Anyone take Microbiology and A&P 2 same semester?

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I'm considering taking Microbiology simply because I need to go full time for next fall semester,but full time is 12 or more credits. So I am considering taking Microbiology, though it's not needed to get in to my preferred school, and A&P 2. Anyone ever do this? Is it too hard to do together?

I am speaking from experience as I have taken AP2 and micro at the same time. Yep. It's hard but wait until you have MedSurg and OB/PED's and Patho at the same time. You will look back on that semester of micro and AP and say..."Ah, those were the days when I could actually sleep 7hours, had a semblence of a life and knew my own name...) Trust me. I am about to finish year one of Nursing school in Southeast colorado. I suggest you do it cause if you dont at least get a 80% or above you will have a heck of a hard time in nursing. I am actually suprised that your school doesnt require the Micro...at one pt. you will thank yourself for taking it. Make sure it has a Lab attached because w/o the lab it will be useless and you'll end up taking it again. Micro is fun. Bugs are fun.

Good luck.

jdarcy,

Were you talking to me? My school does require Micro. But there isn't a pre-req that has to be completed before you take it... What school do you go to in SE Colorado?

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I am speaking from experience as I have taken AP2 and micro at the same time. Yep. It's hard but wait until you have MedSurg and OB/PED's and Patho at the same time. You will look back on that semester of micro and AP and say..."Ah, those were the days when I could actually sleep 7hours, had a semblence of a life and knew my own name...) Trust me. I am about to finish year one of Nursing school in Southeast colorado. I suggest you do it cause if you dont at least get a 80% or above you will have a heck of a hard time in nursing. I am actually suprised that your school doesnt require the Micro...at one pt. you will thank yourself for taking it. Make sure it has a Lab attached because w/o the lab it will be useless and you'll end up taking it again. Micro is fun. Bugs are fun.

Good luck.

You got to sleep 7 hours in a row? I'm so jealous! :lol2: The previously mentioned toddler makes sleep a commodity for me these days. lol

I agree with you and previous posters that have stated that A&P2 +micro pales in comparison with NS but if the option exists to allow one to fully commit to 2 of the more difficult pre-reqs individually (let's face it most of the pre-reqs are not that hard; ie: Eng Comp, Psychology, Human Growth etc) then I would take advantage of the fact that these are pre-reqs and do not necessarily need to be taken all at the same time. Just my :twocents:

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I just thought i would add my little bit...I am taking A&P 2 and Nursing 2...it is TERRIBLE! I took A&P 1 and nursing 1 last semester, but with each semester it gets harder and harder.....I have a really tough Anatomy instructor and taking two tests in one day is sooo hard...it is my own fault though....my suggestion is to get it all done and just focus on the nursing courses when it does come...it gets you ready for the nursing stuff :) I will be so happy for what I hear is the worst semester of all of them at our school (third), because I will just have nursing...woohooo....it will seem like a cake walk! :)

It can all be done...it just depends on what kind of student you are, and how your study skills are...:) It can absolutely be done though if you are up for the challenge! Good luck!

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I just thought i would add my little bit...I am taking A&P 2 and Nursing 2...it is TERRIBLE! I took A&P 1 and nursing 1 last semester, but with each semester it gets harder and harder.....I have a really tough Anatomy instructor and taking two tests in one day is sooo hard...it is my own fault though....my suggestion is to get it all done and just focus on the nursing courses when it does come...it gets you ready for the nursing stuff :) I will be so happy for what I hear is the worst semester of all of them at our school (third), because I will just have nursing...woohooo....it will seem like a cake walk! :)

It can all be done...it just depends on what kind of student you are, and how your study skills are...:) It can absolutely be done though if you are up for the challenge! Good luck!

See I don't think that I'd like to be taking my gen ed classes along w/ my nurisnsg classes. At all of the schools around here you have to be done with all of your pre-reqs (eng comp, pscyh, ect) before you can even get into the program. I would dare say that learning very time consuming and complex nursing stuff is challenging enough as it is... Why throw A&P or the extra work of an Eng comp class on top of that? Please, I'm not trying to put down you or your program/school. I was just sharing my :twocents:. There was no malice in that statement. But I bet that it is one heck of a challenge to have to do all that A&P work along w/ the truckloads of nursing homework that you get! :nuke:

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No offense taken...I got into my program without A&P and that worked for me, it was the best option for me and my situation....it is definitely hard, and I will be glad to be done with it, but it is worth it to get it all done for me. I am quite capable, and it is definitely challenging...and I will be happy when it is over...but I will be happy to be done and have my degree that much faster!!! :) So it is all worth it! I am married to someone in the army, and we don't know where we will be next, or for how long, so I need to get my stuff done ASAP..., so that's what I am doing! Sometimes we just have to get things done, even if it is harder than we would like, but life goes on and we have to adjust!

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i took both at the same time, and got A's in both. it was stressful, but if you stay on top of your reading, work, and labs, you should be a-o-k! good luck to you...

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by the way Mike....we are coming from HI and hope to end up at Ft Carson next....we'll see how it all turns out!

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by the way Mike....we are coming from HI and hope to end up at Ft Carson next....we'll see how it all turns out!

When mu hubby and I first got married we were in HI...what I wouldn't give for some sand and sun today! I'm freezing!!

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by the way Mike....we are coming from HI and hope to end up at Ft Carson next....we'll see how it all turns out!

Great! I hope that you do as I love it here. And my dad was stationed at Ft. Carson for 4 1/2 years before being sent overseas. I'm an Army brat and I've also lived in HI! :D 4 1/2 yrs! I LOVED it!! :redbeathe And man do I miss it! Well if you guys want to know anything about CO or Colo Springs just pm me and I'll do my best to help!

-Mike :nuke:

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My school does require Micro. But there isn't a pre-req that has to be completed before you take it... What school do you go to in SE Colorado

I am at La Junta. We just finished finals. Class started with 32 and I think there are about 16 or so left. I mean this semester, as the fall semester was about 37 or so. I think. Grueling but challenging. Lots and Lots of paper. I am not all that sure about the State schools, which I think you may have mentioned you were going to tranfer into, but the Comm. College System can get pretty strange. When I went to take Mirco they tried to convince me I had to take Gen. Biology first and to take Gen Biology I had to take some pre biology course. (I dont know what's pre biology? sort of like pre history I guess...) I just blew them off, got an instructor signature and took the class. Merril Emmit at Front range in Westminster, CO will absolutely rock your world. May have been one of the finest instructors I have ever had. I did good but I loved the class. AP II is well, Aand P. Dont skimp on it or it'll bite ya. Dont let them gloss over the reproductive or electrolytes or renal or whatever so they can teach you their favorite system...Get the basics or it will eat ya in Patho and MedSurg and ESPECIALLY OB!...

What I guess I am saying is that the "counselors" I have had at Community college level are sorta clueless as to the Nursing Track...

Heres one more thing. Take a look at the school...not just the numbers like NCLEX pass rates. Talk to the students. See what they think. We have people who drive 3 hours a day to come to classess. I drive 3 hours to get to clinicals in Pueblo...I have to stay in Hotels in Csprings cause there isnt the clinical spaces here...Lots of people try to go to school here cause the "wait list isnt that long". True...but I think they might graduate 12 RN's this year. (some of these have had to take the courses twice, some came from other schools as LPN-RN transfer and about 9 are from the original incoming class two years ago. (a class of 37 probably very bright people) So, think about it. I will get my LPN and transfer I think.

Speaking of which I need to sleep. I spent 10 hours today writing up questions to prepare for 3 sim's tommorrow. (4 hours of SIM) You spend about 1/2 hour on paperwork for every clinical hour and easily spend 3 hours reading for every class hour.

I would say have fun but its just not right now...maybe later I will see the fun but for right now it's just hang on by your teeth and pray.

Good Luck.

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jdarcy, I agree, the CCCS is a bit on the hinky side. I feel like I rarely ever get any communication and when I do there is only one adviser at my school that I get clear answers from. I think I would have had a hard time listening to someone that told me to take Gen Bio before Micro...what would be the link? Glad you were able to get around that. Good luck with your LPN/RN transfer.

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I also agree about the CCCS system. And about how there aren't generally many counselors out there who have a clue when it comes to the nursing programs. And at the CC that I'm going to now they require a bio course before you take Micro but I looked at the curriculum and like yourself was like... why?? And so luckily I'm taking it at the school that I'm transferring to. I hope that all goes well for you! By the way were you saying that your program is very hard and that is why they may only graduate 12 nurses this year or what were you getting at?

-Mike

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