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Our Instructors have constantly said from the very first day of orientation (and STILL stress constantly!) - "Med Term will help you in every single class you have and throughout your entire career" - I can't comment on the "throughout your career" part of their statement cause I am not there yet, but it sure has saved me in a number of classes thus far!
I actually took Med Term without going to class - it was a self-study. So, if you don't need the credits, by all means just get the book and study it. Otherwise, check and see if any local schools offer it as a telecourse.
The book we used was great...it was called "Exploring Medical Language" by Myrna LaFleur Brooks. I ordered it from Barnes or Amazon. And yes, yes, yes, yes it will help you. I took it 3 years ago and wow! amazing how much it helps me in nursing school compared to classmates who have never had it. I can figure out most new words just by breaking them down and determining what each part means.
marilynmom, LPN, NP
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I am trying to decide if a medical terminology class would be worth my time or not before starting nursing school next fall.
At my school it is not a pre-req so I would think that if they though we needed it they would require it ya know?
What is your opinion. Would the class *really* benifit me? I have no medical background either.
I know this has been asked before but I wanted to ask again.
Marilyn