Chicago Review Press Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX-RN Review and Study Guide

by Linda Waide MSN, MEd, RN, Berta Roland MSN, RN

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556523915
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Series:	Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX series
Edition description:	BOOK&DISK
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Linda Waide, M.S.N., M.Ed., R.N., and Berta Roland, M.S.N., R.N., are coauthors of The Chicago Review Press NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Practice Test and Review. They are owners of Contemporary Health Systems, Incorporated, which has offered nursing review courses for both the RN and PN licensure examinations for more than 15 years nationwide.

Table of Contents

	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