A&P 1 AND 2

[mitcheml98]

Hey Everyone!!

SO! I was accepting to my Nursing Program (YAY!), but my school is about an hour away from where I live. So I decided to take some courses over the summer at another school so I {{hopefully}} don't have to drive into Pittsburgh 5 days a week. I called my school and got the classes all approved, so everything is good on that end.

I decided to take both A&P 1 and 2 over the summer. They are online courses with online labs and each a month long.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for me to get through this!! I haven't ever taken an Anatomy class (not even in high school!!)

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks bunches!!!!

[idkmybffjill]

Use the loads of A&P videos out there to solidify and understand certain topics. There should be a video for pretty much anything. There's also video series like Crash Course A&P that give a decent overview of the systems.

For the anatomy portion, I found using visual flashcards to be very helpful. I used Quizlet and put a picture of the feature, bone, etc in question in the "term" area and then the answer on the other side. I went over those until I knew each one.

Otherwise, I think some of the best study tools depends a bit on how you learn. I personally learned by going through the material, highlighting, and then making notes out of that. It gave me time to go back over the information and to learn/summarize it.

[direw0lf, BSN]

Flashcards and sticky notes were what got me through AP 1 and 2. I put sticky notes all over my bed frame, bathroom, fridge etc! Because those classes are mostly memorizing esp in AP 1 so the more you see it the more it sticks (no pun intended). I did my papers on diabetes mellitus type 1 in AP 1 and fetal circulation in AP2. Pretty easy topics. Cancer is a great topic but complicated to write esp in summer (imo).

Just keep looking at the pictures and notes when you get a chance, carry flashcards when you go to work or out even, check often. Good luck.