Microbiology, Summer 2010

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I am starting this thread for all of us who are taking Micro over the summer.

We just started last week, I am pretty excited. For me, the biochemistry can get a bit fuzzy but the rest of it is fascinating. I am looking forward to this class.

Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

My class is a 3 hour 45 minute lecture once a week for 12 weeks and a 3 hour lab once a week, and even so, it's just undergrad micro, we're really only scratching the surface. As with Anatomy, I can clearly see that one could go a very long way studying this or even breaking off into an extended study of just one of its branches.

It's just fascinating.

Funny too how one of the first things that was stressed was that the vast, vast majority of microbes are either harmless or even helpful but that nearly everything we've talked about are infectious pathogens. Makes sense I guess, us being future nurses and all.

My instructor for the lecture portion just grinds through the data. She's not the most terrifically engaging instructor I've ever had but she does hold a doctorate in the subject and clearly knows what she is talking about. She also seems very fair and patient.

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I'm also signed up for micro over the summer......mine starts June 7th. 3 nights a week, 6:30-10:15. It looks like lecture on lab is all 3 nights! :uhoh3: The syllabus got loaded a few days ago and it looks pretty intense....here we go again!! Hopefully we can all get through this class!

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I too am taking Microbiology w/ lab this summer. I start next Monday and it's a 5 week course. I can't wait!

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I start my class june 1 for 8 weeks 4 nites per week. Hopefully we can all help eachother out if we need it! Goodluck...

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My micro class started yesterday. It's a 12 week course with lecture for a few hrs on 1 night & than lab on the other (2 nights/wkly). Our teacher already said he'll be packing into 12 wks what he normally teaches in 16 anyway. 1st exam on 5 chapers week after next!

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We are using this for my online portion of micro. I think its a nice supplement.

Resource: Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology

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Specializes in SDU, Tele.

Oh and these links...

Microbeworld: Meet the Microbes

Cell Size and Scale

I thought the second one was cute. :)

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this is great! I am worried about this class and I start June 7 for an 8 wk program and like someone else said the syllabus looks intense! I will definitely be on here asking for help..i am already worried about the disease report over our own bacteria culture. This will be my very last lab before I start nursing classes in the fall so I am just looking forward to being done with it :)

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Specializes in ICU.

Also taking Micro over the summer, starting second week of June.

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I'm also taking microbiology too, just finished with anatomy and physiology! i start on the 24th of may.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Okay, so far, I am making up more flash cards for quizzes in Micro than I ever did for any exam in A&P. Lots to learn.

Fascinating though.

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Specializes in CTICU/CVICU.

Me!! I started micro this week (May 17th). It's 4 week fast-track course..ugh! M-Thursday 5-9pm, lab included.

I'm actually already in nursing school - 1 year down, 1 to go!!

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