Would it be a bad idea to take General Chemistry, A&P2, and pathophysiology?

Tesfanurse · Oct 20, 2014

It depends on your ability. Since they are all sciences, it may be very hard if you have a busy life. while I was a student I took A&P 2 and chemistry 2. I added nutrition. I was able to handle it because I was not working. It all depends on your ability and situation.

suzw · Oct 21, 2014

Ummm, yes... :yes:

bvfd5222 · Oct 21, 2014

Personally I wouldn't do it.

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Oct 21, 2014

Good day, rmc2962:

I'm taking pathophysiology right now. While it is my favorite class to date, it is extremely hard. One of the reasons I'm up to the challenge is that I completed AP1, AP2, Microbiology, and Nutritional science. I would never have considered taking it with AP2 (patho is harder than any of the other prerequisite sciences in my experience). Organic chemistry and AP2 will be hard enough let alone adding pathophysiology.

Thank you.

dexm · Oct 21, 2014

Absolutely. You could maybe take chemistry and A&P 2 together, maybe, but I would be hesitant to even suggest that. I especially wouldn't take pathophysiology without finishing A&P 2.

spaghetina · Oct 24, 2014

Doable, but tough. One quarter I took A&P 2, O-chem, and micro concurrently, all with labs. The material was dense and, in the case of o-chem, intensely difficult for me to grasp, so I had to put in a lot of work. If you're not chemistry-inclined, you're going to find o-chem is a killer. A&P 2 isn't bad if you're starting with a good foundation from A&P 1, so I wouldn't hesitate to stack that with anything else. Patho can be a tough one, depending on your ability to memorize/synthesize information. If you can avoid taking all 3 at once, I'd suggest you do that. There's no need to stress yourself out that badly before nursing school even starts. You'll have plenty of time to go out of your mind once you're in a program.

Pistachio830 · Oct 26, 2014

If you are strong in your sciences and you don't have other distractions (kids, job etc) then yes I would do it. A&P and Chem seems doable but all 3 seems a bit hard!