Will I use my prerequisite courses in nursing school?

[MultiTasker33]

Hello everyone!

I am currently enrolled in pathophysiology and intro to professional nursing, but I start my first full semester of nursing courses this August (can't wait!). I was just wondering if I will be relying heavily on what I have learned in my prerequisite courses such as anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, microbiology, ect. I learned a lot from all of those courses, but should I be reviewing content before I start the more intense courses in August? Example: in patho the majority of assignments assume that you already know information from anatomy and physiology even if it has been months or even a year or two since you've had those courses. Does nursing school refer to a lot of previous prerequisite information, or does it kind of go down its own new path? Any insite is appreciated! Thank you in advance.

[MultiTasker33]

Tinker,

I know that prerequisites are required for a reason. I just wanted to know how much and to what extent I will be expected to know previous information once I start.

[kaydensmom01]

You are expected to completely remember and understand what you learned in your pre-req's. there will be no reviewing it, you will be expected to know it and will mainly learn about the abnormals of the systems. I would defiantly review what you don't remember because they do not care how long ago you took it, you must have an understanding of the systems in anatomy. All of my pre-reqs I needed to remember and have an understanding of them especially a&p, microbiology, pharmacology, patho.