Did anyone take Medical Terminology course?

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2004

I was planning on taking anatomy & lab by itself this summer, does anyone think it would be to much to take with Med term? If you were me and only wanted to take a class or two at a time, would you take med term first or would you try it with anatomy?

Please respond! :uhoh21:

RedSox33RN · Feb 22, 2004

If you are good at memorization, you could probably do it. I haven't taken A&P yet, but have heard that there is a TON of studying and memorizing. Same with M.T.

BUT.......I have found that my M.T. course and Human Bio course, which is like a step down from A&P, use a lot of the same terms, so they do sort of go hand-in-hand.

FutureNurse2005 · Feb 22, 2004

I'm working my way through one right now, and I agree, it is extremely useful!

medicrnohio, RN · Feb 22, 2004

I took it several years ago and find it to be very helpful now.

HyperRNRachel · Feb 22, 2004

I took it before acceptance into my program and I'm glad I did. One of our self studies is the medical terminology section of the medical dictionary. For me it means one less thing to learn while in the program.

icureu · Feb 22, 2004

It is not an requirement at our school, but I took it last semester and loved it. I only wish that I have taken it with my prereqs. It was horrible for me trying to figure out what the words meant in A&P. Im in my second semester now and its flowing much easier now that I know how to break down the words. I feel like it should be required for any medical field.

AllyZ · Feb 23, 2004

We had a book that was kind of self study. The way it was set up helped you teach yourself.

kathy26 · Feb 25, 2004

:) :)

Yes, a few years ago - before I ever even thought about nursing I took medical terminology for fun - I would recommend taking it before taking anatomy even - it is so useful
I think it should be a requirement for nursing and possibly for anatomy - it makes things make so much more sense - knowing the latin roots of words and what they mean you can string medical words together and instead of them being long medical words that you have to memorize now you know what each part of that word means
It makes everything so mu
ch easier - like deciphering a language...

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WAS ALOT EASIER TO BREAK DOWN. I NEED HELP IN DRUGCALCULATIONS. ANY ??ADVICE . KATHY

StarNurse2006 · Feb 25, 2004

For those of you who have taken or are currently taking MT online, where are you taking the classes through? I would like to knock this class out of the way, possibly during the summer. Please post schools! Thanks!

Jen

AllyZ · Feb 25, 2004

We used a book called Calculate with Confidence. I am absolutely retarded when it comes to math. It goes over the basic formulas up to critical care calculations. I am graduating in 3 weeks so it worked for me!!

:) :) MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WAS ALOT EASIER TO BREAK DOWN. I NEED HELP IN DRUGCALCULATIONS. ANY ??ADVICE . KATHY

PacoUSA, BSN, RN · Mar 29, 2010

I am taking Medical Terminology this summer along with Human Nutrition, both online and looking forward to it. I am actually surprised that RN programs don't require this course at all. In hindsight, I wish I had taken this class before A&P and micro, as I would have had an easier time studying for these courses with this kind of background.

Kirstyn222 · Apr 7, 2010

I took Medical Terminology. My advisor recommended it. I thought it was a great class. Very informative. The only thing I didn't like was how much studying was involved. I found it hard to study for a class I didn't need when I had others that counted. Overall, It was a great course and I highly recommend it. =]