Which First: Medical Terminology or A&P 1

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Hi, I'm going to take a&p 1 in the spring, but I want to take a refresher course at the community college continuing ed online (it's one of those quicky onine 6 week courses). Was thinking about taking both Medical Terminology and A&P1, but which should I take first? Do I need to know the medical terms before the anatomy/physiology, or is it the other way around? I have enough time to take both individually before my Spring classes start. thanks all

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I should add, this quicky course is not for credit, I'm just getting background in the subjects so I can really do well in the spring.

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Specializes in Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing.

You don't need to do Medical Terminology, but it does help, especially since you'll already know what distal/proximal, ventral/dorsal, etc. are.

Bonus points if you take a class that makes you decline nouns in medical Latin...

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Hi acubed, I took Med. Term. first and that is helping me out a lot in A&P 1 right now. You don't have to take Med. Term., unless that is a requirement for the program but I don't think it is ?? but anyways it really does help even if you don't have to take it but do : ) If you think you could handle taking them at the same time, you could take them together, but you have to really put a lot of time to study for A&P 1 and have hm, quizes and tests for Med. Term. as well, depending on the teachers. Well, good luck and God bless!

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I took A&P1 first, then the next semester took Med Term and A&P2. Between A&P1 and my general knowledge (from prev vet experience and watching medical shows LOL) I was able to breeze through Med Term. I also took it online and it was a "quickie" 12 weeks. Very easy.

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Thanks everyone for your input. I signed up for the medical term now, it's 6 weeks (it's online and through continuing education at a community college--not for credit). After that, I'm going to enroll in the 6 week A&P 1 online with them too, I should be done before my real A&P1 class starts in the spring. I really want to have 3.5 or better in nursing bcse I want to go on and get my NP after my RN. Just to let you all know, I'm also signing up for a HIPAA quickie course to make my resume look good after I finish the RN, and also spanish medical. Just want to make sure I can get a job

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I think they teach us about HIPAA in nursing, right?

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yes they will teach it in nursing school, but i'm also trying to get my cna and that can help me get a job

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I was thinking about taking a basic Spanish course to add to my resume as well. Has anyone else done this without having to?

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