Nurses and Anatomy

live4today, RN · Oct 22, 2003

:rotfl: Not laughing at you but laughing with you prairiegirl. :) I remember feeling exactly like you when I was in college taking A&P. It was soooooooo overwhelming, and I wondered how in the heck was I going to remember all that stuff after graduation once starting to work.

From hindsight, I share with you this bit of information. Just take one class at a time, study to pass your test as well as to understand the rationale behind what you are learning. Once that phase is over, you'll go on to another part of A&P. Once you are out in the world working as a nurse, you'll recall what you need to know based on the unit you choose to work on. The more hands-on experience you have in that particular area of nursing, the more you'll begin to recall and remember what you need to make proper assessments and understanding of your patients' health status. :)

Hang in there, and BREATHE....one class...one test at a time. :nurse:

prairiegirl · Oct 22, 2003

Thank you so much. A&P is very overwhelming (especially with my none too good professor and lab instructor). But taking it one course at a time is all I can do.

Thanks,

Laura

Dayray, RN · Oct 22, 2003

I defiantly don't remember all the things I learned in A&P but when I read a chart and see an anatomical word I can usually either remember it or figure out what it is. I can also figure out disease process based on what I learned back then.

So my advise would be, jump threw the hoops and memorize everything you are told too, realize that you wont remember every minor detail but try to retain the concepts and "the feel" of what you learn. A&P, patho and micro are the building blocks upon which you'll build in the nursing program and then when you orient into your specialty.

hmmm lets see I remember some of that stuff.... SternoCledoMastoid, Erector sartoris... lol was a very long time ago but ill never forget those ones =P