A&P2- what section first?

Jennerizer, ASN, RN · Dec 29, 2002

If you have a good professor, you will be able to understand it. I'm not saying you will remember every detail about it...so of course there is some memorization when studying. And you will probably forget it just as quickly as you learned it. :) Don't worry!

AP I is ALL memorization. AP II is different. I found it a lot more interesting because it is amazing what the human body does every second of the day. I did better in AP II than I did in AP I. Hopefully you'll have a good instructor. With mine, we hardly even had to open the book. Take good notes, tape record the class if you are allowed & redo your notes so that they are accurate & look them over prior to the night before the test. The information will start to sink in. You'll do fine.

Good luck on your nursing application process. Your community college's process makes me thankful mine was so easy. As far as the work/volunteer thing goes.......be sure to mention that you do have three special needs kids at home------that is a lot of work! Just because you don't get paid for it, doesn't mean you aren't working hard to take care of their needs. Take credit for it because I'm sure it's not easy, ok?

Jen

2amigos · Dec 29, 2002

Thanks Jen!

It's been 26 years since I was in school...but I'm thrilled at the opportunity to go. I guess I just am frustrated that I barely passed A&P1. I just got so discouraged and that's not anyone's fault but my own.

I've been reading my book, I figure even if it's not where we start out, sooner or later we'll cover it :-)

Mkue · Dec 30, 2002

We used the Marieb's book for A&P II, think we started with Endocrine.

:)

colleen10 · Jan 2, 2003

Hi everybody,

I am also taking A&PII this semester. I have my A&P book right in front of me. We are using a book by Saladin. I used it in I and thought it was a great book.

Anyway, good luck with II this semester. My school seperates A&P by body systems. ie. in A&PI you cover half of the systems like Endocrine, Cardiovascular, etc. and then in A&PII you cover the rest like Reproductive etc. Wish I had a clue about which one we are going to cover first.

Peeps Mcarthur · Jan 2, 2003

By 2Amigos

I am praying that this is so. If it isn't, I might as well go into Sociology. I see the different posts from people that are dissapointed that programs aren't more scientific, and I cringe. It makes me question my ability to achieve sucess in the RN program.

If you did well in Psych and Sociology, you will love nursing classes. You don't really need to apply much of that science stuff. I have left nursing because I am a 4.0 student in the sciences and didn't get to apply it in nursing classes. Don't worry, you won't see much of this stuff ever again.

However,...................get a working knowledge of digestive and renal topics. That's what a nurse does anyway. Nurses feed patients and ensure proper elimination. When nurses aren't feeding or cleaning, they pass meds.

Rarely are they asked to know what structures it all passes through.:chuckle

B.T.H · Jan 3, 2003

I'm going to be taking A&P 2 next semester also. The first one was kind of scary since I heard that it was a weed out class and I hadn't been in school for 17 years, didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't too bad. I think the teacher makes a big difference on how difficult the class is. We had a pretty good teacher that tested and quizzed on what he lectured on in class and the midterm and finals were based on the homeworks he gave us. I have heard that A&P 2 is easier then 1, but we'll see. I would recommend taking the same teacher for both one and two so that you will know their testing tendencies. I would recommend flashcards like the other posters suggested, and also don't fall behind studying in this class. A little bit each day will make it easier to obsorb everything then trying to cram to much in at one time.(unfortunately this is what I did because of work and family obligations) Good luck to everyone next semester. B.T.H

Peeps Mcarthur · Jan 3, 2003

By BTH

I would recommend taking the same teacher for both one and two so that you will know their testing tendencies. I would recommend flashcards like the other posters suggested, and also don't fall behind studying in this class. A little bit each day will make it easier to obsorb everything then trying to cram to much in at one time.(

Good advice.

Know your instructor........maybe even talk to them:eek:

:chuckle

No really, you could go to them and say you were concerned about learning the material they think is important.

Instructors dig that.

Tigger100S · Jan 3, 2003

Amigos-

I started my A&P II course with the endocrine system. I took this in an accelerated format over the summer in 6 weeks....and yes, it was as scary as it sounds. We had an exam in both lecture and lab every week. I barely made it alive out of this class, it was insane!! I was disappointed that we didn't get through all the material in the text (Marieb's). We ended with electrolyte balances (gag) and skipped all of the reproductive system and pregnancy (something I am interested in more than electrolytes!) I'm hoping that missing these two chapters won't hold me back in the future, so I've read them over, but it makes a difference when you don't get the lecture and explaination. Good luck to you this semester with your A&P II, and take your time! Flash cards are your friends!

Mommyof2 · Jan 4, 2003

In my AP2 we started with blood etc., then names and locations of arteries and veins. We then moved onto the heart. I really enjoyed AP2 much more than AP1-:)