Nursing Courses

Agnus · Feb 25, 2003

Pharm. I got an excellent grade but felt that I did not get it at all until I was finally a practicing nurse.

the taoist · Feb 25, 2003

I am sooo glad you said this, Agnus.

I did great in Pharmacology, but after the class there is no way I could remember hardly any of the drugs I "learned."

So far A&P II was pretty killer. I had to work at that one.

Agnus · Feb 25, 2003

I have always been one of those people that if I can't understand how this relates to anything I have a hard time learning it.

It is hard to relate drugs to things when you have never used them, or certainly used very few.

And learning all those names, generic, trade, chemical. :eek:

then you get these complicated things like beta blocker, and angiotensen inhibitors and .... well you know. Non of it seemed to make sense to me or had anything to do with the things I knew about.

Once I was practicing for a while some started to make more sense. I actually can understand about alpha, beta, blockers. and angiotension inhibitors and such. But it did not come over night even once I started working. AND i find a frequent review of this helps me.

Taking some post graduation critical care type classes has healped a lot in understanding these more complex drugs.

I know it is hard to believe but you know what you need to to pass nclex in pharm. You also will have aquired by graduation enough knowledge about drugs to BEGIN practice. With your drug reference at your side of course.

JUST MAKE THAT DRUG REFERENCE YOUR VERY BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE.

JessyKC27 · Feb 25, 2003

Molecular Chemistry is kicking my ass. Ugh, I hate it.

SmilingBluEyes · Feb 25, 2003

i did not like nursing pharmacology. hated it.

RNonsense · Feb 25, 2003

Am I the only one who hated Statistics?? Ick. Ew. Gag. Glad it's over....

whipping girl in 07, RN · Feb 25, 2003

Microbiology was not easy for me; neither was chemistry.

As for ACTUAL nursing classes (not prereqs), health assessment was the hardest for me.

I know; I'm a dumbass. :rolleyes:

Mkue · Feb 25, 2003

Originally posted by konni
I know; I'm a dumbass.

konni.. you are NOT !

I hated micro and chemistry, A&P's were the worst of the worst but I rather enjoy the nursing courses.

Nurse2bee · Feb 25, 2003

Is molecular chemistry the same as chemistry? Here we just need chemistry. I`m a student doing my prerequisites at Northern Oklahoma college and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. :confused:

obeyacts2 · Feb 25, 2003

I am having a tough time with physiology. Our school teaches anatomy and physiology as separarte classes, they are not integrated. In general I have a hard time with anything too dry and abstract. Hands on medical I do great. I loved Microbiology, our teacher was actually a nurse. Unlike Physiology, where my teacher is a rice farmer with a PHD in biology. Chem was great but tough, had a teacher who was very "hands on applcations" LOL she used to be a paramedic in East Palo Alto, for the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and for Bill Graham Presents (the rock concert promoters) she was cool!!!!!!!!

Laura (Bring on the dissections)

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 25, 2003

A&P were the worst for me.