Yes! Both are vital to understand the well and the sick. You should know how medications affect each body system, what to look for if your patient suddenly gets worse, what diseases /disorders your patients have or may have, what conditions have common comorbidities…you truly cannot be a nurse without a strong knowledge base of both anatomy and physiology.
Yes, & both are often taught together.
Definitely
AbsoDamnLutely! You absolutely will not be able to do your job properly without a good foundation and working knowelege of Both of these subjects and how they are inter-related to each other. Specifically how they correlate to your patient and their particular situations and health challenges. The human body is a wonderous and complicated organism, with systems very dependent upon each other for survival. You'll need to know the normal in order to recognize the abnormal, and how various treatments and procedures affect all the systems, both good and bad.
