Baptist College of Health Science: Cost of First Semester Nursing Books

Please!! Anyone Out There!!!

I haven't started my clinicals, but I've heard that you have to buy a drug reference book for about $70, & all you need is any drug reference book so you can look up meds. Amazon has The Pill Book for about $8 that I've HEARD is good enough, but again, I haven't started clinicals!

You should probably just contact the school directly and ask them the cost of the books that you will need. Unfortunately, nursing textbooks are very expensive. I spent $800 for my first semester books (not at Baptist, but another Memphis school), and probably an additional $250 each following semester. Each school is very particular about the books you will use, and it would probably be best to get the same books as the rest of your class so that you don't have problems finding the reading assignments or accessing information.

I DO recommend, however, trying to find the books cheaper using online sources. Try to get your booklist early and compare (using ISBN numbers!) to find the best price. I usually use barnesandnoble.com because I have a 10% discount and 2-day shipping is free for textbooks. Others use amazon.com, half.com, and textbooks.com. Be sure to look at shipping options, though, because sometimes the books are cheap but they take 2 weeks to arrive!!

Good luck!