What did you learn in Micro?

[rileowski]

Microbiology is only one of two prereqs I have left to take next semester. I get the idea of the course "the study of small life" but out of all the material you go over, how much of it was clinically relevant? How much of it, do you think, will help you (or has helped you) in nursing school? Just trying to get excited for the course haha thanks !

[Devon Rex, ADN, BSN]

Hello,

This web page will give you a pretty good idea as to why Microbiology is important and relevant to nursing. :)

Microbes and the World | Boundless Microbiology

[RainbowSprinkles]

Super relevant to nursing, I loved microbiology. My classmates and I learned about everything from sexually transmitted diseases, dna, super bacterias, viruses, proper disinfectants, antiseptics .We even got to grow bacteria we swabbed from our mouths, e coli, staph, in petri dishes and tubes...

[salukigirl]

Just finishing it! So relevant to nursing. I learned so much about viruses and bacteria, and I was surprised how much fun I had learning to grown a staphylococcus epidermidis culture. :) also learned a lot about parasites, sicknesses around the word, HIV.....

[ana_96]

You learn all about bacterial and viral infections. It's very interesting actually! But it is a tough class because there's so much information. Definitely comes up when you're in nursing school.

[RebeccaMichelle, ADN]

I found a website called SketchyMedical and it looks like a great way to learn microbiology. The only thing is, it's geared toward medical students, so I was unsure if I wanted to spend the money if it did not cover the same material. However, I wonder how different it could be. Either way, when the semester starts, I am going to do a free trial to see if it is helpful.

[mkam36]

I am not in nursing school yet, but this class was such a blast! I just took my final 2 days ago. 70-something college hours and this was by far the best class I have ever taken. It is so interesting. I honestly hated to be done with it! :)