AAAHHHHH!!!!! How does anyone pass A&P I ???

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I just need to vent...

I know many, many have passed this before me but OMG!

This is rough. We have our 1st Lab test tomorrow evening, covering everything so far this semester - 4 chapters worth. SO MUCH MEMORIZATION!

My brain is telling me..."you've got to be kidding..." :uhoh3:

Its just too much info..too much....

How does everyone do it???? I was aiming for no less than a 3.75 GPA all through school.....thats a joke now. I'm almost convinced I'll be happy

with a C.

I have no idea how I'm going to pass this class. I failed my first lecture exam with a 64%

This is vey frustrating for me, I'm a 3.75GPA student after 3 semesters of pre-reqs and this course is really kicking my butt!

The pressure is really on though...If I dont pass this course, there will be no starting clinicals in January. :crying2:

After almost every lecture my classsmates and I walk out with these deer in the headlights looks on our faces....the teacher may as well have been teaching in some obscure langauge!

I guess I'm going to have to really, really buckle down and do nothing but spend me time studying A&P. Very hard to do with a bunch of kids, a falling apart marriage and not much of any support! Wish me luck, I think at this point I am failing, I hope its not too late to make it up.

Okay, thanks for letting me whine....

If you are feeling like you are drowning in A&P classes, maybe try online for A&P II (or if you feel you want to re-take A&P I to boost your grade). My classes are 100% online and it makes life soooooo much easier. Quizzes are still hard and you still have to do a lot of work and know what they are talking about, but you can use your notes and books for quizzes that way. Labs are virtual (I haven't done that yet) and, in my class, we write up papers on what we see. I like the format a lot and I feel like I am retaining more of it this way. My classes are through CCConline if you want to check it out - it's a good program so far. FYI- they do make us use an A&P coloring book and that really helps for memorization. ;) Best of luck to everybody, it is a struggle, but it will be worth it in the end!

Can you use your books on all of your exams? I thought if you take a class online there is a testing center where you do the classes.

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Specializes in NICU.
Can you use your books on all of your exams? I thought if you take a class online there is a testing center where you do the classes.

Not for the 100% online classes. There are some "hybrid" online classes where most of the work is online and labs and tests are on campus (our college offers those as well), but if you do the 100% online option, you never have to go anywhere but your computer for anything. I really like it because I work full time and have two kids and a hubby, I can't afford to take off the time from work now to go to campus, I am saving up all my vacation, etc. for when the nursing school starts. ;) I have heard of a few 100% online programs, I think one is edukan, but not positive if I am correct. Mine (CCConline) is one of those 100% online things. We have had many people drop because it is difficult, but it works great for anybody who is self-motivated and doesn't need the spoken-lecture portion to understand the material. Just know yourself - if you can be in charge of your own deadlines and making sure you keep everything done and do the proper amount of studying, then it's a great program.

Word of warning: not every test question is in the book (several are, but not all), so you have to understand the information and be able to apply it to different situations in order to pass the quizzes, but it sure does help to reference the book and your notes! You're not digging to the back of your brain for terminology that way. ;)

If you or anybody else has any more questions, feel free to PM me or you can post here and I will be happy to answer what I can for you based on my experience. ;)

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how was a&pI harder than a&pII?

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Specializes in PCU, LTAC, Corrections.
how was a&pI harder than a&pII?

The reason why API is usually easier than APII is that the more complicated systems are left for the latter class. API usually encompasses the the various parts of the blood, bones, muscles, the integumentary system (the skin and it various layers), histology, and maybe some introduction to the respiratory or cardiovascular. Of course this depends on the program but the things I mentioned in the beginning are necessary for the more complicated systems. However,this is not to say that API is easy. There is a lot of memorization ....A LOT.

However, APII tends to have the more complex systems. For example, the endocrine system is reall an alphabet soup of hormones and what they do and how they affect other systems. APII is really more complex than anything.

However,success is possible.

The thing is to do well in API because AP I is the foundation to it later counterpart.

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I took those classes, (AP) with only 1 other class because those two classes alone took up my whole life. I got an A in part 1 and a B in part two. I didn't have a life back then when I took those classes. I don't even think I slept. Heck I can't even remember if I ate anything, lol. To do well in those classes you have to study 24-7. I would dream about Anatomy and physiology. I aimed for an A in both classes but I got burnt out after part 1. My teacher told me that those classes where like the golden wrapper from charlie and the chocolate factory, basically my way to get into nursing school over tons of other people, granted I did well with other parts of the application process. Anyway good luck!

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what was that other class that you took your AP class with? :) I'm trying to juggle A&PI, Child Psych and Stats this semester.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Damn, who dug this sucker out of the archives, the OP started this post in 2005 - she must be on her MSN now, LMAO! :lol2:

I'm like almost a week away from finishing A&P2 and I am DYING to finish already! Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed it thoroughly, but I took A&P1 and A&P2 as summer session classes and 6 weeks each. I don't know how I managed to do it all with a full time job and all, but somehow I am getting through it. What's funny is that I am finding A&P2 a bit more straightforward than A&P1 ... maybe I am getting used to it all, who knows? What I do know is that the professor makes a big difference and I am lucky to have an awesome professor who uses clear examples and helps you visualize things, especially when describing physiology because I know, reading that stuff on your own is a beeyoch!! It took me about 2 weeks (which in a summer session is really 4 weeks worth of work) to stop shaking when I heard the words "action potential" ... I know for some people flash cards are a godsend but they don't really work for everyone, I know I never wrote one .. I can't stand to put in the time to make them. By the grace of God I got an "A" in A&P1 and I am praying that I get another one in A&P2 ... maybe I just have a mind for this, dunno!

Good luck to everyone, it's do-able! Put in the effort and you will shine!

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I just took A&P 1 and got an A. My class was online lecture with in person labs. I took notes by writing my own quizes as I read the chapter. For instance, "Explain how CSF moves through the brain?" I order the sequence of events BUT I would leave out bits of information and put blanks there. When I read it back, it forced me to memorize the information that was missing. I did alot of writing, but I was able to learn everything. I got an A on every quiz and test.

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I was pressed for time when I took a and p and one thing I did was recorded notes and then listened to them on my mp3 player in the car and when walking. It supplemented my studing and helped.

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Specializes in Couplet Care/Newborn Nursery.

I got an A in both AP I and II.

I would study a little everyday, take good notes, and record the lectures if you can.

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...............

I was the one who dug this out of the archive and quite frankly, I don't feel embarrassed because why bother starting a new thread if the there's already a chain of answers to the same question posted years ago.

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PMA!

Positive mental attitude! Don't doubt yourself, KNOW you can do it.

I'm in a summer anatomy class right now, two more tests left and I'm getting an A in the class. I thought at first it's impossible to do this, but once you get rid of negative thoughts, and believe in yourself YOU CAN!

Figure out a way that works for you; for me it's reading the chapters over and over and over. Then looking at the figures over and over. It's all repitition. Find your strategy and stick with it, but it starts with a PMA!

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