If I wasn't good at A&P should I still choose to go into the medical field?

[rybs]

I got a C in both A&P 1 and 2. I had regular study habits and I thought that I would like it. During the course I found that I didn't like a lot of it. If I am feeling like this before the nursing program does that mean that I would more than likely not like the nursing program?

[Krzysztof]

Did you dislike A&P because you weren't "good at it" or because you find the subject matter to be boring?

[rybs]

I found the physiology part of it a little boring but the anatomy part was ok for me.

[Sour Lemon]

The "medical field" is a pretty big field ...but if you're talking about nursing, it might be difficult to get accepted to a program with Cs in your sciences.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

If the nursing programs you apply to are competetive, they might not accept students with a C in A&P. A strong knowledge of A&P is the foundation for understanding pathophysiology.

[RobtheORNurse]

I would recommend re-taking A&P if possible. If you cannot understand what is going on inside the body, you will not be able to "connect the dots" as it were with disease processes and how changes in the patient condition indicate stages of the disease process and what to expect next. (Should I call the doctor because of the change in status, or is this expected?)

[Buyer beware, BSN]

OP: If Dr. Ben Carson could be a brain surgeon, you could at the very least be a Cardiologist or even a brain surgeon like him.

[NICUismylife, ADN, BSN, RN]

If you struggled in A&P and didn't find the subject matter interesting, then there is a good chance that nursing is not for you.