turkeyonrye

Thank you! Good luck on your application to the program!!!

Thankfully we have 2nd-year students on the floor helping us. It's such a relief because they know EXACTLY what we're going through, and they're always happy to help. One second-year student I worked with did such an awesome job. She'll make a fantastic nurse when she gets out of school.

6 out of 21. My instructors said it was most male students they've ever had.

I forgot to give you guys an update! I finished Nursing 50 and it went great! On the last day of clinicals, my patient told me I had been "absolutely unbelievable" and she gave me a hug. :) I am now in the middle of fall term nursing classes and doing clinicals at the local hospital. Clinicals have been going very well here too. It seems that my nervousness lessens the closer I get to the patient, because by the time I enter a patient's room and begin speaking and working with them, it is completely absent.

Have you ever taken an online class before? I personally prefer in-person, but sometimes there isn't much choice.

Excellent advice! Pretty much described exactly what I did during all my bio classes. Also agreed with the easy/hard statement...all the instructors are going to be different and students are obviously biased given their own abilities and tendencies. It's best to just come prepared and do your best. It's nothing to lose sleep over. They are both fun fascinating classes! All it takes is a little time and assertiveness to soak up the material. You'll do fine. :)

Honestly? Yes. Although I had a pretty challenging instructor from what I understand. He definitely prepared me though. There's just no way to memorize the hundreds, if not thousands, of terms and processes that will float across your field of vision. But there's no reason that if you put in the time, you can't get an 'A'.

Oh, thank goodness, lol.

Having done it myself, I can personally confirm that your memorization skills will be flexed to the breaking point taking A&P and Micro together.

Oh. As far as the degree of challenge...my three courses got successively harder. Our instructor purposefully designed the classes that way. So, it really just depends on the instructor.

Thank you very much!

I'm sure it'll work fine! Sometimes I like to listen to instrumental music like Yo-Yo Ma when I'm drawing too. Good memorization skills will be of great use in A&P and Micro.

I suggest getting a drawing pad and some colored pencils or markers. I drew diagrams and other images during all three courses and it helped me tremendously with comprehension and memorization.

I took A&P-III alongside a 5 credit Micro course. I saw my instructor five days a week. It was pretty brutal, but I managed solid 'A's in both classes.

I was lucky to have taken A&P from an instructor who made a concerted effort to prepare us all for our coming challenges. It upsets me that other instructors do not adequately prepare their students. You will have to take your education into your own hands. And you will be stronger for it. If you're willing to put a little bit of money into your studying, go to masteringaandp.com. Many new A&P textbooks will have access codes that allow access to the website's materials, so access will be free in those cases. I'm telling you.....USE IT. It is an indelible resource. If you don't have an access code, you can get one for $66.