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Great Resource for Nursing Students!

Revisado: 11-20-18

As a nursing student I am always trying to find a way to shorten the amount of time I am studying but, also wanting to retain the information I am learning. Mnemonics are a great and useful tool for me! Although I would not use mnemonics for all 400 drugs, it has helped tremendously a good amount of the drugs needed to learn! Listening to the audio book hands-free and anywhere is very beneficial when I am driving for long periods of time, at appointments, shopping, etc! Some mnemonics that stuck with me are:

ABDUCT for Anticholinergic Side Effects. This was a very simple and easy way to remember the side effects and was also used a lot when dealing with gastrointestinal medications.

A: Anhidrosis
B: Blurry vision
D: Dry eyes
U: Urinary retention
C: Constipation
T: Tachycardia

GRAM NEGATIVES for Aminoglycosides helped me because the mnemonic matched the type of medication. This mnemonic also had not only the symptoms, but also the medication names.

G: Gram-negative
R: Renal toxic
A: Aura toxic
M: Monitor peaks

N: Neomycin/ Polymyxin B
E
G: Gentamicin
A: Amikacin
T: Tobramycin
I: Inhibit protein synthesis
V
E
S: Streptomycin

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