Oakland University - MI. (Pathophysiology)

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone out there took Nursing 227(Pathophysiology) online at Oakland U in Rochester, MI?? If so, how did you like it; and if you could offer any thoughts or advice?? I am taking it in the Fall(Professor Pan). I looked at the syllabus and it looks like a ton of work for 3 credits but I am looking forward to the class. My wife is due in September so I am just trying to see how demanding this class will be. I also have two other classes so it should be fun semester!!

Thanks!!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

thoughts and advice:

don't know the specifics of this college's online class, but pathophysiology is a required component for critical thinking (problem solving) in nursing and care planning later in nursing classes. the critical thinking flow sheet for nursing students will show you where pathophysiology of a disease fits into critical thinking in nursing. in the past it was taught in the nursing classes itself and more recently has been split off into its own class and required as a pre-requisite for nursing. it is merely how the anatomy and physiology goes haywire to produce diseased conditions and their signs and symptoms. in nursing school you will get a quick review of the pathophysiology of each disease as you study it.

why is it 3 credits? there are 11 body systems and a lot of diseases in each of them. docs go to school for 4 years and often take one class per body system to learn about the diseases. this course is only going to last for one term and covers most of the major diseases for the entire body. yes, you can anticipate a ton of work.

for a list of online pathophysiology weblinks that you may find helpful see post #52 on this sticky thread:

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Thanks Daytonite,

I appreciate your help and good advice. I don't know why this course is only 3 credits. My guess is its because its online. This is still a nursing class but some programs I am applying to want this as a pre-req before you start their programs. Other programs don't allow you to take this until you are in nursing school. The few schools that offer it have it as either a 3 or 4 credit course. I am going into nursing and not medical school so hopefully I will learn a great deal in 15 weeks. I would imagine a nurse does not need to know all the diseases in as great detail as a doctor. The book is 1200 pages so that is a bit intimidating to me. My course is intense with 12 exams and two papers to write so we'll see.

Thanks again for your help.

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