Summary NURS 472A NURSING PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
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Course
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY
Institution
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY
Pharmacology is a difficult class in nursing school. Most nursing students find pharmacology a tough course because you are required to know the name, side effects, nursing interventions, and the way the body uses the drug in such a short amount of time. HOW TO STUDY FOR PHARMACOLOGY Study Strategi...
Pharmacology is a difficult class in nursing school. Most nursing students find
pharmacology a tough course because you are required to know the name, side effects, nursing
interventions, and the way the body uses the drug in such a short amount of time.
HOW TO STUDY FOR PHARMACOLOGY
Study Strategies
-Learn drug prefixes and suffixes of generic name rather than memorizing individual drug
names.
Example:
CARDIAC MEDICINE a beta blockers
•Metoprolol
•Atenolol
•Propranolol
SIDE EFFECTS
-Slow heart rate
-Cold hands and feet
-Tiredness
, STOCK METHOD FOR LEARNING PHARMACOLOGY
S- SIDE EFFECTS:
Focus on life threatening side effects that effect major
organs and contradict therapy.
O- Organs:
Start with a macro understanding of A&P and focus on
medicines and medications, side effects, and considerations that
deal with major organ systems.
C- Class/ Consideration/ Cards:
Focus on pharmacological classes. Nursing considerations
that impact ABCs and major organs and use the NURISNG Drug
Card Template
K- Side Effects:
You cannot learn every medication. Focus on the most
prescribed. Use Nursing cheat sheets to help with this and
develop your own list based on where work.
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