Which aspects of chemistry are important for nursing, truly?

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I will fully admit I am currently taking chemistry and hating it. I have an A at the moment but very likely this will turn into a B (hopefully!!) by the time I finish.

i absolutely understand and respect that chemistry is required and I understand it's important for medical professionals. But which topics are the most relevant?

i find I can understand some core concepts, but I am REALLY struggling with things like thermochemistry, stoichiometry, calculating the heat of formation and enthalpy of reaction etc.

How important are those particular concepts? I feel like I'm going to be an awful nursing student!

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I'd say it depends on which nursing specialty you will choose to work in. Also, if you decide later on to do Nurse Anesthesia, chemistry will be required, and in much more depth, I am sure. But for the basics, I'd say it is good to know your ions, acids, and bases, pH level, osmosis, gas laws, proteins, lipids, carbs. I mean, life is chemistry if you think of it.

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Chemistry taught me dimensional analysis, how to make molar solutions and dilutions, how to properly measure out various substances, how to do a proper titration. A&P is very chem heavy and I'm so glad I killed it in chem because its really paying off now.

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I didn't really care for chemistry either, until I got to bio-chem - that was what felt like it was relevant to my goals. But that was chem 2, and not everyone needs that.

Just hang in there - it'll be over before you know it. Several things I learned in chemistry help me grasp concepts in A&P quickly, but I don't think chem is necessary to be successful in A&P.

Good luck!

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My school doesn't require chemistry

Is it too bad?

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