Pharmacology is the most difficult aspect of the NCLEX licensure examination for both practical and registered nurses. With new drugs introduced every day and drug interactions a more serious concern than ever before, nursing students need quick, convenient access to up-to-date drug information in order to pass their licensure exams. In a market dominated by lengthy tomes priced nearly double, the Pharmacology Made Easy study guides are the most efficient and economical review choices available. In each book, 295 carefully prepared written test questions cover drug actions, adverse reactions and side effects, contraindications and precautions, interactions, nursing considerations, and therapeutic benefits for more than 600 medications. Complete rationales for correct and incorrect answers are provided. Each book includes a 100-item interactive practice test on disk.
| Acknowledgments | vi | |
| Preface | vii | |
| Introduction | ix | |
| The Purpose of Drugs | ||
| Drug Names | ||
| Routes of Drug Absorption | ||
| Practice Test 1 | ||
| Anti-Infective Agents | 1 | |
| Overview | 2 | |
| Questions | 5 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 13 | |
| Practice Test 2 | ||
| Antineoplastic Agents | 25 | |
| Overview | 26 | |
| Questions | 28 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 33 | |
| Practice Test 3 | ||
| Cardiovascular Agents | 41 | |
| Overview | 42 | |
| Questions | 43 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 55 | |
| Practice Test 4 | ||
| Fluid and Electrolytic Agents | 71 | |
| Overview | 72 | |
| Questions | 73 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 81 | |
| Practice Test 5 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Tract Agents | 91 | |
| Overview | 92 | |
| Questions | 94 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 99 | |
| Practice Test 6 | ||
| Hematologic Agents | 105 | |
| Overview | 106 | |
| Questions | 107 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 111 | |
| Practice Test 7 | ||
| Hormonal Agents | 117 | |
| Overview | 118 | |
| Questions | 121 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 129 | |
| Practice Test 8 | ||
| Immunomodulation Agents | 139 | |
| Overview | 140 | |
| Questions | 142 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 145 | |
| Practice Test 9 | ||
| Autonomic Nervous System Agents | 151 | |
| Overview | 152 | |
| Questions | 154 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 157 | |
| Practice Test 10 | ||
| Central Nervous System Agents | 163 | |
| Overview | 164 | |
| Questions | 167 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 173 | |
| Practice Test 11 | ||
| Nutritional Agents | 181 | |
| Overview | 182 | |
| Questions | 183 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 187 | |
| Practice Test 12 | ||
| Ophthalmic, Otic, and Nasal Agents | 195 | |
| Overview | 196 | |
| Questions | 198 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 201 | |
| Practice Test 13 | ||
| Respiratory Tract Agents | 205 | |
| Overview | 206 | |
| Questions | 207 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 215 | |
| Practice Test 14 | ||
| Topical Agents | 227 | |
| Overview | 228 | |
| Questions | 229 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 233 | |
| Practice Test 15 | ||
| Miscellaneous Medications | 239 | |
| Overview | 240 | |
| Questions | 242 | |
| Answers, Rationales, and Explanations | 247 | |
| Common Abbreviations | 255 | |
| Drug Names and Pronunciations, Trade Names, and Classification(s) | 256 | |
| FDA Pregnancy Risk Categories | 269 | |
| Table of Measurement Equivalents | 270 |
Overview
Pharmacology is the most difficult aspect of the NCLEX licensure examination for both practical and registered nurses. With new drugs introduced every day and drug interactions a more serious concern than ever before, nursing students need quick, convenient access to up-to-date drug information in order to pass their licensure exams. In a market dominated by lengthy tomes priced nearly double, the Pharmacology Made Easy study guides are the most efficient and economical review choices available. In each book, 295...