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Pharmacology for Nursing (MedMaster)

Course Description

Jon Haws, BS, BSN, RN, CCRN Alumnus

Tarang Patel, DNP-NA, RN, CCRN, RPh

Nichole Weaver, MSN/Ed, RN, CCRN

Miriam Wahrman, MSN/Ed, RNC-MNN

Kara Tarr, BSN, RN

Nacole Riccaboni, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CMC

Module 0 – Pharmacology Course Introduction

00.01 Pharmacology Course Introduction
Module 1 – NCLEX Must Knows

01.01 12 Points to Answering Pharmacology Questions
  • Questions: 20

01.02 54 Common Medication Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Questions: 20

01.03 Therapeutic Drug Levels (Digoxin, Lithium, Theophylline, Phenytoin)
  • Questions: 13

01.04 Essential NCLEX Meds by Class
  • Questions: 21

01.05 6 Rights of Medication Administration
  • Questions: 10

01.06 Pharmacodynamics
  • Questions: 5

01.07 Pharmacokinetics
  • Questions: 10

01.08 The SOCK Method – Overview

01.09 The SOCK Method – S

01.10 The SOCK Method – O

01.11 The SOCK Method – C

01.12 The SOCK Method – K
Module 2 – Math for Meds

02.01 Basics of Calculations
  • Questions: 10

Dimensional Analysis Nursing (dosage calculations/med math)
  • Questions: 1

02.03 Oral Medications
  • Questions: 7

02.04 Injectable Medications
  • Questions: 4

02.05 IV Infusions (Solutions)
  • Questions: 3

02.06 Complex Calculations (dosage calculations/med math)
  • Questions: 3

02.07 Interactive Pharmacology Practice

02.08 Interactive Practice Drip Calculations

02.09 Pediatric Dosage Calculations
Module 3 – Disease Specific Medications

03.01 Disease Specific Medications
  • Questions: 10
Module 4 – Antianxiety Agents

04.01 Antianxiety Meds
  • Questions: 2

04.02 Benzodiazepines
  • Questions: 10

Alprazolam (Xanax) Nursing Considerations

Lorazepam (Ativan) Nursing Considerations

Midazolam (Versed) Nursing Considerations

Diazepam (Valium) Nursing Considerations

Buspirone (Buspar) Nursing Considerations

03.03 Antianxiety Meds
  • Questions: 2
Module 5 – Antiarrhythmics

05.01 ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support) Drugs
  • Questions: 7

Amiodarone (Pacerone) Nursing Considerations

Adenosine (Adenocard) Nursing Considerations

Procainamide (Pronestyl) Nursing Considerations
Module 6 – Anticoagulants & Thrombolytics

06.01 Anti-Platelet Aggregate
  • Questions: 5

Clopidogrel (Plavix) Nursing Considerations

Warfarin (Coumadin) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

Enoxaparin (Lovenox) Nursing Considerations

Heparin (Hep-Lock) Nursing Considerations

06.08 Thrombolytics
  • Questions: 4

Alteplase (tPA, Activase) Nursing Considerations

Streptokinase (Streptase) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1
Module 7 – Anticonvulsants

07.01 Anticonvulsants
  • Questions: 4

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Nursing Considerations

Divalproex (Depakote) Nursing Considerations

Gabapentin (Neurontin) Nursing Considerations

Lamotrigine (Lamictal) Nursing Considerations

Levetiracetam (Keppra) Nursing Considerations

Phenytoin (Dilantin) Nursing Considerations
Module 8 – Antidepressants

08.01 Antidepressants

Bupropion (Wellbutrin) Nursing Considerations

08.03 MAOIs
  • Questions: 3

Selegiline (Eldepyrl) Nursing Considerations

08.05 SSRIs
  • Questions: 5

Escitalopram (Lexapro) Nursing Considerations

Fluoxetine (Prozac) Nursing Considerations

Paroxetine (Paxil) Nursing Considerations

Sertraline (Zoloft) Nursing Considerations

08.10 TCAs
  • Questions: 3

Amitriptyline (Elavil) Nursing Considerations
Module 9 – Antidiabetic Agents

09.01 Antidiabetic Agents
  • Questions: 4

Glipizide (Glucotrol) Nursing Considerations

09.04 Insulin
  • Questions: 12

Insulin – Rapid Acting (Novolog, Humalog) Nursing Considerations

Insulin – Short Acting (Regular) Nursing Considerations

Insulin – Intermediate Acting (NPH) Nursing Considerations

09.08 Insulin – Mixtures (70/30)

Insulin – Long Acting (Lantus) Nursing Considerations
Module 10 – Antihistamines

10.01 Histamine 1 Receptor Blockers
  • Questions: 1
  • Cheat Sheets: 1

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Nursing Considerations

Promethazine (Phenergan) Nursing Considerations

10.04 Histamine 2 Receptor Blockers
  • Questions: 2

Cimetidine (Tagamet) Nursing Considerations

Famotidine (Pepcid) Nursing Considerations

Ranitidine (Zantac) Nursing Considerations
Module 11 – Antihypertensives

11.01 Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System

11.02 Sympatholytics (Alpha & Beta Blockers)
  • Questions: 16

Atenolol (Tenormin) Nursing Considerations

Metoprolol (Toprol XL) Nursing Considerations

Propranolol (Inderal) Nursing Considerations

11.06 ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) Inhibitors
  • Questions: 4

Captopril (Capoten) Nursing Considerations

Enalapril (Vasotec) Nursing Considerations

Lisinopril (Prinivil) Nursing Considerations

11.10 Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Losartan (Cozaar) Nursing Considerations

11.12 Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Questions: 3

Amlodipine (Norvasc) Nursing Considerations

Diltiazem (Cardizem) Nursing Considerations

Nifedipine (Procardia) Nursing Considerations

Verapamil (Calan) Nursing Considerations

11.17 Cardiac Glycosides
  • Questions: 9

Digoxin (Lanoxin) Nursing Considerations
Module 12 – Anti-Infectives

12.01 Anti-Infective – Aminoglycosides
  • Questions: 5

Gentamicin (Garamycin) Nursing Considerations

12.03 Anti-Infective – Antifungals
  • Questions: 5

Metronidazole (Flagyl) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

Nystatin (Mycostatin) Nursing Considerations

12.06 Anti-Infective – Antitubercular
  • Questions: 5

Isoniazid (Niazid) Nursing Considerations

Rifampin (Rifadin) Nursing Considerations

12.09 Anti-Infective – Antivirals
  • Questions: 5

Acyclovir (Zovirax) Nursing Considerations

12.11 Anti-Infective – Carbapenems
  • Questions: 5

Meropenem (Merrem) Nursing Considerations

12.13 Anti-Infective – Fluoroquinolones
  • Questions: 6

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) Nursing Considerations

Levofloxacin (Levaquin) Nursing Considerations

12.16 Anti-Infective – Glycopeptide
  • Questions: 4

Vancomycin (Vancocin) Nursing Considerations

12.18 Anti-Infective – Lincosamide
  • Questions: 5

Clindamycin (Cleocin) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 2

12.20 Anti-Infective – Macrolides
  • Questions: 5

Erythromycin (Erythrocin) Nursing Considerations

Azithromycin (Zithromax) Nursing Considerations

12.23 Anti-Infective – Penicillins and Cephalosporins
  • Questions: 7

Amoxicillin (Amoxil) Nursing Considerations

Ampicillin (Omnipen) Nursing Considerations

Cefaclor (Ceclor) Nursing Considerations

Cefdinir (Omnicef) Nursing Considerations

Cephalexin (Keflex) Nursing Considerations

12.29 Anti-Infective – Sulfonamides
  • Questions: 5

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) Nursing Considerations

12.31 Anti-Infective – Tetracyclines
  • Questions: 6

Tetracycline (Panmycin) Nursing Considerations
Module 13 – Antipsychotics

13.01 Atypical Antipsychotics
  • Questions: 2

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Nursing Considerations

13.03 Antipsychotics
  • Questions: 5

Haloperidol (Haldol) Nursing Considerations

Quetiapine (Seroquel) Nursing Considerations

Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Nursing Considerations
Module 14 – Autonomic Nervous System Meds

14.01 Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
  • Questions: 4

Methylphenidate (Concerta) Nursing Considerations

14.03 Sympathomimetics (Alpha (Clonodine) & Beta (Albuterol) Agonists)

Dobutamine (Dobutrex) Nursing Considerations

Dopamine (Inotropin) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 3

Carbidopa-Levodopa (Sinemet) Nursing Considerations

Parasympathomimetics (Cholinergics) Nursing Considerations

Neostigmine (Prostigmin) Nursing Considerations

Parasympatholytics (Anticholinergics) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 2

Atropine (Atropen) Nursing Considerations

Benztropine (Cogentin) Nursing Considerations

Diphenoxylate-Atropine (Lomotil) Nursing Considerations
Module 15 – Bronchodilators & Respiratory Drugs

Guaifenesin (Mucinex) Nursing Considerations

15.02 Bronchodilators
  • Questions: 2

Albuterol (Ventolin) Nursing Considerations

Montelukast (Singulair) Nursing Considerations

Salmeterol (Serevent) Nursing Considerations
Module 16 – Diuretics

16.01 Diuretics (Loop, Potassium Sparing, Thiazide, Furosemide/Lasix)
  • Questions: 1

Furosemide (Lasix) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 4

Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril) Nursing Considerations

Spironolactone (Aldactone) Nursing Considerations

Mannitol (Osmitrol) Nursing Considerations
Module 17 – GI Meds

Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

Bismuth Subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) Nursing Considerations

Lactulose (Generlac) Nursing Considerations

Loperamide (Imodium) Nursing Considerations

Metoclopramide (Reglan) Nursing Considerations

Ondansetron (Zofran) Nursing Considerations

Pancrelipase (Pancreaze) Nursing Considerations

Sucralfate (Carafate) Nursing Considerations

17.09 Proton Pump Inhibitors

Omeprazole (Prilosec) Nursing Considerations

Pantoprazole (Protonix) Nursing Considerations
Module 18 – Hormone & Immune Related Drugs

18.01 Epoetin Alfa
  • Cheat Sheets: 2

Epoetin (Epogen) Nursing Considerations

Glucagon (GlucaGen) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

Iodine Nursing Considerations

18.05 Levothyroxine (Synthroid)

Propylthiouracil (PTU) Nursing Considerations

Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) Nursing Considerations
Module 19 – Lipid Lowering Drugs

19.01 HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins)
  • Questions: 2

Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Nursing Considerations
Module 20 – Mineral and Electrolyte Drugs

20.01 Magnesium Sulfate
  • Questions: 1
  • Cheat Sheets: 1

20.02 Magnesium Sulfate in Pregnancy

Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4) Nursing Considerations

Calcium Acetate (PhosLo) Nursing Considerations

Calcium Carbonate (Tums) Nursing Considerations

Ferrous Sulfate (Iron) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 4

Alendronate (Fosamax) Nursing Considerations
Module 21 – Mood Stabilizers

21.01 Mood Stabilizers

Lithium (Lithonate) Nursing Considerations
Module 22 – Non-Opioid Analgesics

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 5

Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

22.03 NSAIDs
  • Questions: 4

ASA (Aspirin) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 1

Celecoxib (Celebrex) Nursing Considerations

Ibuprofen (Motrin) Nursing Considerations

Indomethacin (Indocin) Nursing Considerations

Ketorolac (Toradol) Nursing Considerations

Naproxen (Aleve) Nursing Considerations
Module 23 – OB Meds

23.01 Tocolytics
  • Questions: 2

Terbutaline (Brethine) Nursing Considerations

Uterine Stimulants (Oxytocin, Pitocin) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 6

23.04 Meds for Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)
  • Questions: 9
  • Cheat Sheets: 1

Methylergonovine (Methergine) Nursing Considerations

Oxytocin (Pitocin) Nursing Considerations

23.07 Prostaglandins in Pregnancy
  • Questions: 1

23.08 Rh Immune Globulin in Pregnancy
  • Questions: 2

23.09 Lung Surfactant for Newborns
  • Questions: 4

23.10 Eye Prophylaxis for Newborn
  • Questions: 2

23.11 Phytonadione (Vitamin K) for Newborn
  • Questions: 4

Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns
  • Questions: 4
Module 24 – Opioid Analgesics

24.01 Opioids
  • Questions: 7

24.02 Opioid Analgesics in Pregnancy

Butorphanol (Stadol) Nursing Considerations

Codeine (Paveral) Nursing Considerations

Fentanyl (Duragesic) Nursing Considerations

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Vicodin, Lortab) Nursing Considerations

Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Nursing Considerations

Meperidine (Demerol) Nursing Considerations

Methadone (Methadose) Nursing Considerations

Morphine (MS Contin) Nursing Considerations

Nalbuphine (Nubain) Nursing Considerations

Oxycodone (OxyContin) Nursing Considerations
Module 25 – Sedatives / Hyponotics

25.01 Sedatives-Hypnotics

25.02 Barbiturates
  • Questions: 3

Phenobarbital (Luminal) Nursing Considerations

Pentobarbital (Nembutal) Nursing Considerations

25.05 Anesthetic Agents
  • Questions: 5

Propofol (Diprivan) Nursing Considerations

Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Nursing Considerations
Module 26 – Steroids

26.01 Corticosteroids
  • Questions: 5
  • Cheat Sheets: 1

26.02 Betamethasone and Dexamethasone in Pregnancy
  • Questions: 2

Cortisone (Cortone) Nursing Considerations

Dexamethasone (Decadron) Nursing Considerations

Fluticasone (Flonase) Nursing Considerations

Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) Nursing Considerations
Module 27 – Vasodilators

27.01 Hydralazine
  • Questions: 2

Hydralazine (Apresoline) Nursing Considerations

27.03 Nitro Compounds
  • Questions: 4
  • Cheat Sheets: 2

Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) Nursing Considerations

Nitroprusside (Nitropress) Nursing Considerations
Module 28 – Vasopressors

28.01 Vasopressin
  • Questions: 1

Epinephrine (EpiPen) Nursing Considerations
  • Questions: 2

Norepinephrine (Levophed) Nursing Considerations

Vasopressin (Pitressin) Nursing Considerations
Module 29 – Medications By Class

29.01 ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support) Drugs

29.02 Anti-Infective – Aminoglycosides

29.03 Anti-Infective – Carbapenems

29.04 Anti-Infective – Macrolides

29.05 Anti-Infective – Fluoroquinolones

29.06 Anti-Infective – Sulfonamides

29.07 Anti-Infective – Tetracyclines
  • Questions: 6

29.08 Anti-Infective – Antifungals

29.09 Anti-Infective – Antivirals

29.10 Anti-Infective – Lincosamide

29.11 Thrombolytics

29.12 Anticonvulsants

29.13 Antidiabetic Agents

29.14 Sympatholytics (Alpha & Beta Blockers)

29.15 Anti-Infective – Antitubercular

29.16 Anti-Infective – Glycopeptide

29.17 Bronchodilators

29.18 Opioids

29.19 Barbiturates

29.20 Anesthetic Agents
Module 30- Antineoplastics

30.01 Antineoplastics

30.02 Alkylating Agents

30.03 Antimetabolites

30.04 Anti Tumor Antibiotics

30.05 Plant Alkaloids Topoisomerase and Mitotic Inhibitors
Module 31 – Medication Infusion

31.01 Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

31.02 Epidural

31.03 Insulin Drips