A&P I Spring 2013

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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I did not see another thread, so I thought I would start one for fellow students to chat and get support. Anyone else taking A&P I this spring?

Specializes in PICU, Pediatrics.

So, I had my first A&P I class last night and the prof is well....different! Haha. The prof is light-hearted, makes a lot of jokes and explains major concepts in really simple terms, which I can appreciate. However, prof also makes this class seem like it's a piece of cake and that type of attitude is downright scary because I know for a fact that it isn't easy. The syllabus we were handed is not even ordered chronologically. It merely tells us that there will be 4 exams and 4 lab practicals and some quizzes...SOME quizzes!??? What does that even mean? My type A personality cannot handle this! We don't even know when the dates of the exams and lab practicals will be so that we can plan ahead. I couldn't help thinking: "What in the world? This is a community college, most of the people here have conflicting responsibilites that may require prior knowledge of exams etc. in order to plan study time. So, why would there not be previous scheduling of exams??" I don't know about others, but my prior schooling is in direct contrast to this style of teaching and it's really hard for me to figure out a plan of attack when nothing about the course seems organized. o_0

The prof has been teaching A&P at the school for 20yrs. so there were lots of ratings on ratemyprofessor.com. I checked them out before I went to class and there seems to be two extremes. There are those who absolutely love the prof and the jokes and rudimentary explanations, and there are others who absolutely hated the prof and claimed that much of this class would be self-taught because the jokes and rambling usually cause a "glossing over" of the slides during lecture and that sometimes you're told to skip things that still seem to make their way onto the exams. We were even told to read the book as if we're reading a magazine! In other words, if something catches our eye or seems important read it, but don't fret over reading it cover to cover. Yeah, right!

One thing that was done however, which will probably be helpful, was that we were given a pretty extensive listing of study tips from previous students on how to study for THIS class specifically. Those suggestions seem to provide a more realistic view of the level of difficulty and seem more in line with my thought process on how to do well in this type of class, so that's what I plan to do.(Outlining chapters, notecards, repetition, coloring books, atlas', online games) etc. etc. Oy vey!

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Picking up on the chegg remark. Great way to donate money. Much easier to buy the book online as cheap as you can and the resell online when you are done. Example is rent book and lose $35 in the end or buy book for $75 and sell for $60 when your done. If you barely beat the lowest price on the site you choose to sell your book on, it will sell first. I just don't like losing more money than I have too! I'm a returning student for nursing now (8 yrs of college in other) so if someone wants a great book search site just pm. I don't think I can advertise it. Saved a ton on my books this semester. A&p book was painfully expensive either way.

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Took my first test today. Nervous as ever to find out what I made. I also got the anatomy coloring book in the mail... had decent reviews and a couple of my friends recommended it.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

How was your exam Janelly? I have mine on Wed and its part multiple choice and part essay question. Super nervous!!

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What did you guys cover before your first test? We're just covering anatomical landmarks, locational terms, cavities, regions, chemistry and biology for our first unit, first text in a week!

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I am!!! Also, CPT 101 online. Hoping to make A's in both classes. First lab practical on Wednesday and first lecture test on Monday, eeek!!!!

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I am taking A&P 1 and 2 with lab this spring in miniterms. 8 weeks for each course. We started January 9th and have already had two tests(1 lab and 1 lecture) and fixing to test on the next unit. Also I am taking Math 100 and Human Development. It's alot of work but manageable.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
What did you guys cover before your first test? We're just covering anatomical landmarks locational terms, cavities, regions, chemistry and biology for our first unit, first text in a week![/quote']

We covered 3 chapters. All the cavities/regions/homeostatic mechanisms,etc, chemistry and organic molecules, and the last chapter was on cells - all the structures of the cells and their functions, proteins, nucleic acids, active and passive transport systems, tonicity, and mitosis/cytokinesis. It doesn't sound like a lot but our lectures are incredibly detailed. It feels like a ton of information. A friend of mine is taking the same class but different instructor (same school) and her first test was last week and included tissues as well. It seems her teacher hasn't gone as in depth as ours has. I am happy to be learning each section thoroughly.

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We covered 3 chapters. All the cavities/regions/homeostatic mechanisms,etc, chemistry and organic molecules, and the last chapter was on cells - all the structures of the cells and their functions, proteins, nucleic acids, active and passive transport systems, tonicity, and mitosis/cytokinesis. It doesn't sound like a lot but our lectures are incredibly detailed. It feels like a ton of information. A friend of mine is taking the same class but different instructor (same school) and her first test was last week and included tissues as well. It seems her teacher hasn't gone as in depth as ours has. I am happy to be learning each section thoroughly.

Hey Meeep! We have our test on Thursday. I'm currently taking a study break lol good luck on it. It does appear to be a lot but our teacher is awesome. We will do ok I'm sure :)

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And I'm happy to be learning each section thoroughly as well. I want the best knowledge possible bc it will only benefit us in the long run!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Yes, definitely! I think we really lucked out in the teacher department. :)

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Yes definitely! I think we really lucked out in the teacher department. :)[/quote']

We SURE did! :-D couldn't be happier.

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