Who has taken Pathophysiology??

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I have my pre-reqs done to apply to nursing school, so while I am waiting to get in (thanks to lotteries and waiting lists..) I'm going to take support courses. Can anyone tell me a little bit about pathophysiology? How much study time did it require? I'm about to finish up A&P III, so I know about lots of study time! I'm just trying to get an idea of the make up/structure of the class. I'm signed up for Patho next term. Thanks!!

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Specializes in Trauma/Burn ICU, Neuro ICU.

Hi,

I took it last summer, so it was a half-time course - twice as fast! It requires a lot of time, and lot of note-taking from the book as well as from lecture. It is also one of the best courses I've ever had. Pour your heart into it- it's important stuff. Good luck to you.

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I'm taking it right now and I barely spend any time on it. Maybe 30 minutes a week, then the occasional tests. I'm taking it online and it's so simple. Maybe it depends on where you're taking it, but honestly, I wish I had taken it in the summer.

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triple the amount of time you spend on a regular class.. that's about it. some of the concepts take a while to grasp onto and then memorizing comes into play.

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It depends on what kind of a learner you are. If you're good at memorizing, it won't be too bad. There's a lot of information and it isn't hands on, so if you find that type of class difficult it will probably require a lot of studying. Study groups help a lot with this type of class.

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I thought it was comparable to physiology. I studied a bit more for patho, but not much. It's definately doable, just takes a little extra studying. I made notecards and study guides, that helped me. Good luck!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Patho was one the the most interesting classes I've taken and I 'll have 174 credit hours at the end of this Spring. At my school this was one of the "weed out" classes for the BSN program. It wasn't really hard but, it required the ability to grasp complex concepts and apply them and not memorization. You have to be able to think critically. Once you got the basic fundamentals of disease process all you had to do was apply them to different systems.

I think those who had to repeat the class got caught up in trying to memorize every fact (yes, you will need to memorize some things, like lab values). It's a lot to deal with but, just focus on breaking it down to the basics.

hth

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Specializes in student; help!.

I'm signing up for it this fall, and I'm really excited. It sounds so cool!

I'm going to bone up ahead of time by listening to Doc C's lectures on itunes. He's great and makes things really easy to understand, plus he always has funny stories.

FWIW, and all that.

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