Anyone taking A&P I this summer 08

Career Student · May 17, 2008

I will be taking A&P 1 this summer along with Psycology. I too am changing my career, except I am a bit older, 43. My background is in accounting and when my company started doing cuts and I was one of them. So I decided now was the time to change gears. Children are grown, husband wants to retire and I need a change. My wonderful hubby said he will work so I can go to school then once I graduate and start working he will retire. He is really excited about me going in the nursing field, and he never really cared what I did before.

xsulent · May 18, 2008

me too! me too!

i'll be starting a&p1 on monday with edukan. i'm so excited about finally getting it out of the way! i took chem last summer and had to withdraw. i was taking so many classes at one time and i thought i could handle it.. major mistake. science doesn't come easily for me, at all. i've been studying, in preparation, for the past week and this time around i'm only taking one class at a time. i hope everyone makes an a!!!

ooh, and just to throw this out there. a great study group for a&p1 is on msn groups. some ex-a&p teacher runs it and has all kinds of tests/quizzes he used to give with lectures and worksheets and study cards.. its awesome! http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiologytests

changed · May 18, 2008

Yep me too. A&P I. Im a pretty big nerd too. I actually read the first 5 chapters before class even started....it starts monday. My wife is an RN and I used to be an electrician. When I was overseas in the army, we lost our medic....I was handed and oxygen bottle, and A&P textbook and a PHTLS book and told "if anybody breaks....you gotta fix em". I hope to make friends here and gain some study buddies. Just curious what text books are being used. My school uses Hole's A&P. Thanks!:wink2:

Career Student · May 18, 2008

Thanks for the website for A & P.

cancergirl24 · May 20, 2008

uote=changed;2847075]Yep me too. A&P I. Im a pretty big nerd too. I actually read the first 5 chapters before class even started....it starts monday. My wife is an RN and I used to be an electrician. When I was overseas in the army, we lost our medic....I was handed and oxygen bottle, and A&P textbook and a PHTLS book and told "if anybody breaks....you gotta fix em". I hope to make friends here and gain some study buddies. Just curious what text books are being used. My school uses Hole's A&P. Thanks!:wink2:

Hi!! My schools using Holes book for A&P1 also, the tenth edtion.Ive been studying the darn thing since the day I bought it. Re-reading the chapters, hi liting, and making flashcards:typing Im DETERMINED to get an A in this class...I dont actually start the class til May 27th, but Im trying to get as far ahead that I can :yeah:Ive been chatting with Obwannabe, cause she just started her summer program a week ago. Im starting to think that I was CRAZY!!! :banghead: ALOT of info in a 5 week course. Anyone else start class yet??

cancergirl24 · May 20, 2008

first off "hello!!!" i comend you on quitting your job to become something your passionate about:redpinkhe. i am in the same boat as you... i was a corrections officer and decided i wanted to help ppl its what i have always wanted to do.....and since my daughter is 2 now nap time is longer so i can study longer:D of course she goes to day care in the mornin' dad works midnights..... ne how ...i have no problem keepin' in touch... we just finished up chapters 1-3...chapter 2 was "the chemistry of life" i've never had chemistry so all i have been doing this week and all i plan to do this weekend besides go to a dance recitle is watch my daughter and study at every free moment...KNOW the terms...types of bonds,monomers,lipids,ATP,cAMP......etc!!!! well ive rambled on now...and its nap time so im diving back into chapter 2 test on monday...!
what really gets me is studying for a test when we've already gone over a whole diff. chapter and start a new one on monday after the test.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:banghead:
i will be a nurse...i will be a nurse....i will be a nurse:nurse:

HAhahaha, gotta love the humor were all having with this:smokin: So Obwannabe, how many days a week do u go to school and for how many hours??Also, what book are u using? I dont understand "Osmosis" I keep re reading that area in my book and its not registering:banghead:AAAAHHHH!! And I thought that learning about the cell and all its parts was complicated,i was relieved to move on to the next chapter...only to find out about phagocytosis, receptor mediated endocytosis and all that cell division stuff:uhoh3: :bugeyes: So help me understand here, you read a chapter in class then test on it next day? Im confused...

changed · May 21, 2008

Hey guys I just started class. I will keep you folks posted on progress and where we are. Cancergirl especially. We are doing chaps 1 and 5 with light brushes thru 2,3,&4. Good lookin out on starting ahead....IT HAS DEFINETLY PAID OFF!!!

changed · May 21, 2008

Oh yea...also get the course syllabus or the semester schedule. Know what the prof wants before you read the unneccesary stuff. I will post all that I can. We are deep into the perfunctory stuff.....the 11 systems and body cavities and organization. I made up a mnemonic device for the eleven..its abit "army" but it works for me. I Saw Nice Men Eating Cheese Logs Down Range Under Rainbows

Integumentary

Skeletal

Neural

Muscular

Endocrine

Cardivascular

Lymphatic

Digestive

Respiratory

Urinary

Reproductive

Stop laffing....it has worked for me, seriously

:chuckle

cancergirl24 · May 22, 2008

Oh yea...also get the course syllabus or the semester schedule. Know what the prof wants before you read the unneccesary stuff. I will post all that I can. We are deep into the perfunctory stuff.....the 11 systems and body cavities and organization. I made up a mnemonic device for the eleven..its abit "army" but it works for me. I Saw Nice Men Eating Cheese Logs Down Range Under Rainbows
Integumentary
Skeletal
Neural
Muscular
Endocrine
Cardivascular
Lymphatic
Digestive
Respiratory
Urinary
Reproductive
Stop laffing....it has worked for me, seriously
:chuckle

:yeah:Copngrats to your cute little idea.hahaha I will def. be using that one fo sho. :lol2: :chuckle So im sooo interested in what your first day was like!!! Lots of homework each night? How many chapters do you go thru each day? I just finished the chapter on cellular metabolism, and DNA and RNA and all that interesting stuff...moving right along to Tissues.Hopefully I should have that chapter completed by Tuesday when my class starts. Oh Ya Changed, do you have labs you do as well?What are they like? :nurse:

changed · May 22, 2008

My first day the prof says "There are 15 of you now....4 of you wont make it, 5 of you will try very hard but still recieve a D, 3 of you will pass...just barely and 2 to 3 of you will wonder why everyone else thinks its so hard."

We cover one chapter a week. I had already downloaded the course schedule so had already read the chapters and done the review questions. It was a big help. My wife kinda helped me out, she knew A&P would be challenging. We have done the first chapter, which was intro to A&P. Definitions, anatomical position, regions, cavities, systems, yada yada.

Then we will skip over to chapter 5, tissues.

As far as labs, we are required to do exercises that he chooses out of the lab workbook. So far it was ex. 2 and ex. 4.

When we actually went to the lab itself, we did an introduction to the microscope. Learning its various parts and what they do.

As for homework...get ready to read till you pass out:bugeyes:

Ill keep you posted honey:typing

cancergirl24 · May 23, 2008

My first day the prof says "There are 15 of you now....4 of you wont make it, 5 of you will try very hard but still recieve a D, 3 of you will pass...just barely and 2 to 3 of you will wonder why everyone else thinks its so hard."
We cover one chapter a week. I had already downloaded the course schedule so had already read the chapters and done the review questions. It was a big help. My wife kinda helped me out, she knew A&P would be challenging. We have done the first chapter, which was intro to A&P. Definitions, anatomical position, regions, cavities, systems, yada yada.
Then we will skip over to chapter 5, tissues.
As far as labs, we are required to do exercises that he chooses out of the lab workbook. So far it was ex. 2 and ex. 4.
When we actually went to the lab itself, we did an introduction to the microscope. Learning its various parts and what they do.
As for homework...get ready to read till you pass out:bugeyes:
Ill keep you posted honey:typing

WOW!!!! :no: Im almost done with my chapters on Tissues. I have 3 days to really study my ass off cause my class starts on tuesday the 27th.Id like to be as far ahead as possible:yeah:And what do you mean read til u pass out? How many chapters are we talkin?? 1 or 2? I hav been studying,hiliting and all that for at least 2 hours everyday!!!:smackingfUpdate me every chance you can PLEASE:bowingpur

changed · May 23, 2008

Hmm maybe I shouldnt have said "read till you pass out" (I feel like Hilary Clinton at a Kennedy family christmas...just a joke, just a joke)

It sounds like you are on the right track but how would I know...Im rowing the same boat honey....mine just left port a few days before yours. I have a site for you,

http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/rwilke/tips.htm

I think its pretty good. It tells you what the study habits of "A" and "B" students at this particular school are. It motivates me. I dont have class till next wedenesday, but I will keep you posted. Now Im going to have what I feel like is a much deserved drink....cheers! :nono: