JasmineTea

A&P I Lecture - 96 A&PII Lab - 98 Ethics - A, but don't know the number score yet

I studied about 1-2 hrs a day, more if there was a test coming up. Then some days I didn't study at all. The main thing is to stay on top of it. If there's a concept you don't understand, do everything to get to a place of understanding. There are SO many resources online, most books come with a cd that is so helpful, and usually the teacher is available to ask questions to. I just found out I made a 96 in lecture and 98 in Lab! Yes!! It's nice to know that hard work pays off. Looking forward to A&PII in a few weeks! Stay on top of things, and you can do it!

Haven't read the other responses yet, but wanted to respond. I have a 4.0, (in fact, I made a 106 in my A&PI class this term!) am married with 2 kids and homeschool as well. It can be very difficult, but I really want this. I study very hard. I do stay up late often to study. Thankfully, I have a DH who wants this for me too, and is behind me 100%. He always asks me, "What can I do to help you?" He helps with dinner, takes the kids somewhere so I can have quiet time to study, helps with homeschooling, stuff like that. Let me encourage you. At first, it was much harder because even though my DH was excited I was going back to school, he did little things to sort of sabotage my school success. I don't think he consciously did this, but on some level he resented my time and attention being elsewhere. We had to have a heart-to-heart. Now, he realizes that my success is good for our family in the long-run, so now he's my biggest supporter. If your DH isn't helping out enough, maybe you can have a talk with him too? I don't know how single parents do it! I have so much respect for them. They are my heroes! Best wishes, and you CAN do it! (And a 3.4 is nothing to sneeze at!)

I thought this was fascinating and wondered if anyone here had read it? http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_aidsdebate.html Here is an excerpt:

This is an old thread but I'll add my encouragement to the list! I'm finishing up A&PI now and loved it! I'm making a 106 in Lab and have the final tonight. My prof told me I can make a 58 on the final and still make an A. I din't know my exact grade in Lecture, but I know it's similar. I really enjoyed the class and feel I have retained most everything I've learned. I think the biggest key for me (besides studying diligently!) was finding a group of 3 girls to be study partners with. We all met at least an hour before class and bounced questions off each other. We came up with some wacky mnemonics and made flashcards that we passed around. I would advise this to any new A&P student. Best wishes!

Count me in! We finish up A&P 1 next week and start A&P II around Jan 9. I will have the same teacher, which is awesome because she's excellent. The 4 gals in my study group will also be in the same class with me. What's really neat is that this prof teaches only 1 A&PII night class, so Lab and Lecture will be all on Thursday night, and this coming term she's going to institute a "Run and Review" before class. (She's a marathon runner) So each Thursday, for 1 hour before class, she's going to meet us at the inside track and review class topics as we fast-walk together. (We begged off running!) How cool is that? GOod for our bodies *and* our brains!

My lab practical is tonight too. It's almost over! I found out last week that I'm makng a 106 in the course and only have to make a 58 to keep an A in the class! She said even if I skipped the final and stayed home, I'd still make a C. I was so glad to hear that as I've busted my tail in this course and completed all bonus work she handed out. I think I'll do well on the test, because I feel I really know the material. Besides, I need the break to work on a paper I have been procrastinating on for Ethics. Blech...philosophers are unbearable...

For the life of me I can't keep these 2 straight. I'll think I've got it down and then along comes a question about whether something is "hyper/hypotonic to" something else...Aaaagghhhh! What is wrong with me? It doesn't seem like it should be so difficult to understand. Thanks for any help you can offer!

Well, I bought my books today for A&P and Lab, and Ethics. $275.00!!! How do they get away with that? My ethics book is a small, thin paperback, and it was over $60!!!!

Hello all! I guess I'll join the club too. I'm taking A&P1 w/Lab and Ethics this fall. My A&P class is Mon and Tues nights, and Lab is Mon night. Is anyone using any supplements with A&P? I'm thinking of getting that coloring book since I'm sort of visual.

not a crna yet, but as a patient, i liked that the 2 times i was put under, the crnas gently distracted me. i don't remember exactly what the first one said, but the second one asked me to look at the clock and see if i would remember what time it was when i woke up. i remember just having time to think, "i will remember the time..." and then that's it. here's a question for you all, slightly off topic. are crnas *trained* to be so gentle and attentive to the patient (as a terrified human being, not just a "case"), or did i just get lucky the 2 times i was cared for by crnas?

Hello all! I introduced myself in the greetings forum, but wanted to specifically do the same here. I'll make this one much shorter, though. I found this forum a few weeks ago and decided to quit lurking and introduce myself. I live in Florida, I'm 32 (33 in May, ack!), have been married 14 years, have 2 wonderful sons (9 and 11) and a cool step-son (18). I got married right out of high school and I've been a stay-at-home-mom all these years. Now that the kiddos are a bit older, I decided it's time to go back to school. I started in January working on my Pre-Nursing AA. Then it's on to my BSN. Eventually I plan to become a CRNA. I never wanted to go into nursing, or into the medical field at all. Then several years ago, my older sister up and went to nursing school (at 30 yrs old, and married with 3 small kids) and got her RN. Hearing her talk about school and her job inspired me to want to find my own career, which I was convinced was NOT nursing. Then 2 events changed that. I had a laparoscopy a few years ago (I had stage IV endo), and was affected then by 2 people. They were 1.) my recovery nurse whom I absolutely fell in love with and wanted to take home with me! and 2.) the anesthetist. These 2 people made the procedure comfortable and bearable, and not just physically. They touched my life and I will never forget them. The anesthetist was very gentle and comforting to me. I had recently gotten over pneumonia and pleurisy, and he was very careful assessing me. I will never forget the way he watched over me as I drifted off. He was an older man, could have been my father. I remember him even reaching up and gently pulling my hair out of my eyes as he talked to me. His eyes were so kind. He spoke softly and really helped me relax. The other event that changed me was a total hysterectomy in October of 2003. I was terrified. An actual anesthesiologist came in and started my IV, and though I don't remember the details as I was shaking with fright, I do remember that it was unusual for her to be doing that herself, and she explained to me why *she* was the one doing it. She put it in my hand and it was the most painful thing to happen to me in any hospital before or since! It hurt the entire time I was there (almost a week) and for months afterward. I still have a little knot there! Then, right before I was taken into surgery, the nurse anesthetist came to talk to me(well, to knock me out!). Her treatment of me escalated my view of CRNAs even more! She was also very gentle and soft-spoken. I was absolutely terrified, still shaking at this point. She did not rush things, but took the time to talk with me and calm my fears. She sat on the edge of my bed and gently stroked my hair as she talked to me. I think I asked her if she'd hold my hand, and I remember her hands were so warm and mine were so cold! She really was an angel. The last thing I remember is her asking me to look at the clock and tell her what time it was. I looked at it and thought, "Hmmm...I am *going* to remember what time it was!" (I didn't!) I wanted to be an RN like my sister, but the Jr College I'm going to has lost it's accreditation for the RN program, so it's been scrapped. There's not another program anywhere around here. But there IS a BSN program at the local University. The program head gave me a book about all the different nursing jobs, and the CRNA section just jumped out at me. I am completely fascinated by it. I am more excited than ever that this is what I want to do with my life! I know I have lots of time to choose a school, but the Gooding Institute is only about 1-2 hours away from me. I hear it's hard to get into, but you never know.... I'll be over 40 when I'm done with school, but hey, I'll be 40 anyway, might as well have a degree and a career to go along with it, right? Thanks for allowing me to introduce myself. I will be so proud to be joining your ranks soon! You're an amazing group of people. Best wishes, JasmineTea (because there are 2 things I love about mornings...sitting on the back deck smelling my Jasmine while sipping a nice cuppa hot tea!)