Would AP Stats or AP Physics prepare me better for Nursing Major?

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What would be the better AP class to take in preparation for nursing..AP Stats or AP Physics? I can either take AP statistics and regular Physics or Calculus and AP Physics. In my school, you are required to take Calc along with AP Physics. I am also taking anatomy so don't want to double up on math.

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Honestly neither, but if I had to choose one, I would choose statistics. Most bsn programs require statistics anyway, so you might be able to get credit for that class if you score high enough on your AP test.

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Specializes in Healthcare risk management and liability.

I vote for statistics. Statistics will be much more useful in your healthcare career and general life than physics. As someone originally trained as a scientist (grad degree in analytical chemistry), I have used my statistics knowledge far more frequently than my physics knowledge. I think way more about things like 'number needed to treat' and the 'one-tail test' than I do about the friction co-efficient of an inclined plane.

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Specializes in Emergency Room, CEN, TCRN.

stats, it will help you be able to read the results of randomized control trials and other studies for best evidence based rationales.

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