I thought this exam was quite challenging and I felt like I did not know/remember any of the medications from pharmacology. Some of these medications I have never seen before and that worries me the most about NCLEX. I knew I always struggled with pharmacology, so going into this exam I was prepared for a low score. I already plan on studying pharmacology a lot before I sit for the exam so I am not too worried about not being prepared. One thing I did think about was the idea that the pharmacology course should not be as early in our nursing school program as it is. I feel that pharmacology should be in our senior year so that the medications are more in our heads. Not only for that reason, but we would be able to apply the medications more when in clinicals.
Allie, the question about where to place pharmacology in a nursing program is tricky (some programs do not even have a stand-along pharmacology course, but rather thread pharmacology throughout the curriculum). If the course was placed in your senior year, you would not be able to pass meds in clinical until then.