how much chemistry do you need to know for nursing school?

[user9876]

the title is pretty self explanatory... i took chemistry as a pre-req for nursing school (BSN program), made an A, and quickly forgot most of what we learned. my question is just how much chemistry is involved once you're actually *in* the nursing program? is anything NEW taught, chemistry-wise? are you expected to remember things from pre-req chemistry or do the instructors "re-teach"/go over what they would expect you to know?? thank you! :)

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

but the chemistry concepts that are important for nursing school... are they taught IN nursing school? or are you expected to already know them from your pre-req chemistry class? i hope they review!!

For the most part they are interwoven in the courses. You really just need to have a basic grasp. I had high school chemistry and 12 years later went into a program that had no chem pre-req and did fine. As I said above chemistry is interwoven throughout all of nursing science courses. The body can be broken down into a series of chemical reactions. But the courses explain them pretty well from the beginning.

[land64shark]

Chemistry isn't even in my RN curriculum!!!

Same here. Not needed as a pre-requisite nor for graduation.