 | Fundamentals of Nursing by Patricia A. Potter
Buy used from: $1.50 This will get you through your first semester, it goes well with the study guide that accompanies it.
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 | Physical Examination & Health Assessment by Carolyn Jarvis PhD APN CNP
Buy used from: $0.99 It's organized so well and therefore made it easy to remember assessments for practicals. Use it with the accompanying lab companion and the handbook to master assessments in clinicals.
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 | Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques by Anne Griffin Perry RN MSN EdD FAAN
Buy used from: $4.15 Great reference to master first year skills in the clinical setting.
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 | Understanding Pathophysiology by Sue E. Huether
Buy used from: $3.85 My clinical instructor thought I was a patho whiz...This book helped me write my careplans and understand what REALLY happens behind each diagnoses.
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 | Pharmacology and the Nursing Process by Linda Lilley
Buy used from: $0.09 Great because the chapters aren't long and cumbersome. It gives you the main points, and I appreciate how it is organized.
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 | NCLEX-RN Review (Nsna's Nclex Rn Review)(5th Edition) by Alice M. Stein
Buy new: $65.89 / Used from: $11.50 New to my 'library'...I love it so far because the first part emphasizes pharmacological processes.
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 | Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention by Meg Gulanick PhD APRN FAAN
Buy used from: $8.98 I'd recommend it for someone in the first semester of clinicals.
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 | Clinical Calculations - Revised Reprint: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas by Joyce LeFever Kee RN MS
Buy used from: $0.01 THIS IS A KEEPER!!! It covers all the different ways to calculate the parenteral & IV meds...PLEASE GET THIS BOOK, you won't regret it.
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 | Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide 2006 (Retail Edition) (Nursing Drug Guide) by Billie Ann Wilson
Buy new: $37.95 / Used from: $0.39 My personal desk reference, I use it in conjunction with my drug cards.
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 | Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index) by Donald Venes
Buy used from: $4.99 Everyone in the medical field should have this book. Period.
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 | Mosby's Nursing PDQ: Practical, Detailed, Quick by Mosby
Buy used from: $4.66 I use this when I go to clinicals, there are some highlights on different specialties, but overall it helps cover my agenda.
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 | Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (6th Edition) by Jane Vincent Corbett
Buy used from: $0.55 Another great reference for looking up those tedious lab values.
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 | Mosbys 2006 Nursing Drug Cards by Joseph A. Albanese BS in Pharmacology MS PhD
Buy used from: $7.50 On days that I prelab, I just pick out the meds my pt is on and bring em to clinicals the next day in the convenient little holder they provide for you. Highlight what you need and you're set!
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