Pathophysiology v. Pharmacology...which did you feel was harder?

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Aug 9, 2009

I take Pharmacology in a few weeks but I took Patho in the spring. I found is challenging but not to bad. I actually really liked the class it felt the most like "Nursing classes" out of all my Pre Reqs. If you know how the body works properly really well then it shouldn't be a problem. Make sure you know your A and P really well and what a good working body needs.

LifelongDream · Aug 10, 2009

Patho was the toughest hands down... Pharm was not that bad. I ended it with a B!

elacer08 · Aug 10, 2009

Can you please tell me what you learned for patho and what was the hardest part pf the class? Thanks.

anoon · Aug 10, 2009

Patho for me was much harder than pharm. Pharm was a lot of memorization and straight recall so if you spent the time doing the work you were rewarded. However patho is not that way. You have to understand the concepts to pass, so the amount of time you spend studying and preparing may not necessarily correspond to the reward. I suggest checking in at your nursing school to see if tutoring services are offered (or any other assistance) that you could use if you feel that your patho class is getting out of control. Sometimes even just group study put the concepts into perspective for me - you can sometimes hear something differently one time and then it clicks, even if you have been studying the same thing for three days!

Hope this helps,

Amber N.

melmarie23, MSN, RN · Aug 10, 2009

We took it together as one course this past spring. Patho just build upon A&P, so if you have a good grasp on that, then you should be okay.

This fall we have another pharmacology course. I think Pharmacology is a bit harder because there is just so so so many drugs to learn.

intuition · Aug 11, 2009

I felt Pharmacology was much harder, IMO. I think it also has to do with the teachers you have. If you had a great A&P instructor, Patho should be easy. My Pharm. teacher expected much more from us than the Patho. teacher.

elacer08 · Aug 11, 2009

Is patho all about A&P like you need to know the functions in and out in order to do well in class or does the teacher do a review of A&P and then get into patho and what its all about?

intuition · Aug 11, 2009

It depends on the teacher, ours assumed you knew the normal functions of the body.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Aug 12, 2009

Is patho all about A&P like you need to know the functions in and out in order to do well in class or does the teacher do a review of A&P and then get into patho and what its all about?

A&P was a Pre Req for Patho at my school so the teacher did not do any reviews he expected you to know it.

melmarie23, MSN, RN · Aug 12, 2009

I would review your A&P now...