#524: 15 Drugs To Know For Clinicals, Exams and NCLEX

Has learning pharmacology ever made you want to throw your pharm flashcards or your reference drug guide across the room? Instead of trying to memorize every single possible thing you can about a drug, start by focusing on the most important things that affect your nursing judgement and medication administration. If that sounds way more manageable to you, you'll like this episode. In this episode, you'll learn: - 3 distinct must-know things that influence your nursing judgment and medication administration for the following commonly seen drugs, grouped loosely by body system: CARDIAC: Digoxin, Warfarin, Heparin, Metoprolol RENAL/ENDOCRINE: Furosemide (Lasix), Spironolactone, Metformin, Insulin, Levothyroxine RESPIRATORY, IMMUNE, & INFECTION: Albuterol, Prednisone, Vancomycin NEUROLOGICAL & PAIN: Lithium, Phenytoin, Morphine - How to see the patterns that make pharmacology click 🧠 If you like thinking in patterns and having a systematic way to build things into your memory and your habits, that's the approach I walk through in the Nursing School Survival Blueprint. It's free, and it'll help you build this same kind of thinking into how you study everything in nursing school, not just pharmacology. Get the Blueprint 💊 Fast Pharmacology - Learn pharmacology concepts in 5 minutes or less in this audio based program. Perfect for on-the-go review! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode…and share with friends so you can help other nurses thrive!  ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices