Any study tips for A&P?

NurseStudentFall01 · May 17, 2001

This website is listed in the front of our A&P textbooks.

http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/sem/ap/

Lots of good chapter summaries, self-tests, etc. Hope this helps!

swmn · May 17, 2001

You have some good advice already. Definitely get a study group together. Even you and one other person is better than no one. Biggest study group I can work in is about four people total.

Do _not_ study only with your group. They can't help you on the test.

In the helps some people but doesn't help everyone: Coloring books, computer software have been mentioned. I would add two things to this category.

I found the running press edition of Gray's anatomy very helpful when getting ready for the bone practical. One of my study partners looked some stuff up in mine, and I glanced at her coloring book every once in a while too.

Also, for the cat disection, I took a lamp to lab with me. I thought the overhead flourescents were totally inadequate for the level of detail required in the disection. With a 100w incandescent bulb right on the lab table with me and the cat I did fine.

Finally, do not get behind. It seems like a flood of information, but it keeps coming and coming and coming. I ended up with an A and an A; my first priority after every lecture was to review the entire lecture twice before the next one so I would not get behind.

HTH,

S

crnasomeday · May 20, 2001

Hi there essarge. When I took A&P we used the Tortora & Grabowski text, which I found to be so valuable that I shelled out about $60 for a used copy of it instead of just renting it. I also used the coloring books. I just loved them and they were sooooo helpful. I liked what another poster said about shrinking things down to print on note cards. I did that too. I learn best by making note cards, and I searched around to find lots of histology pictures on line then printed them out on note cards to study. That helped so much. I've been an A&P tutor for about a year a half now and I keep notes and practice tests on my website (The Student Nurse's Study Lounge - http://www.geocities.com/crnasomeday). Please come by and check it out. I add to it all the time. There are also lots of links for sites covering A&P material as well as other nursing information. Good luck to you. Be blessed!

Louise

essarge · May 20, 2001

LOL!!! CRNAsomeday!! When I was surfing the web awhile ago I came up with your site!! I added it to my favorites, it's great!! I'm looking forward to see what you add to it!! Thanks!

By the way....I like the free gift too! Thanks! :)

candace29yw · Feb 9, 2006

I am having a very hard time in AP2. I am doing 8 weeks semesters--so that may be why....anyway I took AP1 last term in 8 weeks and done good.

The test today was over 2 chapters and was 230 fill in the blank. The professor has went to school for 16 years and thinks everyone is brilliant like him.

On the first test I made a 38. I do not even want to know what I got on this test !!! The whole class was p**** off.

What better study habits can I have ? I have rewrote notes, read the book, highlighted, flash cards, study group...............you name it ! HELP this class is definently hurting my GPA !!!!