Nursing pre reqs

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What pre requisites are you all taking for nursing school? And how many hours a week do you dedicate for each class

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Specializes in ICU.

I am taking Advanced Human physiology, psych 101, sociology, and math this semester. I have to take college algebra over the summer and will be done. I devote a lot of time to each class this semester. They are killing me with math homework. I probably devote 2-3 hours a week to each class. More than I have in the past but I am into the harder preqs now.

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Your courses seem to be very interesting! I am taking chemistry of solutions, mechanics, biology ,electrecity and magnetism. I dont understand why they made us take physics classes at my school for nursing

Lol

Best of luck to you :-)

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I am in Anatomy, Child Psych Development, algebra, and history of architecture. I spend up to five house a day studying anatomy but, the other students in my class do not study as much as I do (and manage to to alright). I am playing it safe I guess. Anyways 3 hours a week for math 3 for child psych and almost none for history of arch (its required for a two year general ed degree at my school).

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This semester is my last of pre-requisites. I am taking Microbiology, Statistics, Nutrition, and Developmental Pysch. I am spending the bulk of my out-of-class time on Statistics and Micro. I'd say I spend 1-2 hours a day on each of those, then do a minimal amount of work (maybe an hour once or twice a week) for the other two classes because they are coming to me much easier.

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.

Just to clarify, technically every credit hour can require 3-4 hours of work per week. So a three credit class can mean 12 hours per week. That's why 12 credits is considered full time.

Also, beware that that refers to lectures, most clinical or lab class is 3 hours in the lab or clinic per credit. So a science that has a 3 hour lecture and 3 hour lab would be four credits and require upwards of 16 hours per week.

It's great if you can excel in less than that, but chances are that in nursing school you will need even more time

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I am currently taking anatomy, nutrition and sign language. I study the most for anatomy, often times up to a few hours or several each day, especially as a test is near. We are currently learning bones, along with articulations, and muscles. I don't mind studying as much as I do and it is paying off. I have 2 kids and a husband, and I manage to get everything else done, as well as slip in free time. That said, getting through your pre-reqs, especially the sciences is a HUGE commitment, and I could not imagine doing this if I didn't truly have a passion for it. As far as nutrition, it is a fairly simple course, and I don't have to study nearly as much, and the same for sign language, which is why I chose those two *easier* classes this semester. Good luck!

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

As a general rule of thumb, you want to dedicate two hours of studies for each credit hour per week. So a 3 credit class would be 6 hours of study per week. I've found that for any science with a lab to treat as two separate 3 credit classes (vs. 4 credits) for time management as you are often studying as much for lab as you are for the lecture.

This semester, I'm taking Anatomy and Physiology II, Life Cycle Development, Microbiology, and Nutrition for 14 credits.

Thank you.

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I'm taking pathophysiology, microbiology w lab, statistics, physiology w lab, and abnormal psychology. I honestly don't know how I'm studying, but we're midway through the semester and I have 4 As and 1 B (in the online abnormal psychology : -/). At the beginning of the semester I always print my syllabi and make a study schedule. I also put all major due dates and exam dates in my calendar app on my phone and I set several reminders. I have 2-4 things on my study schedule to get done each night. I try to stick to my study schedule, but with all the class cancellations due to snow I've been prioritizing according to due dates. I spend most of my time studying physiology, then pathophysiology and lastly microbiology. I procrastinate with stats and abnormal.

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We have to take English, Psych, Sociology, Speech, Algebra unless you test out of it, Anatomy, Microbiology, and Physiology with pre-reqs of Biology and Chemistry. You get an extra point on your application if you take Foods and Nutrition. Same goes for the nursing guidance course they offer. These are the classes you have to take in order to apply to the program. You have to take additional classes before graduation in order to receive your ADN (I go to a CC). It's like two activities courses, a regular guidance course, Humanities course, and I think a few more. Lots of required classes at my school in NorCal. I'm currently second semester pre-nursing.

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I'm just beginning this semester I have ENG 101 and BIO 121. I am also taking Medical Terminology online. I thought it would help make A&P a little easier. I'm also taking PSYCH 201 and math. I'm hoping to test into Statistics. I'm an adult learner returning after 20 years out of school. My school has the 2 year ADN program, so my plan is to take as many of the requirements for the BSN program.

I don't know how much I study, but it seems like that is pretty much all I do. I agree with the others to make a schedule of what/when you're going to study.

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I'm taking A&P 1, A&P Lab, Nutrition, and Math. I spend the bulk of my time with A&P - I would say about 1-2 hours everyday. Math about 3 hours a week, Nutrition 3 hours a week, and Lab about 2 hours a week. All of my classes are online and I'm about to pick up an express class next month in MicroApps.

So far, the most challenging class is A&P.....soooo much to learn in so little time.

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