Why bother...?

[CRNBSN18]

Lately, I have had people asking me why I even bother studying a&p when I have already completed those classes. I have even had wanna-be nursing students ask me this! I just look at them like they're stupid for even saying such a thing. I mean really..? Obviously it doesn't mean that much to them. BUT it does to me. Sure I left those classes with A's but you can never learn enough!! Reviewing is something that SHOULD be done. I just don't get why people would even ask me this.. I mean would they want a nurse who doesn't know we a&p--inside and out-- working on them? People are ridiculous!

[MoniqueS]

I'm not retaking A&P but I am studying it for a couple hours each day, over the summer. I start nursing school in the fall and realize how important A&P is. :)

[KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN]

If you already took those classes and received an A then that wouldn't make sense to take it again. : / you could always look at the discovery channel, reread your anatomy book and retest yourself, or simply buy books offline to learn it on your own instead of wasting time, spots, and money for a class that someone else could be taking but, if that is what is making you happy then good for you.

I agree. I can't even recall where my A&P book is now. But when I got into the nursing program, my med-surg book had an A&P review section before each system. It was about 5-10 pgs long. It was definitely helpful to review & also helped me understand some of the disease processes better.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Well I should have been more clear, I'm not "retaking" it per say, but auditing it. So I still have to do the work and do the homework but my grade will not affect my GPA and unless I fail.

I still don't understand this. You said your course covered roughly the first half of the book when you took it, so you're going to take it again....? What makes you think the instructor is going to pick up where she left off at the end of the last class? I would completely expect her to turn back to page one, and teach the new class everything you JUST learned, not a continuation of it if it's still A&P I.

You'd do better to just continue studying on your own, if you want to finish the textbook, not repeating an identical class.

[2BRN123]

I still don't understand this. You said your course covered roughly the first half of the book when you took it, so you're going to take it again....? What makes you think the instructor is going to pick up where she left off at the end of the last class? I would completely expect her to turn back to page one, and teach the new class everything you JUST learned, not a continuation of it if it's still A&P I.

You'd do better to just continue studying on your own, if you want to finish the textbook, not repeating an identical class.

I have a different instructor at an entirely different school all together. My first a & P professor was garbage and I don't feel like I learned enough, hence my use of "allegedly" in describing how much material we covered.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I have a different instructor at an entirely different school all together. My first a & P professor was garbage and I don't feel like I learned enough, hence my use of "allegedly" in describing how much material we covered.

Ah, I see.

Well, I hope you get more out of it the second time, then. For what it's worth, you WILL be getting updates and refreshers throughout your nursing courses...each area will give you spotlights on physiology, review anatomy, etc.

Goodluck to you.