Any medications to increase pharmacology knowledge? #NCLEX
As my week comes to a close, I reflect on continued progress of my knowledge and application for the NCLEX, and some personal mental health successes' (?????!!!) as well. First off, I experience panic attacks. I want to share this because as I study for the NCLEX, my anxiety and associated panic also attends these moments. Panic attacks are awful. Take your biggest fear and magnify it, and hold it... In my experience, these cruel experiences are excruciatingly difficult to talk about because of the very real, intense, terrification and paralysis my body experiences. I have been lucky enough to find a counsellor (or therapist /shrink/ orwhateverridiculouslynegativewordyouwanttoassociatewithbutIthinkmostareawesome) that I have been seeing weekly for two years now. Today we elicited a panic
attack, albeit minor, and I survived. Not that I haven't "survived" them in the past. In this instance surviving refers to not feeling embarrassed, belittled, vulnerable, in long-standing danger, or having profuse vomitting for hours on end (yes, all of which have happened before ....super I know). Even writing this or thinking about it I feel sick to my stomach, nauseous, rigid, and scared. But I hope this reaches someone who needs to know they are not alone.
In NCLEX news: Medications are my nemesis... In tutor mode I scored a 41% on medications today... feels a little crummy compared to the scores I was getting all weekend... HOWEVER, uworld is really great for showcasing need to know medications many time. Really puts the ol' fable "practice makes perfect" into able.
Read my list of SOME medications I am working on (or already know) and you tell me any trends..
abciximab
acyclovir
adalimumab
allopurinol
alprazolam
amitrypline
amlodipine
amoxicillin
ampicillin
aripiprazole
Aspart
atorvastatin
atropine
azithromycin
baclofen
benzotropine
butmetanide
carbamazopine
cefazidime
cefazolin
cefprozil
ceftriaxone
chlorthalidone
cimetidine
ciprofloxacin
citalopram
clarithromycin
clonazepam
clonidine
clopidogrel
codeine
dabigantran
Detemir
diazepam
digoxin
dimenhydranate
diphenhydramine
ditalizem
dopamine
doxycycline
...but...
erythromycin
esitalopram
fluconazole
flumazenil
fluoxetine
fluticasone
furosemide
gabapentin
gentamicin
Glargine
HCTZ
heprin
Humulin N
Humulin R
imipramine
indapamide
ipratropium bromide
isocarboxazid
isoniazid
levofloxacin
levophed
lidocane
Lispro
lithium
lorazepam
Losartan
methotrexate
methylphenidate
metolazone
metropolol
minocycline
monteleukast
morphine
naloxone
neomycin
nicardipine
NPH
nystatin
omeprazole
...be careful...
pantoprazole
paroxeine
phenelzine
phenytoin
pregablin
propranolol
propylthiouracil
protamine sulfate
rabeprazole
ramipril
ranitadine
ribavirin
rifampin
ITS A TRAP!
rimantadine
salbutamol
salmeterol
sertraline
sodium polystyrene sulfonate
spironolactone
sulfadiazine
sulfamethoxazole
theophylline
tiotropium
vitamin K
warfarin
Many look like they could be in the same "family" but, oh contrare new grad nurse... Take the peds, mat, psych, neuro, msk, cv, resp, renal, endocrine, gi, geri, labs, skin, delegation, prioritization, community health, and more.... and add even more. :)
After that nice rant, I retire my studies for the day and look forward to a fresh cut-kara tomorrow morning :)
