Topics About 'Pharmacology'.

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

Chapter 4 Immune kicks it up a notch with over 40 drugs to memorize. But like the other chapters, by categorizing them into related groups, we find them easier to remember. I'll continue to stress the importance of knowing the established prefix and ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this third video, I cover respiratory medications for allergies, cough, asthma, and anaphylactic shock. Antihistamines We'll start with two antihistamine generations, 1st and 2nd. First generation causes drowsiness and is shorter acting, ...

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:)

To start off this video, Jaclyn covers the 6 different indications of vancomycin backed neatly into the acronym 'HOMES.' In our last video, we noted that vancomycin is a glycopeptide that interferes with cell wall synthesis to destroy certain types o...

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?

As a pharmacist, I have fourth professional year pharmacy students working with me at my college (APPE stands for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience) and those that are with me are specifically in an elective Academic rotation. In this rotation, t...

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...

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...

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

I've taught pharmacology for almost 10 years and recently revisited the NCLEX struggle that many students have and believe I have some helpful advice. While the pharmacology section looks like another section in the bestselling guides, it's really qu...

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...

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...

Welcome to one of the hardest, if not the hardest sections in pharmacology: neuro and mental health considerations in pharmacology. Not only do we have a lot of drugs to learn, but we don't have a lot of useful stems to fall back on because many drug...

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...

I am currently an RN working in the ICU, and I memorized a lot of pharmacology in nursing school by using memory tricks and mnemonics. I not only remembered the information on the exam, I still remember and use the information I memorized daily in 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...