Do I really need to know...?

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What are some things that you remember from your pre-nursing student days that you have never actually used in your career?

I know it's silly, and I SHOULD learn it, but I'm finding myself really frustrated with anatomy... do I really need to know the location of the incus? The arrector pilli? ALL of the carpals? The dorsal root ganglion?

I think my brain is just really full. >.

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Specializes in Hospice.

I feel your pain..... Ya gotta know it for the A & P tests so that was good enough reason for me at the time to know it. I still surprise myself when I know certain things that I didn't have any idea about before, like when my sisters and I talk about our waistlines, I can say, "Hey, you have WAAAAAY more adipose tissue than I do." :roflmao:

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LOL she must have appreciated that!

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You won't get far in advanced med-surg if your background in A&P is lacking. Bite the bullet and study, study, study!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

It's important to know the metacarpals versus the metatarsals. Sure some of the more minute stuff probably won't help you but you will use a ton of anatomy in pathophysiology, in charting, in descriptions, reading operative reports...so the answer is yes.

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I thought it was fun learning all the bones :)

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You won't get far in advanced med-surg if your background in A&P is lacking. Bite the bullet and study study, study![/quote']

I agree...you think having to learn all the parts of the body is a lot, just wait until you get to Med-Surg and start learning all the possible ways something could go wrong with each part lol...it will def help you a lot if you get it down now so you don't have to go back and reteach yourself when you get there! Good luck!! Use mnemonics that helped me out a lot! There's a website http://www.medicalmnemonics.com that had a whole Anatomy section that is useful!

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Well, now it might seem useless, but when you have a patient with a broken carpal you might be glad you took the time to study it so you can discuss the problem with the other healthcare professionals and still sound like a professional yourself :)

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Hahah thanks everyone, I think I'm just zonked. I'm taking it as a summer course (obviously) so everything is very condensed! I have felt like my head is going to explode all semester. It's also frustrating because my school doesn't teach A&P together as one course. You take anatomy, then you take physiology, so I feel like all I've done to pass this class is MEMORIZE! -Sigh- it's worth it though. I can totally bomb my final tomorrow if I want to and still have an A in the course. :)

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I agree...you think having to learn all the parts of the body is a lot, just wait until you get to Med-Surg and start learning all the possible ways something could go wrong with each part lol...it will def help you a lot if you get it down now so you don't have to go back and reteach yourself when you get there! Good luck!! Use mnemonics that helped me out a lot! There's a website www.medicalmnemonics.com that had a whole Anatomy section that is useful!

By the way, I just fell in love with that website!

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