What areas of physio and anatomy would you go over before starting Nursing school?

[cnoto34]

Hello,

I have read that some said to review anatomy and physio before starting school... Should I my notes and books again ???

Thanks

[Fireman767]

Review it all. Better to know it all rather than just a few sections.

[cnoto34]

Review it all. Better to know it all rather than just a few sections.

Great lol

[x_factor]

I'd suggest starting to memorize the muscles and the bones. Those are two very heavy sections in A&P that will benefit you greatly by getting a head start.

[hodgieRN]

Get familiar with medical terminology. Know the base/latin terms...

peri:around

endo: inside

myo: muscle

anterior: front

posterior: back

osteo: bone

etc...There are entire pages of medical terms. If you can get an idea of the terms, it won't look like a foreign language when you start reading.

Get to know superior, inferior, distal, medial, lateral, proximal, caudal, dorsal, cranial, ventral and so on. That will identify direction or position.

Go over chemical organization. You will go over protons, neutrons, anions, cations, covalent bonds, etc.

You will need to understand sodium, potassium, chloride, hydrogen, solutions, solvents, hydrophobic, acids, bases, buffers, carbohydrates, simple sugars, glucose, fatty acids, steroids, proteins, enzymes, enzyme function, nucleic acids. (all this will probably be on the 1st or 2nd test). But remember, you are going to be taught this, but it won't hurt to familiarize yourself before class.

Review cellular biology. Osmosis, cell membranes, channels, proteins, diffusion, organelles.

You can look at different systems...skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory. Start looking at the terms for muscles. It sucks. I call them Road Runner terms (peroneus brevis, extensor retinaculum...don't memorize it, that will come later, but it good to see what you will be up against).

I first test is usually a big wake up call. That's all bio and chem, so you can get ahead of game by skimming over some material.

[cnoto34]

Get familiar with medical terminology. Know the base/latin terms...

peri:around

endo: inside

myo: muscle

anterior: front

posterior: back

osteo: bone

etc...There are entire pages of medical terms. If you can get an idea of the terms, it won't look like a foreign language when you start reading.

Get to know superior, inferior, distal, medial, lateral, proximal, caudal, dorsal, cranial, ventral and so on. That will identify direction or position.

Go over chemical organization. You will go over protons, neutrons, anions, cations, covalent bonds, etc.

You will need to understand sodium, potassium, chloride, hydrogen, solutions, solvents, hydrophobic, acids, bases, buffers, carbohydrates, simple sugars, glucose, fatty acids, steroids, proteins, enzymes, enzyme function, nucleic acids. (all this will probably be on the 1st or 2nd test). But remember, you are going to be taught this, but it won't hurt to familiarize yourself before class.

Review cellular biology. Osmosis, cell membranes, channels, proteins, diffusion, organelles.

You can look at different systems...skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory. Start looking at the terms for muscles. It sucks. I call them Road Runner terms (peroneus brevis, extensor retinaculum...don't memorize it, that will come later, but it good to see what you will be up against).

I first test is usually a big wake up call. That's all bio and chem, so you can get ahead of game by skimming over some material.

Thanks a lot for info!!!

[Guinevere39]

I would focus on whatever you found the most difficult the first time around. For me it's endocrine. Whatever you are fuzzy on - start there. If you feel like you have a good grasp, then I would focus on the physiology more than the anatomy.