Chemistry & CRNA school

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jan 2, 2006

here are some web sites to help you. if you have to take college chemistry, your high school chemistry background will be sufficient. i took college chemistry with no chemistry background at all. i just had to study harder. the only difference between hs chemistry and the college chemistry that i kept hearing students talk about was all the math we had to do in college chemisty. if you get a professor that likes the math part you just have to work problems at home over and over before tests until you understand what you are doing.

http://regentsprep.org/regents/chem/onlineresources/index.cfm - this is an online resource with many links to all kinds of help with chemical subjects on a website for preparing for the new york regent's exam in high school chemistry. within the links are explanations of the topics as well as some worksheets with answers, particularly in solving equations.

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/nph-pertab/tab/periodic-table and http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/balanceeq/balanceq.html - the periodic table. click on any element to bring up a page with more specific information about it

http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/balanceeq/balanceq.html - simple interactive tutorial on balancing chemical equations with 10 additional practice exercises and step by step hints to help you out from wake forest university - you will have to download macromedia shockwave player to see the video (it's a free download) - there is also a game at this site to help learn the elements of the periodic table (see links on left side of page)

soliant12 · Jan 3, 2006

I have read on this forum that you will learn everything in school, but I have not had any chemistry since high school (~10 yrs). I am currently in school for my BSN & Chemistry is not a required course. Should I take general chemistry just to fresh up, or will I truely learn all I need to in CRNA school? Or should I wait another year and take a few chem classes?
Thanks! :wink2:

I am not sure of any CRNA program that does not require atleast 2 semesters of General Chemistry. Some even require a biochem/organic chem course.

WVUturtle514 · Jan 3, 2006

Even if it's not required for your BSN, most CRNA programs will require at least one college level chemistry course. Also, most programs require that it be taken within the last five years. Look at the requirements for programs that you're interested in because some programs will actually require additional science classes such as biochem, organic chem or physics in addition to the basic chemistry courses.