Should I study anatomy and physiology before the semester begins?

[Jazzythefuturenurse]

Hi everyone, I'm new here but I browse these threads alot. I just wanted to get some opinions about studying A&P through khan Academy before my class begins in the fall semester. From what I read it's really intimidating and I want to do really well without struggling too much. My program requires that I get at least a B. Does anyone think this will be a good idea?

[37changes, ASN, RN]

I just listened to the first of Professor Fink's YouTube videos, and man, I like it! Noctor Durse, thanks again for the tips. :)

[Banana nut, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I just listened to the first of Professor Fink's YouTube videos, and man, I like it! Noctor Durse, thanks again for the tips. :)

AWESOME!

[Rionoir, ADN, RN]

You know you better than we do. Some people can ace a unit exam with a day or two of studying and others need longer. For me, I always try to explain concepts out loud, like a essay question, before moving onto the next topic. When I can do that I know I'm ready.

[Banana nut, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

You know you better than we do. Some people can ace a unit exam with a day or two of studying and others need longer. For me, I always try to explain concepts out loud, like a essay question, before moving onto the next topic. When I can do that I know I'm ready.

That's is a great point! Pro tip right there.

Also as you go week by week through your class look out for the learning objectives, these will be found in your syllabus for each week or in your weekly lecture outlines that the professor will give you. These are your golden ticket to an easy A. You will know you are gonna kill the test if you are able to verbalize all of the answers for each weeks objectives. I can give you an example of some lecture objectives from my nursing syllabus as an example.

Here are some examples of what you would want to verbalize for a pharmacology class to be well prepared for nursing drug administration:

Student Learning Objectives

1.The student will demonstrate knowledge of the patient's 5 plus 5” rights of drug administration.

2.The student will demonstrate appropriate monitoring of laboratory tests related to drug therapy.

3.The student will list appropriate interventions that minimize the risk of injury to patients on pharmacological agents.

4.The student will correctly calculate the appropriate dose of medication for the pediatric patient.

5.The student will correctly analyze blood glucose levels to appropriately administer sliding scale insulin.

6.The student will recognize drug classifications based on the prefix or suffix found in the generic name of the drug.

7.The student will identify appropriate drug therapy and nursing interventions for major chronic and/or episodic illnesses that are prevalent in the United States.

8.The student will identify appropriate patient teaching for chronic and/or episodic illnesses specific to the patient's prescribed pharmacotherapy.

9.The student will identify symptoms of hyper/hypoglycemia; hyper/hyponatremia; hyper/hypokalemia; anemia; renal dysfunction; and hepatic dysfunction.