Please help a new ADN student

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Hello everyone,

I will start for ADN as a full-time student this Fall. I was a little surprised when I was accepted through an email by a community school which rejected me a month ago. I have no idea about the nursing program. Here is my background: I had B.A. and M.S.A. degrees with GPA 3.2/4 and my previous majors were political science. Moreover, I had the courses of high-school level chemistry, physiology and biology, and the college- level maths and English. So I did not take any PN courses when I applied for ADN.

I don't know how to prepare for the first semester courses: Anatomy and Physiology I; and the Fundamental of Nursing. Do I need to review some materials, references and books first before starting in this Fall? Is it necessary to buy a medical dictionary or anything else like that?

Another thing is that English is not my native language, although I had a Master's degree in U.S.A. and can speak, read and write English well. However, I am really nervous about English medical words.

Any help and suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Specializes in ER.

You may want to grab a set of flash cards for medical terminology. I still am horrible at medical terminology. There are quite a few websites that have free medical terminology games and bookstores sell flash cards.

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Thanks applesxoranges,

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Most medical terminology is based in Latin...so we are all at the same disadvantage....here are a few web sites

Common medical terminology. Suffix, prefix, and root words.

Medical Dictionary - Comprehensive Medical Terminology Search

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Get tutoring if your school offers some. They would teach you how to study for this difficult class.

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