What class was/is your hardest????

I haven't been a student for a while, but I just had to reply with my worst: OB! I don't know nuthin bout birthin no babies.

My most difficult classes thus far are Precalculus II and General Chem II (the weeding-out class). Nursing courses are not that difficult for me. I didn't have a hard time in LPN school. It was not bad. The tests were easy, if you studied. I am in A & P II this semester and many of my fellow classmates are getting all bent out of shape because the [college] professor expects college-level performance from the students! They want extra credit, extra points, curved grades, etc. I don't know what is wrong with these people! What happened to working hard, applying yourself and actually studying to earn the good grades? Granted that many of these students are just out of high school, but that's no excuse. More professors should teach the way my Chem professor does; you get the grade you earn. No gifts, no breaks.

I am studying science because I want a Biochem or Chem degree as well. I am appalled that the nursing profession does not require the study of the fundamental sciences (Biology, General and Organic Chemistry, General Microbiology and the mathematics that go with those subjects). It is disturbing that the county college requires only nursing microbiology (note that this is not General Micro) and A & P I/II! No Biology or Chemistry or Algebra. Nursing programs should be revamped to include these sciences, along with the social sciences needed. Some nurses want the same respect as doctors and in some cases, want to be doctors, but they don't even have the basic scientific background that a medical professional should have. Hopefully, the nursing curriculum will change for the better.

~Kelly

OMG, me too OB is currently killing me!! I am failing this class and stressed out to the MAX. IF anyone can offer any tips or encouragement, it would be helpful.. I hate OB soo much, so studying for this sucks and I can't get anything below a 77 on the next 2 tests or I fail this class..

Peds and Pharm were equally the hardest so far. Maybe it's cuz they both start with P, or maybe it's because we had the same professor for both. :-P

OB was a terrible class for me, extremely hard for some reason. My first med-surg class wasn't too bad, but I'm now in Adv. Med-surg and it's a killer. On our first exam last week (Cardiac and resp), 80% of the class made 78 or less (the entire cohort is over 110 students).

The school had the nerve to send a counselor into our class to ask "why aren't you all studying for your exams???". The poor woman was sent packing by the class, who were irked at the implication that the failure rate was solely the fault of the students. All 110 of us are slackers, I reckon.

There was 1 A (score of 91), and that student is a physician (from Venezuela).

I'd have to say all of our second semester: Med/Surg I, OB, Psych 5 weeks each and first exposure to weekly careplans and work ups, the first steps of critical thing/NCLEX style questions in a more focused environment.

Everything was still so new, the speed of the 5 week classes was overwhelming even simple tasks seemed hard.

This is in response to the poster that mentioned that they didn't know why nursing degrees didn't require gen & organ chem, etc. For most BSN programs, these are prereq's. I don't know about LPN and ADN, but for a 4 year degree, I have yet to hear that they are not required. We have to have gen and organ chem, A & P, micro, physiology, genetics.

Hands down, it is definitely advanced MED/SURG, the material is easy to follow, but the test questions are ridiculous. ONE MORE WEEK AND ITS OVER.

Advanced Physiology was way harder than any of my nursing classes have been. OB was my hardest ATI.

Advanced patho, studied harder for this class than any nursing class so far.

My most difficult classes thus far are Precalculus II and General Chem II (the weeding-out class). Nursing courses are not that difficult for me. I didn't have a hard time in LPN school. It was not bad. The tests were easy, if you studied. I am in A & P II this semester and many of my fellow classmates are getting all bent out of shape because the [college] professor expects college-level performance from the students! They want extra credit, extra points, curved grades, etc. I don't know what is wrong with these people! What happened to working hard, applying yourself and actually studying to earn the good grades? Granted that many of these students are just out of high school, but that's no excuse. More professors should teach the way my Chem professor does; you get the grade you earn. No gifts, no breaks.

I am studying science because I want a Biochem or Chem degree as well. I am appalled that the nursing profession does not require the study of the fundamental sciences (Biology, General and Organic Chemistry, General Microbiology and the mathematics that go with those subjects). It is disturbing that the county college requires only nursing microbiology (note that this is not General Micro) and A & P I/II! No Biology or Chemistry or Algebra. Nursing programs should be revamped to include these sciences, along with the social sciences needed. Some nurses want the same respect as doctors and in some cases, want to be doctors, but they don't even have the basic scientific background that a medical professional should have. Hopefully, the nursing curriculum will change for the better.

~Kelly

Like someone else I am currently in a BSN program. The only classes that you mentioned that I was not required to take was Organic Chemistry. I took Gen Microbio, Gen Chem, A&P 1/2, Gen Biology, Elem. Stats, College Algebra, English, Psych, Sociology, English, Gov, Geography, etc....