Should I drop A&P I?

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tbird88

330 Posts

I appreciate the helpful comments. Thank you.

Honey Clover

125 Posts

I suggest before every lab, go look at what you need to know in your lab manual and look up online or in books about those items and how they look. Pre-lab studying is awesome, imo, because you are exposed to the material early so in lab, you can focus on the details and start to remember the details instead of learning it for the first time. I agree with taking pictures too. One thing that helps also is after taking your own pictures, study your notes, then label your pictures in a PowerPoint without looking at your notes. And throughout the week, keep quizzing yourself to make sure you remember the details. It takes a lot of time and effort but hey, whatever you were doing on the first test wasn't very helpful, so might as well try a new way of learning and remembering. Some people repeat the same mistake over and over again, never realizing that maybe their way of studying doesn't work for them or work for the current class they are in. So switch it up! That and having more time to study.

tbird88

330 Posts

I suggest before every lab, go look at what you need to know in your lab manual and look up online or in books about those items and how they look. Pre-lab studying is awesome, imo, because you are exposed to the material early so in lab, you can focus on the details and start to remember the details instead of learning it for the first time. I agree with taking pictures too. One thing that helps also is after taking your own pictures, study your notes, then label your pictures in a PowerPoint without looking at your notes. And throughout the week, keep quizzing yourself to make sure you remember the details. It takes a lot of time and effort but hey, whatever you were doing on the first test wasn't very helpful, so might as well try a new way of learning and remembering. Some people repeat the same mistake over and over again, never realizing that maybe their way of studying doesn't work for them or work for the current class they are in. So switch it up! That and having more time to study.

Thanks Honey Clover, yes maybe I need to reevaluate how I am studying because obviously the way I studied for first test did not work. I am studying for the bone practical and I printed diagrams without the name of parts and I am filing in the name of each bone, suture, depressions etc. I plan to take a picture of each bone and then load onto computer and I hope I can label them. somehow. There is so much too learn.

direw0lf, BSN

1,069 Posts

Was it your studying tactics or nerves? A&p I got a few colors of poster board and printed out or drew pictures of tissues, organs, etc. Just making the cards helped retain the info.

For nursing exams it's been different. There's not so much memorization as there is being able to apply that information. But I will tell you, a&p has been a big part of my fundamentals classes to understanding the rest. So if you don't learn this now and still pass the class it might come back to haunt you so really work to learn it. Use the tutoring at your school if you can or just commit the time at home.

tbird88

330 Posts

I got 72% on the histology test, so I did score low but I passed. I will work extra hard on the bone practical to pull my grade back up. I need a 3.0 in the class but I want to do better than that. The majority of the class scored poorly on the practical according to the Professor. I will have to have a lot of hands on time with the bones I think to learn all the bone markings. Thank you all for your feedback and for listening it really helps me get through all of this.

direw0lf, BSN

1,069 Posts

I got 72% on the histology test, so I did score low but I passed. I will work extra hard on the bone practical to pull my grade back up. I need a 3.0 in the class but I want to do better than that. The majority of the class scored poorly on the practical according to the Professor. I will have to have a lot of hands on time with the bones I think to learn all the bone markings. Thank you all for your feedback and for listening it really helps me get through all of this.

Sounds like you'll be on top of things now! When I was doing an HEENT(head, ears, eyes, nose, throat) exam in front of my lab teacher she asked me to name the muscles of the neck and bones in the face as I was palpating lymph nodes (and naming them). I don't know how you remember it all except going over it as much as you can. Look at it in the morning as you brush your teeth and again at night before bed and every chance in between if you have to!

tbird88

330 Posts

Thank you direwOlf, I will practice frequently, as often as I think about it.

Scottishtape

561 Posts

I'm glad you found out you passed!

I still wanted to throw this out there though: When I began my college algebra class, I was really intimidated because math didn't come easy to me. I scored a 42% on my first test. No lie. 42%. I didn't even know you could GET that low on a test, but dangit, I did.

I almost dropped, believing that I could never pass the course after having bombed that first test so badly. I spoke with the professor and got some advice about how to best study that subject and I dove into studying. I ended up with a B in that class, and now I actually like math.

Don't get overwhelmed too much. Things will be hard, especially in nursing school, but don't give up on yourself so quickly. If I had, I never would've made it.

You got dis.

tbird88

330 Posts

Congrats Scottishtape and thank you for the encouraging words. It just goes to show things can make a big turn around. I just have to keep swimming, swimming, swimming.....lol

Specializes in ICU.

Here's the deal, you need A&P to get into the nursing program. A&P is the fundamentals of nursing. You can drop it, but then kiss nursing goodbye as it is a required class. The decision in yours.

meganec17

93 Posts

I don't think that you need to drop it yet! Wait and see what you got on the exam. Talk to the lab instructor, find a study group, access open lab times. To be completely honest, I thought that histology was incredibly hard as well. Not only is it your first one, but it's one of the harder subjects to study for. If your A&P is anything like mine, the lecture portion should be worth more than the lab portion - so just make sure to score well on the lecture exams! I think I got a 70% or so on my first practical and still passed the class with a solid A. Good luck!

I should have read all the resposes before I answered. Congrats on passing with a 72%! If you're anything like me, muscles and bones are WAY more fun and interesting to learn! Plus you have really hands-on approach with them, rather than looking through a microscope. Histology is so variable, the same tissue wull look different depending on the slide and magnification - bones and muscles are usually all similar/the same.

waiting4ivpush

182 Posts

If you want to be an RN it is simple..pass the classes with the required grade...."wanting" and "doing" are two different things.

I am confused by the statement "I don't know what to do"? You either Pass, Fail, or quit. You don't have to "do" anything.....unless you want to be an RN. Then you DO need to pass the class. Life is actually very simple.

Straight facts. I'll add to this, I didn't do hot on two of my tests. I think it was bones, and tissues as well. I still managed an A- for the class.

I'll tell you it straight up with 100% realism. YOU need to be ahead in studying. You need to put in the time. You need to do whatever it takes, for you to absorb the information and learn it. Seek 3rd party sources, like khan academy, an Anatomy and Physiology coloring book (highly recommend from Amazon, $10-$25).

You can either let this bring you down and quit, or you can stop being a little b*tch and get your sh&t together. I was in the same predicament as you, feeling down after my first bad test. Then I stopped being a little whiny sh*t and put in the motha f*ckin WORK. God also blessed it with my professor, both lecture and lab.

For Muscles and Skeleton, just put in some extra hours in the Tutoring Lab, going over the list of muscles and bones. Muscles is stupid easy to remember. Took me a total of 3 hours of lab time to know it all. Fa real fa real. Good luck noob.

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