With Pharm!!!

RN_2008 · Mar 11, 2008

Everyone worries about knowing meds, but you most likely know more than you think :nuke:. I believe there are several threads on Pharm. Try using the search engine on this website. This is what I did and it helped TREMENDOUSLY. Good luck to you!

Ms.RN · Mar 11, 2008

kaplan has all the information about meds that you need to know for the nclex-rn. just study the pharmacy section of the kaplan review book.

apexsw20trd · Mar 11, 2008

I took the nclex and am happy that I didn't spend my time on medications because I had 2 med questions and 3 calculation questions.

Honestly, there is no way a person will be able to remember all s/s, contraindications for all the meds.

I would concentrate more on, delegation, priority, precautions, infection control.

amj12 · Mar 11, 2008

I had a ton of meds on my boards and never once did i open a med book to study for them. i really trusted that what i had seen in prac. exams and it def. did! And if it was a q of side effects..which i think i had maybe one..most were teaching..i chose the gi symptom b/c that is what everyone told me to choose. It's way too hard to learn the meds, even categorizing them wouldn't help me. I would forget what meds fall in that category. I wouldn't stress too much about the meds.

ivy120 · Mar 13, 2008

I took the nclex and am happy that I didn't spend my time on medications because I had 2 med questions and 3 calculation questions.
Honestly, there is no way a person will be able to remember all s/s, contraindications for all the meds.
I would concentrate more on, delegation, priority, precautions, infection control.

oops duplicate message

ivy120 · Mar 13, 2008

I took the nclex and am happy that I didn't spend my time on medications because I had 2 med questions and 3 calculation questions.
Honestly, there is no way a person will be able to remember all s/s, contraindications for all the meds.
I would concentrate more on, delegation, priority, precautions, infection control.

thx for the advise my friend! i have been pratcing on delegeation and priority type questions.... i need to def brush up on infec and most def pharm! :banghead:

ivy120 · Mar 13, 2008

I had a ton of meds on my boards and never once did i open a med book to study for them. i really trusted that what i had seen in prac. exams and it def. did! And if it was a q of side effects..which i think i had maybe one..most were teaching..i chose the gi symptom b/c that is what everyone told me to choose. It's way too hard to learn the meds, even categorizing them wouldn't help me. I would forget what meds fall in that category. I wouldn't stress too much about the meds.

yikes... TON of pharm? holy ! ive been tryna practice my pharm thru questions.. bc tryna read in in my notes or bk isnt wkring for me.. i think i need to read it in a question or something.. congrats on passing! thx for the advice..