Should i take a medical terminology class?

[cassidysmith23]

I am finishing up registering for classes right now. I know for sure i'm taking anatomy I with a lab because i need to retake it for a better grade. However i can't decide if i should take a medical terminology class? I've heard a lot of different things about it and how it's a hard class. It isn't required for my nursing major at my college though, but everyone i talk to tells me it benefit me a lot to take it. I just don't know if i should wait to take it a different semester or would it be good to take it along with anatomy? I would really appreciate everyone's opinions.

[Mia83]

This is a good question ! I would think it will help us in the medical field although it's not a requirement. I'm actually swaying if I should take it this semester as well!

[bluescrubs16]

I took Med Term with A&P 1 last semester - it is not recommended by my program either. It is a really good intoductory course to how the body functions as well as the meanings of medical words (prefixes/roots/ suffixes). I didn't find it that hard and my med term textbook simplified some of the terms I was learning and having trouble with in A&P 1. Personally I found it helpful and would recommend it tk others. Another reason I took it was because I am going into an ADN program but plan to obtain my BSN later and some of the 4yr colleges I looked at recommended it as an elective.

[yourPhutureNurse_]

I was about to take med term also but I heard some things about it also and didn't wanna stress myself about a class I didn't even need!!yea I feel like it'll give u an advantage but on the other hand do not stress yourself over a class that's nt even required for ur program!

[skzfoz]

It will definitely help somewhere along the line, even in school. Learning medical terminology will help you know what a condition is without even looking it up. You'll automatically know exactly what a pulmonary embolism is, because you'll know that pulmonary refers to the heart and embolism means blockage.

I'm not sure I would say it's hard at all, considering you'll learn terminology which will save you from needing to study hundreds of names of conditions later on. Someone who has to go and look up what exactly "pulmonary embolism" is will have a harder time in any medical field than someone who can piece it together from previous terminology knowledge.