Pharmacology NR293
Exam 1 Concept/Review
Chapters: 1-7, 10, 30-33, 56-58 will be covered on this
exam. Please make sure you complete all your required
readings for these chapters.
In general:
Make sure you know why a person would be taking a
drug along with the following: Nursing implications,
Contraindications, adverse effects, therapeutic effects,
safety, and teaching.
Review the power points for these chapters, located in
files.
Make drug templates (blank copy in files) for drugs
listed below- not required but it may help.
Focus on things that stand out.
Reversal agents (Antidotes) for medications (if
applicable). Available in files
Drugs Antidote
Acetaminophen Acetylcysteine
Calcium channel blockers Intravenous Calcium
Benzodiazepines Flumazenil
Beta blockers Glucagon
Opioids drugs Naloxone
Warfarin (phytonadione)Vitamin k
Iron Deferoxamine
Isoniazid Pyridoxine
Amitriptyline Sodium Bicarbonate
, Heparin Protamine Sulfate
Brush up on your medication calculation formula.
There may be medication calculations on the exam.
Order over availability
1kg: 2.2 lbs.
1oz: 30mL
1g: 1000 mg
1mg: 1000 mcg
1tsp: 5mL
1Tbs: 15mL
1gtt: 60 microtubing
Know your standard lab value norms (your
fundamentals book will have the norms) -BUN,
Creatinine, K+, NA, LFT’s, WBCs, Glucose. This will be
important for every exam.
o Renal function
BUN: 10 to 20 mg/dL
Creatine 0.6- 1.2 mg/dL
o WBC: 5,000 to 10,000
o Glucose: 70 to 110
o K+: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
o NA: 136-145 mEq/L
, o LFT – liver function test (AST) Aspartate transaminase
test 8 to 48
o ALT: Alanine transaminase test 7 to 55 U/L
Specific Considerations:
Know commonly used abbreviations (refer to document in
files)
Exam 1 Concept/Review
Chapters: 1-7, 10, 30-33, 56-58 will be covered on this
exam. Please make sure you complete all your required
readings for these chapters.
In general:
Make sure you know why a person would be taking a
drug along with the following: Nursing implications,
Contraindications, adverse effects, therapeutic effects,
safety, and teaching.
Review the power points for these chapters, located in
files.
Make drug templates (blank copy in files) for drugs
listed below- not required but it may help.
Focus on things that stand out.
Reversal agents (Antidotes) for medications (if
applicable). Available in files
Drugs Antidote
Acetaminophen Acetylcysteine
Calcium channel blockers Intravenous Calcium
Benzodiazepines Flumazenil
Beta blockers Glucagon
Opioids drugs Naloxone
Warfarin (phytonadione)Vitamin k
Iron Deferoxamine
Isoniazid Pyridoxine
Amitriptyline Sodium Bicarbonate
, Heparin Protamine Sulfate
Brush up on your medication calculation formula.
There may be medication calculations on the exam.
Order over availability
1kg: 2.2 lbs.
1oz: 30mL
1g: 1000 mg
1mg: 1000 mcg
1tsp: 5mL
1Tbs: 15mL
1gtt: 60 microtubing
Know your standard lab value norms (your
fundamentals book will have the norms) -BUN,
Creatinine, K+, NA, LFT’s, WBCs, Glucose. This will be
important for every exam.
o Renal function
BUN: 10 to 20 mg/dL
Creatine 0.6- 1.2 mg/dL
o WBC: 5,000 to 10,000
o Glucose: 70 to 110
o K+: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
o NA: 136-145 mEq/L
, o LFT – liver function test (AST) Aspartate transaminase
test 8 to 48
o ALT: Alanine transaminase test 7 to 55 U/L
Specific Considerations:
Know commonly used abbreviations (refer to document in
files)
