Microbiology Spring 2007

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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:welcome: Gonna try to stick this one!!! Heres to a wonderful semester for all us MBers :):welcome:

I'm using Microbiology an Introduction by Totrura, ninth edition.

This would be great for bouncing around hard to grasp concepts.

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Specializes in SNF.

I take Micro Tu TH 930-1230

AP2 SAT 830-230

Cannot wait till May!!!

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I'm joining the club as well. I am enrolled for Micro @ N. Harris College here in Houston and classed begin on the 16th. I can't wait.

I'm also taking Nutrition. I am already through with A&P I & II.

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I just got my books for Micro we start 1/23 I am so excited I love buying my new books.....

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I'm using Microbiology an Introduction by Totrura, ninth edition.

This would be great for bouncing around hard to grasp concepts.

I think this is the one I am using too I just bought it today, ok yup I just looked same book, it comes with a study guide right? that looks like it will be a big help the more tools for me the better, it also comes with a Cd which I haven't checked out yet.

I am taking ap2 as well and have been studying the Nervous system this week to get ahead that is the unit we will be starting off on.

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Specializes in SNF.

Catzy...

I am right there with you.I have been reading up on the nervous system too

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I have Micro two nights per week. Mon and Wed with lab on Wed after lecture. LOVE my instructor. She is hilarious. She says she's only had one student fail her class and that's because that student tried- meaning she purposely skipped lectures, was never prepared, etc.

Our first true lecture was tonight and we basically did an overview of bacteria, fungi and protozoa....the three domains, history. Lab consisted of getting to know people, lab rules, playing with the microscopes to get familiar then we got to swab a part of our body to see what we can culture. I chose my ear canal lol. I'm interested in what I find next week.

Nice part is she prints off the power point slides for us vs a class last semester we had to print them off ourselves. They are only on the shared drive at the campus and computer labs close early so it's hard for those of us night people to get there and print that stuff off. And she does a really good job of explaining things in terms we can understand. She keeps the lectures moving at a decent pace but answers questions- no diddle daddling around with her.

It's going to be a great semester!

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That is great! I love technology LOL

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Specializes in Emergency.

Just starting the process this January, but have all my classes except for A&PII and Micro which I am taking this spring. Anyone have any help regarding the TEAS test and how hard it is??? Thanks so much!

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Micro starts on the 22nd for me and I must say I'm a bit nervous. I am taking it along with Sociology and an LPN program where we will be on MED/SURG and Pharmacology

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Well I just finished my first week of micro. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I have the same instructor for lab and lecture (I believe this makes the course run smoother). In lecture she gave each student a packet containing lecture notes and she said that our test questions were all coming from there. Isn't that great!!! I won't even have to open up my text book. This takes a load off of me because now I can focus more on my fundementals class. ;)

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Specializes in Neuro.

Roro,

Just because your instructor gave you all the notes and stuff and said that the test questions will come from that does not mean that you won't need to open your textbook and that everything will be much easier. I KNOW!! My instructor last semester had her own notes printed and told us the same thing. We had to write tons of notes on top of her notes and when it came to the test, it was awful. We had 30 pages of notes to basically memorize and did not know of those 30 pages what she would be testing over. My first 4 tests I made a 71, 64, 67 and 67. I had never before made such low grades. Needless to say, I was looking at droppping, but the instructor encouraged me not to and sat down with me to show me how to study for her tests, which were different than any other I have ever taken. I went from making those low grades to making a 97 and 93 on her last 2 tests. I ended up with an 85 in there because I busted my butt and threw everything else to the wind until Micro was over. Luckily I had high enough grades in A&P II and Psych that I could do that. But the point I am getting to is this- Micro is definitely NOT a fluff off class. It IS one of the fundamental classes for nursing, and if you don't give it your full attention, you are going to regret it.

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