Simple Nursing Pharmacology NCLEX® – Pharmacology Review & Exam Prep 2026

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Prepare for NCLEX® Pharmacology with focused nursing pharmacology review material for 2026. This resource is designed to help nursing students review essential medication concepts, drug classifications, nursing considerations, and pharmacology topics commonly encountered during NCLEX® preparation. Ideal for students searching for Simple Nursing Pharmacology NCLEX® resources, NCLEX® pharmacology review, nursing pharmacology study guides, medication review, pharmacology exam prep, and NCLEX® study materials for 2026.

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SimplevnNursingvnPharmacologyvnNCLEX

ACEvnInhibitorsvn(-pril)
ARBsvn(-sartan)

(Antihypertensives:vnlowervnBP)vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
ActvntovnlowervnBPvn(notvnHR!)

S/E:vnOrthostaticvnHypotensionvn=vnSLOWvnpositionvnchanges

DovnwevngivevnACEvnandvnARBsvnifvnthevnHRvn<vn60?vn
YESvn-->vnthesevnhavevnnovnaffectvnonvnHR,vnonlyvnBP

DecreasesvnSodiumvnandvnWater
INCREASESvnPotassium

Keyvnnotes:
-vnAvoidvngivingvntovnpregnantvnpatients
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ACEvncanvncausevnangioedema,vncough,vnelevatesvnpotassiumvn(increasedvn
vn

K+vn>vn5.0)

-vnARBsvnusedvntovndecreasevndryvncoughvnandvntheyvnsparevnPotassium

,AvoidvnfoodvnhighvninvnPotassiumvnwithvnACEvninhibitorsvn(-
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-vnOranges
-vnBananas
-vnAvocado
-vnMelon
-vnDriedvnapricot
-vnKidneyvnbeansvn

AlsovnsaltvnsubstitutesvnandvnLIVER

Potassiumvn>vn5.0vnEKGvnchangesvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
PeakedvnTvnwaves,vnSTvnelevationvn
(musclevnspasms)

**AnyvnPotassiumvnlevelvnhighvnorvnlow,vnfistvnactionvnbyvnthevnnursevnis:vnCA
RDIACvnMONITOR

BetavnBlockers:vnLowersvnHRvn&vnBP

(-lol)vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ (LowersvnHRvn&vnBP)

,WhatvnarevnthevnthreevnnegativevntropicsvnforvnBetavnBlockers?
1.vnNegativevnchronotropicvn(lowervnrate)
2.vnNegativevnInotropicvn(lessvnforce)
3.vnNegativevndromotropicvn(lessvnbeats)

Thevnabovevntropicsvnmean:
1.vnDecreasesvnresistance
2.vnDecreasesvnworkload
3.vnDecreasesvncardiacvnoutput

DOvnNOTvnGIVEvntovnCOPDvnorvnASTHMAvnpt's
---->vncausesvnbronchospasm

MostvndangerousvnsidevneffectsvnofvnBetavnblockers:vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔
✔ 1.vnBradycardiavn

--->vnHRvn<vn60vnandvnSystolicvnBPvn<vn90vnorvn<vn100
(HOLDvnDRUG)

2.vnBreathingvnproblemsvn(wheezing)
--->vnHOLDvnforvnCOPDvnandvnAsthmavnpt's

, 3.vnBADvnforvnHeartvnfailuresvnpt's!
--->vncanvnworsenvnheartvnfailure
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ewvnJVD***
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4.vnCanvnmask/hidevnthevnsignsvnandvnsymptomsvnofvnHypoglycemiavn(Lowvnb
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--->vnMonitorvnbloodvnsugarvncloselyvn
<vn70vnquestionvnmedication

CalciumvnChannelvnblockers:vnCalmsvnthevnheart!
Nifedipinevn(onlyvndecreasesvnBP)
Cardizemvn(decreasesvnBPvnandvnHR

Verapamilvn(decreasesvnBPvnandvnHR)vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Keyvnnursingvnconsiderations:

-vnALWAYSvnbeforevngivingvnthevndrugvn--
>vnAssessvnHRvnandvnBP,vnHOLDvndrugvnif:
IfvnBPvnsystolicvn<100

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