MsFutureNurse

I'm now failing a&p. Ive asked for help and Im asking again. I need some study suggestions, like great websites with awesome study guides and lecture notes on anatomy and physiology 1. My instructor isnt great and so I need notes, lectures anything to help me pass this class. I need some honest study techniques. If I dont make a B on this next test its over for me. The next test is over Muscle system, Neural Tissue, and Spinal Cord.

Well the instructor lately has been taking 5 minutes at end of class to discuss what the test will generally have but at the end of the day the problem is he's doesnt have the test infront of him. Hes just giving what chpt 1-8 generally consists of. Then when i get the test im lucky if it has 6 questions out of 100 he said to study!

We desperately need an A&P study area with people posting study guides, tips for every chapter.

I have a lab test this week. Its lab quiz # 2. We've already had to label the skeleton. This particular test will be over chapters 1-8 from our lab book Laboratory Manual for A&P by marieb. The instructor didn't specify if it would be a test like an ordinary a&p test or if it'd be all labeling. This is my first anatomy class ever, and I've been out of school for over 10 years!! I go in for every test blind sided!!! I don't like surprises!! I don't know what to expect!

I go to a very small college. They don't offer tutoring that I know of.

I need help with a&p 1. I am not doing good on the tests in a&p, and because of that I am barely passing the class . I need help with knowing what to study and it actually being on the test.

I am currently in the RN program. My college is a little different than most. I am taking the 'pre' required classes while also taking the actual nursing classes. I am currently in my first semester of a 2 year ADN program. One of the classes I'm required to take this semster is A&P1 with Lab. I am struggling with the tests in A&P. This is my first time in college, so obviously its my first anatomy class. The instructor doesn't really prepare us for our tests, and we have tests on each class day we meet. Even when he does 'give' hints on what to study or know for the test its rarely on the test. Its pointless studying notes taken from his lectures.I will spend everyday studying on material I thought the test would include, and always left in a state of shock during & after the test. It was pointless for me to study that week after getting the test score I receive. I try to ask my peers and the nursing students ahead of me for studying tips, to try to get an indication on what I need to focus on and they always tell me its the current material I am studying. I guess its hard to remember the tests you had before unless you kept all of your notes or they just dont want to help. The instructor doesn't give tests back for us to keep, because apparently the same tests are being used with every new nursing class. I always get the feeling that Im bothering people when I ask for their help. I especially get the feeling Im bothering them after asking for help on facebook and they ignore me. So as of right now I'm barely passing anatomy & physiology. I currently have an A in lab, which brings my overall grade up to almost an A but you MUST keep at least a C in anatomy in order to average out the a&p with lab grades to get the 'overall' grade. I'm worried I will drop below the 'required' grade in anatomy and fail the entire course. I never know what the test will have on it because being able to pick out important information from a chapter to study has done nothing for me thus far. Studying the material that the instructor tells us is important to know hasn't prepared me for a test thus far! it seems no one else is struggling as much as I am. Most of the other students are still getting A's & B's on their tests and they tell me before the test they studied the same material I did. I've even starting thinking they have 'VIP' informational sources that are preparing them for these tests. I just need advice on how to pass a&p tests. I hate being one of few that's struggling. Call me crazy, but I'm use to instructors that will tell you what to study to prepare you for a test.