This is my first post here. Ive been a member for 2yrs, i just haven't needed to post anything. First off, I'm not a pre-nursing student, I actually just graduated from Nursing School this past Thursday but I wasn't sure where to put this post.... I'm looking for a good A&P refresher book (like A&P For Dummies or something like that). My A&P classes prior to nursing school, were a joke... I took them because the teachers were known for giving easy "A's". Needless to say, I got my "A" but my A&P knowledge is very weak... to say the least. I managed to get through nursing school, but now that NCLEX is approaching, I am struggling to meet the competency levels thru ATI that say I'm ready to test. I'm pretty sure that its because of my weak A&P knowledge... (how can i understand how a disease process affects parts of the body, if im not 100% sure how the body parts work when they are healthy =/). Any suggestions, advice, tips?
Also, I appoligize if this has been posted in the wrong spot.
If you want a solid textbook that explains things really well but doesn't go into ridiculous detail about the minutiae of physio, look into "Physiology" by Linda Costanzo. It's about 500 pgs long and you can easily go through it in about 3-4 days of dedicated study time, so you can set aside a couple of weekends or something and go through book.
Unlike a lot of other subjects in biology, physio is extremely conceptual. If you really want to reinforce what you learn, I'd recommend spending time doing practice questions. That's where you really learn to integrate and think through physiological concepts. Guyton's Review books is excellent for practice questions. Also, look into the BRS physio book and the Physiology Case Files book by Linda Costanzo. Both are excellent.
Those resources I mentioned are mainly geared toward med students, but like I said earlier, physio is very conceptual and if you're really weak in that area, these books are very good at getting the concepts across without bogging you down with details. Best of luck.
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If you want a solid textbook that explains things really well but doesn't go into ridiculous detail about the minutiae of physio, look into "Physiology" by Linda Costanzo. It's about 500 pgs long and you can easily go through it in about 3-4 days of dedicated study time, so you can set aside a couple of weekends or something and go through book.
Unlike a lot of other subjects in biology, physio is extremely conceptual. If you really want to reinforce what you learn, I'd recommend spending time doing practice questions. That's where you really learn to integrate and think through physiological concepts. Guyton's Review books is excellent for practice questions. Also, look into the BRS physio book and the Physiology Case Files book by Linda Costanzo. Both are excellent.
Those resources I mentioned are mainly geared toward med students, but like I said earlier, physio is very conceptual and if you're really weak in that area, these books are very good at getting the concepts across without bogging you down with details. Best of luck.