Pathophysiology

I'm finishing up a class that's basically an intro to pharm class, then I'll have pathophysiology in the fall...then three semesters of Pharmacology I,II,III. The three semester change supposedly was in response to so many people failing the one semester Pharm. Hopefully it'll be a good thing.

I am amazed this is not a requirement. Understanding disease processes is essential to avoiding complications.

i used to tell my students that they'd better understand physiology and pathophysiology really well, because none of the people they would ever take care of in a hospital would have normal physiology. fortunately, this is still true.

i hear you about the "integrated into our nursing classes" but seeing as how not every one of your nursing instructors is going to be really expert in pathophys, you might miss out on some key concepts, and you wouldn't even know it.

do not assume you'll learn all you need to know in class and clinical. get in the habit of seeking out and providing your own learning opportunities, because you'll have to do that all your working life. get a great book and when you have a new patient, flip open to that chapter and refresh.

you'll find that the further on you are, the more you'll get out of this kind of learning. heck, i've been out of my basic program since nineteen-smumblemumble, and i still buy books and go to educational offerings.

i hear you about the "integrated into our nursing classes" but seeing as how not every one of your nursing instructors is going to be really expert in pathophys, you might miss out on some key concepts, and you wouldn't even know it.

huh. that is a really good point. thank you for that insight.

Well most schools or at least my school has an instructor that is an expert in that field (course) teach the specific course. We also take patho before nursing courses.

My school has patho and pharm. I am starting this fall and taking Fundamentals, pathophysiology and pharmacology and I am scared to death! I heard patho is one of the hardest classes you can take. But, seeing the previous posts make me thankful for it at least. I can tell it will really benefit me.