What are labs like?

labman · Sep 23, 2005

The only time I have had cadaver lab and will only have cadaver lab is in A&P. They gave everyone an option to see cadavers. I thought it was such an awsome experence. It is neat seeing how the real human being looks inside and see the organs and all that stuff. I just started nursing and no cadavers. With most labs you will probibly practice on a dummy first then maybe some of the procedures on each other.

I hope I answered your question

KENT

nicuRN2007 · Sep 23, 2005

We don't do cadavers in my nursing labs, and I could be wrong, but I don't think most other nursing schools do either. I believe you would be more likely to deal with cadavers in A&P than in nursing school (although we didn't work with them in my A&P classes either), because in nursing labs you are learning nursing skills, not the anatomy of the human body. We are expected to know A&P before we begin the nursing program. Cadavers don't really have much to offer as far as nursing skills go...your classmates are much better guinnea pigs. Good luck!

Mommy TeleRN, RN · Sep 23, 2005

I concur. We had cadavers in A*P and it was very little hands on. We mainly used them to learn muscles. I think you do much more hands on with animal dissections.

In nursing school we have numerous dummies and of course there is practicing on each other LOL

TraumaRN1983 · Sep 23, 2005

I am in my junior year of nursing, and the only time I ever worked with cadavears was in A & P lab, and even then we didn't do much with them. The first 3 weeks of this fall semester we spent in our nursing lab, learning how to give injections and do IV's and all that fun stuff. It was a little nerve-wracking at first, especially doing IV's on other people, but I did a lot better with it than I thought I would. It was very overwhelming at first, but once I got the hang of it and got through my check-offs I felt a lot better. So, I'm sure nursing if still right for you, even if cadavears bother you. I'm sure you will do great once you get in the program!

EMTandNurse2B · Sep 23, 2005

We worked with cadavers extensively in A & P, and will again in our second year of NS. It was so cool to actually see on a human body what we were talking about in lecture. They were one of my favorite parts of A&P, and I'm looking forward to using them again. Now, if only they could descent them...

JentheRN05, RN · Sep 23, 2005

Were in A & P and those were Cows and pigs organs. Not true cadavers. It wasn't bad, in fact it was quite interesting, just use displacement if you have to use humans (displace yourself from what your doing just enough to allow yourself to do what needs done) it's the best way to learn, trust me.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Sep 24, 2005

Never worked on cadavers. We dissected a pig fetus in my general biology class and a cat in my Human Anatomy class. The worst part of it for me was the odor of the formaldehyde. You just focus on the fact that you are learning a science and that what you are looking at is what all the species you are dissecting look like. It helped me to believe that the true essence of a pig, cat (or person) is their mind and emotions and those had long ago left their body when they died.