Pharmacology Update

Hello friends! It has been quite a while since we last spoke. I apologize for not posting often, I got kind of caught up in the holidays and then I moved into my very own apartment for the first time. But, now I'm back in the swing of things at school, settled into my new home, and ready to share how my classes are going so far with you.
Let me start by saying I have very limited knowledge of anything to do with drugs, nursing, or the medical field. this has been my first nursing related class ever and I did horribly on my first exam. Luckily, we still have several more exams which will give me a chance to bring my grade up to a place that I want it to be, but that still doesn't counteract the feelings I had when I received that first grade. I did pass, but I know that I could have done immensely better. I did not prepare for this exam like I should have and I think that's where I went wrong. Studying drug names is like learning an entirely new language. You have to understand basic medical terminology in order to understand each category of drug and what each individual drug does to the human body.
Pharmacology is a course that is very heavy in memorization. You really have to relearn how to study for these kinds of courses. In most of my courses that I've taken in the past I maybe skimmed the chapter and took notes during lecture then reviewed them once or twice before the exam. Pharmacology is very different. I have to make myself read each chapter (there are so many chapters!). Then I go to lecture and take my notes. Here is where I've started to do things differently, instead of just studying from those notes, I retype them on my computer, This acts in itself as a study method, plus it makes my notes neat, organized, and legible.
I hope that my next pharmacology update is a much more positive one and I hope that all of you find this helpful. Also, stay tuned for my YouTube update on my Pre-Nursing courses this semester.