Has anyone taken these two classes together? I have already registered for the fall to take these two, along with nutrition and speech. I keep hearing, though, that's it's a bad idea to take the two together because it's too hard. I need to take them, because they are the last of my pre-reqs to getting into nursing school (assuming I can take A&P II in the spring, and hopefully with nursing classes). My nursing advisor didn't say a word when I told her I would be taking them together, so I figured it's doable. But now I'm starting to get scared!
I was a Registered Massage Therapist for 7 years, so I have a little familiarity with A&P, since we had to study it. I know we have to know it on a much deeper level as nursing students, but it's not like I haven't studied it at all. I know it will be tough, esp. because the sciences are not my strongest subject. I made 2 A's in math this last year, though, and think that if I can pull that off, I can do just about anything!
What are your thoughts and/or experiences? Any advice is welcome.
Hey nepenthe sea, i just like to give my experiences i had taking these two classes together. Like everybody says it will certainly be hard. My micro teacher forwarned us in advance and said that if we were taking a and p also, we should think about dropping one or the other. During that time i was taking 3 classes, nutrition, micro, and a and p. I ended up with an A, B, and B. It wasn't easy though- I'm a huge procrastinator and ended up with sleepless nights just to maintain my grade, but somehow i made it. Maybe it was due to the fact that i didn't work during that semester. I'll just say that if you allocate enough time to studying the material and stay on top of grades it is certainly doable, but if you start to notice a trend where one or both grades are getting progressively lower than maybe you should start thinking about dropping one class. A lot of people who were in my a and p classes were also in my micro class, and what i noticed was 3/4 through the semester most of them had dropped. ... All i can say is to stay on top of studying and GOOD LUCK!
This is my first post.. and first time actually on allnurses. I came here to ask if anatomy and micro should/could be done together so I'm glad I didn't even have to wait for responses.
I just completed Chem, this summer I'm taking physiology and then in the fall I'm scheduled to take anatomy so far and I've been holding off on registering for micro along with it just because I've heard it's incredibly hard.
But I am still living at home that way I don't have to work as much, and other than school (and my girlfriend), I don't have too many responsibilities. So thanks to everyone who replied, Im pretty sure I'll take micro now and I'll finally be done with these pre-reqs.
Also.. another question for those who have taken anatomy. I have a weak stomach, which isn't great for a guy who wants to be a nurse, but it's something I know I can put aside knowing that I'm helping someone. But what I'm wondering is how bad is it? Is it pretty gross at first and you get used to it?
I'll be taking A & P II and Micro in the fall, but only those two classes, because I've heard all the warnings about Micro. I got an A in A & P I, which was really heavy in memorization, and I'm told A & P II is SO much more about process. Like the other poster said, it's really about time management. It's easy to waste time worrying, I have to force myself to think, just "start", one foot in ftont of the other. Don't look at the whole picture at once.
I had A&P in high school, all I clearly remember was the smell of formaldehyde & dead (of course) rubbery frogs we had to dissect, ick!
I just completed A&P I in college & it was SO diiferent. My professor (taught at Johns Hopkins for 7 years) explained to us early on in the class that it isn't necessary anymore to use preserved body parts, now that we have great computer models, etc. He said most schools don't. So unless your studying to be a surgeon, you might not run into it. Our professor did, at one point, demonstrated the parts of the brain using some sheep's brains, but we had no hands on.
I had A&P in high school, all I clearly remember was the smell of formaldehyde & dead (of course) rubbery frogs we had to dissect, ick!
I just completed A&P I in college & it was SO diiferent. My professor (taught at Johns Hopkins for 7 years) explained to us early on in the class that it isn't necessary anymore to use preserved body parts, now that we have great computer models, etc. He said most schools don't. So unless your studying to be a surgeon, you might not run into it. Our professor did, at one point, demonstrated the parts of the brain using some sheep's brains, but we had no hands on.
Thanks for the response.
I've heard that a lot of colleges don't actually use dead bodies anymore, but I've talked to some anatomy students out here who assured me that they are definitely cutting into cadavers, or parts that used to be attached to a cadaver. I'm sure it won't be easy at first, I just hope it gets a little easier as the class goes on.
We had cadavers in Anatomy, but didn't do any cutting into them. I actually found that I learned the muscles better on the cadaver than on the models.
-Kristine
Which I why I am hoping that we work on cadavers. I have no idea if we do, but it seems like it would be easier to learn stuff from working on actual bodies.
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Hey nepenthe sea, i just like to give my experiences i had taking these two classes together. Like everybody says it will certainly be hard. My micro teacher forwarned us in advance and said that if we were taking a and p also, we should think about dropping one or the other. During that time i was taking 3 classes, nutrition, micro, and a and p. I ended up with an A, B, and B. It wasn't easy though- I'm a huge procrastinator and ended up with sleepless nights just to maintain my grade, but somehow i made it. Maybe it was due to the fact that i didn't work during that semester. I'll just say that if you allocate enough time to studying the material and stay on top of grades it is certainly doable, but if you start to notice a trend where one or both grades are getting progressively lower than maybe you should start thinking about dropping one class. A lot of people who were in my a and p classes were also in my micro class, and what i noticed was 3/4 through the semester most of them had dropped. ... All i can say is to stay on top of studying and GOOD LUCK!