Wish I Had Studied More Of....

[rawoysteraddict]

I have a free semister before RN school. What subject would you recommend (may be a repeat) and wish you had studied more of:

a) A & P I

b) A & P II

c) Microbiology

d) Math

e) Medical Terminology

f) Phlebodomy

g) other....please name

[janbug]

re: Fluid and Electrolytes textbook

The summer before we started learning about Fluid & Electrolytes we were "recommended" to read "Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!". The book did help me out quite a bit and I find myself using it every now and then as a refresher. :nuke:

[nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN]

Pharma, of course. However, I'd also recommend a good Abnormal Psychology class, if you have one. The one thing I've learned is we get more folks on the floor who have a major psych diagnosis in addition to what's their admission diagnosis than I had any idea of. It's nothing to have a tenth of our patients on an ICU stepdown/tele unit that have a psych diag. And you are going to eat, sleep, and drink Maslow and Erikson your entire time in school.

[imn2nursin]

Wow! What a loaded question..... IMO study your patho. If you know that, everything seems to fall into place. Good luck to you!

[lemonaidangel]

1) Phlebotomy. Even though I am in my last semester, I have only had a chance to start a couple IVs and I am desperate for more experience before graduating.

2) Spanish related to the medical field.

[Shinelove]

I'm studying Medical Terminology and Drug Calculations before my semester starts. I can't get ahead on the books because the bookstore won't have my books until a week before I start.

[katiebear]

Phlebotomy, hands down. I honestly don't think the suggestion to take a semester of Spanish will do you much good. One semester won't have you to any sort of comprehension level when dealing with Spanish speaking patients.