Quality and amount of physiology training

[Alex3]

Hi there,

In my first year of a dip/adv dip/degree course but would be interested to find out just exactly how much physiology training we should be getting. So far, we have had a couple of hours a week, and a couple of hours of science - when we're not on placement. Is this the norm?

Recognise that am only in foundation year but having spoken to some third year students, the input & quality of the physiology teaching doesn't seem to get any better, at my college anyway. Is this just my college or is the teaching of physiology a problem throughout the uk? The first module was a disaster, we would cover all the systems in a two hour lecture! Our tutor read out her notes, threatened us with tests and then never followed through. In our next module, different tutor, teacher knew her stuff but lessons were not tailored for the students and as a result, we learned by ourselves. The college's response is that the tutors are facilitators. The majority of us have no science A'levels so you can imagine, we don't understand much in these lessons. I'll learn myself but discouraging to know have another two years of this...

Talked to nurses on my current ward and they seem to think that quality of physiology is poor, that is, some of the nurses that have just qualified seem to lack the basics.

Is this a problem throughtout the uk? Has anyone experienced good physiology teaching? What do you think?

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I am unsure what you are asking. I am gathering you are not in the US? I apologize for the questions, but I'm just not familiar with the terms you are using. If you could perhaps give us some details, I could direct you to the right path? Thanks.