A&P II Club, 2007

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hello everyone,

I thought I'd go ahead and start a thread for A&P II. Does anyone know if there's a process to request a thread being made sticky?

Has anyone been getting a jump start on class by reading ahead? I found my Prof's powerpoint notes online, so I'm making some flash cards as well :)

Peace,

Cathie

Congrats for getting thorough A&P I. I am currently re-taking it after dropping it in the Spring. Do you have any tips for studying. I work 40 hours a week and have a 3 year old and 16 month old. Any advice would help tremendously!!

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Congrats for getting thorough A&P I. I am currently re-taking it after dropping it in the Spring. Do you have any tips for studying. I work 40 hours a week and have a 3 year old and 16 month old. Any advice would help tremendously!!

Flash cards, flash cards and more flash cards! Not the kind you buy either. I make flash cards out of my notes...I think just making questions out of the notes helps my understanding a lot. I get the cards with the little metal rings through them (I use Mead Ringdex....but anything that stays together is good) and I keep them in my pocket all the time. That way I can use all that wasted time standing in line or waiting for an appointment to quickly study.

I don't have kids, but I did work 37+ hours a week while taking a full academic load while keeping a 4.0 GPA.

Best of luck!!

Peace,

Cathie

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Any advice for someone trying to get through A&P I ???? I need all the help I can get!!!! People keep telling me to stay focused and stay dedicated, but it's just so hard. Can anyone give me a quick attitude pick me up?

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Any advice for someone trying to get through A&P I ???? I need all the help I can get!!!! People keep telling me to stay focused and stay dedicated, but it's just so hard. Can anyone give me a quick attitude pick me up?

Personally....I use lots of caffeine to stay focussed and dedicated :) The thing I don't do though is look at the big picture.....if I thought about how much more school I need, there are times I would be overwhelmed with that. So I just foccus on what I'm studying now and what I'll need for the next two weeks or so.

Best of luck!!

Peace,

Cathie

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That is very true. I think about "What if I don't get through this class? , I'll never get into a Nursing program." And it drives me crazy :confused: . I just got an email from a friend of mine that I haven't talked to in a few years, not since we were in English I together and she just passed her state board exam and is now offically a nurse. Even though I'm very happy for her I can't help but to be a slight envious. I mean, we were just in English together and now she's a nurse and I'm still struggling through A&P!

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Who is your instructor? I had Matt Courtney at the Ivy Tech - Valpo campus. He was THE BEST! Made everything SO easy to understand.

I start ANP 102 tomorrow. I found the instructor's Powerpoint notes online and started printing them off. 80 pages for the first chapter, 55 for the second, and so on. I'm starting to panic. Is it possible to get an A (which I have to get to make it into nursing school) in an 8 wk class that appears to cram in more material than the 16 wk course I just finished? I did great in ANP 101 but I studied constantly. I won't have half as much time for this class. I'm thinking maybe I should wait and take it this Fall so I'll have the full 16 wks. Of course, that means I can't apply to the Spring '08 RN program and I'll have to wait until that Fall. Any advice?
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I have Bonnie Overton at Ivy Tech Bloomington. Her class is supposed to be a lot tougher than all the other ANP teachers. I won't really know what to expect until I take the first test. Maybe then I'll have some kind of idea what her exams are focusd on.

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I think the lab part of ANP 102 is harder than ANP 101. It seems like the microscope slides are a lot harder to figure out. I can't tell what I'm looking at. However, lecture seems to make a lot more sense than last semester. Does anyone remember what they had to identify for Digestive Anatomy?

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Specializes in geriatric and military hospital.

i am not sure if i will be taking a&p 2 this semester yet i have to wait till my college gets my transcripts from my old school. so i am hoping to know in a week or 2 what classes will transfer to this college.

i am kinda surprised that people already are registered for classes the college i will be attending isn't having open registration until early august i think

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I think the lab part of ANP 102 is harder than ANP 101. It seems like the microscope slides are a lot harder to figure out. I can't tell what I'm looking at. However, lecture seems to make a lot more sense than last semester. Does anyone remember what they had to identify for Digestive Anatomy?

We had to identify digestive organs on a fetal pig and their tissues under the microscope. Let me know if you need any help in those areas.

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I got my first test back and I got a 100% ! I may survive this class after all.

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Specializes in Junior Year of BSN.

Today was my last day of lab I have lecture finals this week. I am soo glad I am almost finished ;). I have a high B so far so might end up with a B which is fine with me. Good luck to everyone.

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