What should you know well from your pre reqs

Daytonite, BSN, RN · May 19, 2006

the main thing you should have been learning all along is how to study and think and where to go to find answers. i hope you've kept all your textbooks, particularly the science texts. you will re-visit most of the a&p topics, some of the micro and chemistry prinicples again and again in nursing classes. these old textbooks will now become supplemental textbooks to help you out as you also start to add principles of nursing to disease processes that are occurring in normal body systems. here are some links to check out. the first is about study skills for nursing students. the second is a post that includes links to syllabi for fundamentals of nursing classes from several nursing schools around the country just to see what other schools are doing in their first semester.

yes, i would start reading your pharmacology book over the summer if you have it. go to the general nursing student forum and check out the thread on pharmacology (it's got a sticky, so it's up near the top of the posts). you will find a lot of pharmacology links there to help you with the class.

during the summer, i would take the opportunity to learn how to surf the internet for answers to questions because it is like a huge library at your fingertips if you know the right word to use to search.

http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/study_skills.html - study skills for the nursing student from daytona beach community college nursing department with some good advice.

http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/test_taking_skills.html - test taking skills also from daytona beach community college nursing department. a couple of sample questions and how to chose the correct answer for these application type questions.

https://allnurses.com/forums/1643291-post4.html

lisabeth · May 19, 2006

the main thing you should have been learning all along is how to study and think and where to go to find answers. i hope you've kept all your textbooks, particularly the science texts. you will re-visit most of the a&p topics, some of the micro and chemistry prinicples again and again in nursing classes. these old textbooks will now become supplemental textbooks to help you out as you also start to add principles of nursing to disease processes that are occurring in normal body systems. here are some links to check out. the first is about study skills for nursing students. the second is a post that includes links to syllabi for fundamentals of nursing classes from several nursing schools around the country just to see what other schools are doing in their first semester.
yes, i would start reading your pharmacology book over the summer if you have it. go to the general nursing student forum and check out the thread on pharmacology (it's got a sticky, so it's up near the top of the posts). you will find a lot of pharmacology links there to help you with the class.
during the summer, i would take the opportunity to learn how to surf the internet for answers to questions because it is like a huge library at your fingertips if you know the right word to use to search.
http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/study_skills.html - study skills for the nursing student from daytona beach community college nursing department with some good advice.
http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/test_taking_skills.html - test taking skills also from daytona beach community college nursing department. a couple of sample questions and how to chose the correct answer for these application type questions.
https://allnurses.com/forums/1643291-post4.html

i had not thought about keeping the science text books. good idea. i was going to keep all my notes, but you know, i am sure nursing will cover lots of things we maybe didnt have time to in the pre-requisites. thanks for that tip.

lisabeth · May 19, 2006

Hi all
I am starting nursing school in August. I am very nervous as I think i don't remember any of the pre reqs be it chemistry,micro or A&P. I would like to know in summer what should I brush up on. Micro or physiology? Does the faculty expect you to remember all the A&P stuff?Or should I buy the pharmacology book which is covered in first semester and start with it?Any help will be great

I have started reading my Pharmacology book, and highlighting things to really focus on. I am really looking forward to the class.

Good luck.

wanttobeone · May 19, 2006

Thanks Daytonite for your help! Great advice. I do have a pharmacology book and my science books too.

I am going to read some of all of them.

Texasangel good luck to you.

neenarae · May 20, 2006

the main thing you should have been learning all along is how to study and think and where to go to find answers. i hope you've kept all your textbooks, particularly the science texts. you will re-visit most of the a&p topics, some of the micro and chemistry prinicples again and again in nursing classes. these old textbooks will now become supplemental textbooks to help you out as you also start to add principles of nursing to disease processes that are occurring in normal body systems. here are some links to check out. the first is about study skills for nursing students. the second is a post that includes links to syllabi for fundamentals of nursing classes from several nursing schools around the country just to see what other schools are doing in their first semester.
yes, i would start reading your pharmacology book over the summer if you have it. go to the general nursing student forum and check out the thread on pharmacology (it's got a sticky, so it's up near the top of the posts). you will find a lot of pharmacology links there to help you with the class.
during the summer, i would take the opportunity to learn how to surf the internet for answers to questions because it is like a huge library at your fingertips if you know the right word to use to search.
http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/study_skills.html - study skills for the nursing student from daytona beach community college nursing department with some good advice.
http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/test_taking_skills.html - test taking skills also from daytona beach community college nursing department. a couple of sample questions and how to chose the correct answer for these application type questions.
https://allnurses.com/forums/1643291-post4.html

please tell me i don't want to sound stupid but what does it gets a sticky mean? i see that and i think it means like a sticky note but in these forums what does it mean?

thanks

neena

Daytonite, BSN, RN · May 20, 2006

Please tell me I don't want to sound stupid but what does it gets a sticky mean? I see that and I think it means like a sticky note but in these forums what does it mean?
thanks
neena

Hi, neena! If you go back to the listing of the threads for this forum, you will see that the very first ones that are listed have the word "Sticky" in front on them. That is something the forum moderators can do to keep those particular threads always at the very top of the listings for anyone accessing the forum to see. Stickys are usually threads that have information in them that is frequently asked about. It is a help for people so they don't have to search through old threads trying to find information they might be looking for. Since I've been hanging out on the student forums I can tell you that there are a number of different subjects that newbies ask about all the time. So, sometimes I can refer them to older threads which I have saved onto a file to help them out so I don't have to go searching for the thread and still help the poster out who needs an answer. You will find stickys with lots of information in the Nursing Student Assistant Forum and the General Nursing Student Discussion Forum as well. If you haven't already checked them out, you should. There are lots of links that are helpful for students who are working on their pre-nursing pre-requisites and their nursing classes. The moderators of these forums often respond to many of the posts as well. I know that several of the moderators keep files of sites that are bookmarked to help answer questions that are frequently asked. If you hang around long enough and play around with the program enough you will be amazed at what this database is able to do.

neenarae · May 27, 2006

Thanks SO very much that was so helpful :) I love this site I just found it and just in time too.. I start my Nursing RN in August wow.. I'm so excited however a bit scared too ..

again thanks I'm sure this will become a second home for me ;.)

neena