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Pathophys allows you to understand why we nurses do what we do...
A better understanding of it will make you a better nurse-- you will be able to anticipate effects on your patients and how to prevent bad effects from happening.
Also, if you plan on going to grad school you will see pathophysiology again...
In my opinion, it depends on where you're at in your nursing career. When you took A & P, you learned about the "what it is" and "what it does." Now, you're taking that to the next level and if you're a new nurse then you'll be adding to your knowlege base and skills and learn how to think critically. You're given the materials to think this way. You'll be glad your school offered this course. Of course, with nursing, you learn something new every hour you work and come from everyone you work with.
I'm starting in an Accelerated BSN program in the fall and we were required to take Pathophys. as a prerequisite for admission.
It's an amazing course, and it covers a whole WORLD that A and P barely touches on.
Take it, embrace it, and excel. You'll be happy you did (and so will your future patients!)
I am only hoping, that along with all the other info crammed into NS courses, pathophysiology will be intertwined. B/C we don't have it as a seperate course on its own in my program either. There was some discussed as we moved systemicly through A&P, and some coverage in micro via a few case studies and some common diseases. Sheesh, this only scares me for either how prepared I won't feel I am, or for how much more info we will have crammed into our brains over a short amt of time:sstrs:
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I'm a BSN student taking pathophysiology. My question is , how will pathophysiology help me in the near future? Sorry if the question sounds stupid.
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