Thoughts on Pre-Made Pharm Flashcards (MediQuik)

[DotFlower]

So my nursing program doesn't have a pharmacology class, we basically learn the drugs as they relate to the Fundamentals chapters. For this upcoming exam, my professor said to use one text-book (Abrams) to make note cards and in the future we have to use Davis Drug Guide to make flash-cards. Our Abram's textbook is basically a watered down version of Davis. I've done both but now I have two sets of flashcards and it's getting overwhelming. Does anyone like using store bough flashcards? Specifically Medi-Quick? Thanks!!

[imhorsemackerel, LPN]

Why do you have two sets? Can't you condense them into one? Focus on whatever points are emphasized in lectures. I've never bought already made flashcards. I retain more by writing a lot. An exercise I was forced to do in LPN school was write down everything I knew for the meds we learned on a couple of pieces of paper. After that, I looked in my notes, textbook, online, etc everything that I didn't know using another color. I would also add notes that will help me remember such as what labs to check or nursing considerations or some weird story that will help me remember what the med is for.

But if the pre-made flashcards are something that will help you, then by all means get them.

[katyq82]

I would just use the Davis ones if you've already made them? And then continue to use that resource to make new ones as you go. I don't know about other brands, we use Davis as the standard resource and I would be afraid that another brand might be missing something. Honestly flashcards never worked well for me as I was so focused on the formatting and fitting everything on the darn card. I learned better by making a concept map for each class of medication and then just noting if certain individual drugs differed from others in the class. Good luck, pharm is tough!

[lehaley1989, ADN, RN]

My program requires that we have drug cards prepared for each medication that our patients are taking in clinical. For that purpose, the MediQuick cards have been a huge timesaver! They have all of the information my clinical instructors require, and then I am able to pop a small post-it note on them to jot down medication information that is specific to my patient.

Would I use them to study? Probably not. There is a TON of information on each card in teeny tiny writing, some of which my pharmacology instructor doesn't even test us on. I personally use Quizlet to make drug flashcards for exams. Download the app and you can study anywhere. :)

[direw0lf, BSN]

I like the NCLEX-RN drug guide by Kaplan ( buy used for under $10) Each page is like a flash card and you can write in stuff important from your Abram's/Davis ones. I had gotten Pharm Phlash and honestly don't use them much with my classes, even though they are pretty good.