Bio/Chem degree vs nursing degree

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Which degree do you believe is more difficult. I know difficulty is based on the person. So I'm asking which is more difficult to you upper lvl hard science classes or upper lv nursing classes including clinicals?

People that have been through both are more than welcomed to comment. This is based on opinion which one do you think you'd have a tougher time in? I know nursing has a cut off at C+, but the hard science degree is meant for Med school so you shouldn't have anything lower than a B. If you get Cs and Ds you can still get your degree but you won't get into med school so the same amount of academic pressure holds for the both majors.

Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

I was a biochem major in college, and I had to say that was hard at the time....but it's nothing

like nursing school is now! I'm naturally more adept at memorizing facts in biology, and troubleshooting

experiments. I had to work on critically applying knowledge, and expand my people skills, in school thus far.

The hospital environment was a new beast, but once I got the whole assessment/meds/direct patient care/chart everything

thing down, it was hugely enjoyable.

Nothing irritates me more, as a bench scientist and nursing student, than other students that look at either as a "step down" from med school. They are both respectable professions in their own right which require different skillsets. Doctors are not God's gift to the rest of us.

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I'm bringing it back. I know everyone is going back to school now. What are your opinions?

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Any opinions?

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Specializes in CCRN, ED, Unit Manager.

You may have to be more academically intelligent to be a biochem/chem major, but it's hard to learn to think like a nurse.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Why do you 'HAVE' to be more intelligent to be a biochem/chem major? I find that quite insulting.

Why could a 'more intelligent' person not CHOOSE nursing over chemistry? You imply that nursing is a choice for the 'less intelligence'.

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undergrad science classes are very much about fact regurgitation
Y'all must've had some lousy teachers.

I went through the chemistry (BA) program with a bio minor before nursing school and I can say that my experience had very little regurgitation of facts in classes like analytical chemistry (100% problem solving), upper division organic chemistry (some regurgitation but the syntheses, intermediates, and electron flows separated the 'men from the boys'), physical chemistry (can you say, 'quantum mechanics?'), genetics (applied statistics), embryology, and cell biology. None of the above had a single multiple-choice test whereas nursing school was rife with them.

Sure, chemistry was a lot easier than my engineering curriculum but both were much harder than nursing school.

I was - and remain - surprised at the rudimentary science and math in nursing school.

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Sure chemistry was a lot easier than my engineering curriculum but both were much harder than nursing school.[/quote']That being said, I know plenty of nurses who'd have done fine in chemistry or engineering.
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Lets all use our honest opinions guys

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Opinions guys I value them very much

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