Nursing school compared to Bio202

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I am in the final stretch of Bio 202 at Rio, I take my final on Aug. 28. I am in the 8 week class and I feel like it is a mad dash to cram as much as I can into my brain in a very short period of time. I feel like I am getting a general overview, but the details are not going to stick, and I am worried that this will affect how well I do in nursing school.

Do the actual nursing programs go into a lot more detail than Bio 201/202? Also, how important is it know every little detail, verus having having a general understanding of how things work?

Also, this class has been very difficult, I think mostly because I am doing it online and you learn everything on your own and don't really have anyone to discuss it with. I'm doing ok, I think, I have an 85% so far, with two week left. How much harder is nursing school compared to A&P?

Thanks!

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma.

first off, i've heard A&P is HORRIBLE at rio, so i can't really comment on how nursing school is compared to that course.

overall, nursing school is a whole different ball game. A&P is all about memorization, while nursing school is fully understanding how the systems work and applying that knowledge. it will benefit you greatly to have a pretty good grasp on these systems when you start nursing school. you will be surprised at how much more you go into depth about each body system once you do start nursing school.

are you starting the nursing program this fall? if you have time i would suggest taking a pathophysiology class, or even taking A&P again in person. if not, don't sweat it- just review your body systems in your free time, and do the best you can to get that info memorized before school starts.

good luck!

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Pathophysiology...I second that! I just started NS at Gateway and am already glad I took that course. There was a thread that nearly every other person said to take the course so i modified my work schedule to fit it in. Bottom line BEST thing I ever did. And Take it in the class room, you will get WAY more out of it than online.

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Thanks! I took 201 in person and it was a completely different experience. Wouldn't pathophysiology be included as part of the nursing program? I'm hoping to start this January.

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Wouldn't pathophysiology be included as part of the nursing program? I'm hoping to start this January.

Yes and No. Patho used to be a pre-req but now they say it's been incorporated into your nursing education. Nursing school is going so fast, I can't imagine fully absorbing all that Patho taught me and learning Nursing. If you have any extra time at all (which most of us do) take Pathophysiology, great intro into thinking more indepth about body processes not just memorization. Also it was a good way to start slow into critical thinking questions, WAY different than regular fact questions we got in BIO classes.

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma.
Wouldn't pathophysiology be included as part of the nursing program? I'm hoping to start this January.

Yes and No. Patho used to be a pre-req but now they say it's been incorporated into your nursing education. Nursing school is going so fast, I can't imagine fully absorbing all that Patho taught me and learning Nursing. If you have any extra time at all (which most of us do) take Pathophysiology, great intro into thinking more indepth about body processes not just memorization. Also it was a good way to start slow into critical thinking questions, WAY different than regular fact questions we got in BIO classes.

exactly. patho did use to be a pre-req, i'm really not sure why they changed that. you do learn disease process is nursing school, but you will have so much reading, assignments, exams, and careplans, that already having a firm grasp of this will really ease things for you. additionally, the exams for patho have NCLEX style questions, which are how nursing exams are written as well. just the exposure to those, and learning how to answer those types of questions would have made the class worth it in itself.

oh, and also this fall i would recommend taking a medical terminology course. i found the knowledge of medical terms/prefixes/suffixes extremely useful in block 1. and, the patho and med term classes are proving even more helpful now that i am in the 2nd block.

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Great info! :)

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Has anyone taken the Patho Physiology through Rio? I was considering it for next year.

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