BIOL 3309 Medical Terminology start date 1/21/13

Nursing Students Texas (UTA)

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I just wanted to see if there are any fellow classmates outthere wanting a way of communication outside of the virtual classroom. Sincethe course is online and we don't really get to discuss events like in atraditional class room why not the next best thing?! As with my other classesthat have started threads it is nice to know at times I am not the only one lost in the sauce.

Specializes in Emergency/ICU.

Monci - did you know that the flashcards are optional? I skip them and it saves time. Tests aren't bad at all, think I was overstudying! Two more tests!!!

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Hey I took this class last semester, and towards the end they told us that we get a specific percent from MTI. And that grade will be multiplied by 4% to count as participation.

My point being, don't just do the MTI for the sake of doing them, u have to get good grades on the activities.

I had to go back & redo a bunch of activities :( it sucked!

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Monci - did you know that the flashcards are optional? I skip them and it saves time. Tests aren't bad at all, think I was overstudying! Two more tests!!!

Yes I had to email my AC to clarify b/c those things take FOREVER!

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Hey I took this class last semester, and towards the end they told us that we get a specific percent from MTI. And that grade will be multiplied by 4% to count as participation.

My point being, don't just do the MTI for the sake of doing them, u have to get good grades on the activities.

I had to go back & redo a bunch of activities :( it sucked!

I'm doing them right now between my 5 week classes the stuipid thing kept restarting in the middle of the freakin MTI and would give my low grades since i hadnt finished I got so annoyed and left them :no:

Now I am trying again its a pain in the butt!

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Specializes in Nicu/nursery.
I'm doing them right now between my 5 week classes the stuipid thing kept restarting in the middle of the freakin MTI and would give my low grades since i hadnt finished I got so annoyed and left them :no:

Now I am trying again its a pain in the butt!

How did this class go? I still have to take it!

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Still not over not till March 15th I think

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Specializes in Nicu/nursery.
Still not over not till March 15th I think

March 15 is full too, waiting for someone to drop to take the class:)

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I think todays test (3rd) was the hardest for me. I still made a good grade, but not as high as my other two test grades. I don't deal with eyes and ears much in my work so I really didn't know the material. I spent most of my study time on the eyes and ears, and those were the questions I missed the most on the test.

I have been completing all my MTI. I noticed for the first unit the MTI took me forever, but now it is really fast. If I fail one of the MTI's I retake it, but I am not trying to get 100's on everything. It is only 4% of my grade. I think my time is better spent studing for the test. I do think the ER MTI is really helpful for studing for the test. If I get a question wrong on the ER, I look it up and make sure I know it.

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Specializes in Emergency/ICU.

Made it through the class fine with easy A. I will say that when I overlapped this class with Holistic Care of Older Adults that I did get stressed out more than I wanted to. Both classes are not that difficult, but if you are working full time and have a family, things start to pile up, at least for me (a lot of reading). I'm starting on Health Promotion Across the Lifespan on 4/8. The journey continues! See you elswhere TxMonci!

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Is the text book necessary for med terminology? I start the class next week just want to know before I buy it. Also can you take quizzes ahead of time? Thanks

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Specializes in ICU.
Is the text book necessary for med terminology? I start the class next week just want to know before I buy it. Also can you take quizzes ahead of time? Thanks

The book is necessary if you want to pass the exams. You cannot take quizzes ahead of time, they open for a 24-hour window.

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I don't think it is possible to not have the text book. I didn't really read the test book, but I needed it to study the prefixes, roots, and suffixes for the test. You can take the quizzes and MTIs ahead of time, but not the actual exam. I think it would be best to take the quizzes a few days before the test and not way ahead of time. The quizzes help you prepare for the test.

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