeating the course. I’m struggling again. Guys, I have no idea how to prepare differently. I feel comfortable with the material until I get the exam results. Even in clinical I am consistently choosing the correct medications....

The cardiovascular system presents an opportunity to readily tie physiologic principles with pharmacology. By working backwards to those principles, these drugs tend to stay in long-term memory. I'll go into just enough detail on physiology in order ...

Hi I am currently taking Pharmacology in nursing school and would like to know any good books or links I can use in my current course work. thanks for any help in advance. Benjamin:)

Hey Everyone, I am looking to take a few classes to boost my GPA and show my growth as a student (my GPA in undergrad was not the best) and looking to reapply to CRNA school. Can anyone recommend a regionally accredited school where they have either ...

During next semester, we start passing meds. I want to get a jump start on making drug cards. I've decided to use PowerPoint. My question is what exactly should I put on these cards such as action, adverse effects?

Hello everyone I am taking a pharmacology class for college and I was wondering if anyone could help me with these questions? I'm having trouble solving them it is due soon. 1. Order: Administer 500 mg of vancomycin IV piggy back in 60 minutes...

Hi, I took the NCLEX 2 times and I will be taking it for the 3rd time in May and was wondering if anyone knew a great resource for PHARM and understanding an easy way to remember MEDS... and I am also using ATI, LA Charity, Hurst Online, Kaplan and L...

Hey does anyone have advice on the NYP Pharm exam? I know theres a document floating around out there somewhere. If anyone has it and can message me I would be very grateful

Hello all, I am applying to Mary Baldwin University's CRNA program. They require an advanced pharmacology prerequisite course. I am having so much trouble finding one. I have tried several schools that don't allow non-degree seeking students t...

We gradually increase the difficulty by moving from 13 gastrointestinal to 25 musculoskeletal medicines. To handle this many, we'll divide the drugs into various sub-classes. It's useful to create an outline, not by alphabetical order, but by drug cl...

I have recently sat an exam and failed on one question but I do not understand how. Here is the question: A child has been prescribed 0.5 g vancomycin in 100 mL sodium chloride 0.9%. This must be infused at a rate not exceeding 10 mg/min. ...

You've heard pharmacology is a tough class and maybe even know someone who had to repeat it. What isn't common knowledge is what you can do about preparing for pharmacology class to not just pass, but thrive in a class that can really help you in cli...

Hello everyone! I just completed orientation for an LPN program, and I would like to be ahead of the game by studying pharmacology. Any suggestions of how I should study? I have a ton of index cards that I will fill up with drug information. I was th...

Pharmacology is one of the most memory-crunching and challenging courses for nurses. Although students should focus on understanding the cause-effect relationships in pharmacology, most of the time they cannot avoid memorization. Over my years o...

To those who already took the nclex and passed, how did you all study for the meds? Any ideas or notes you could share to us future nclex takers? Thank you for your help.

As you head towards the finish line, you want to speed up your study, but with pharmacology, it often feels like you are getting nowhere. I always felt that at the end of the pharmacology semester, I had done a good job helping students understand ph...

Hello, Does anyone have any study tips for pharmacology? please help! Thanks in advance, Shavon Cook

(question)1. An oral tablet has strength of 0.25 mg. The order is to give 0.125 mg. How many tablets will the nurse give? Do I do it like this? "X" tablet= 0.25 mg * 1tab/0.125 = 2 tabs? Or like this? "X" tablet =0.125 mg * 1tab/0.25mg= 0.5 tabs? (qu...