A&P Textbook - Should I keep it?

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I'm an adult student returning to take my prereqs for Nursing. I have a BA and an MBA, and my MO after every semester has always been to sell back my books.

I'm planning on taking the HESI A2 in the upcoming Spring semester (it is the required test for my school's Nursing program). We are required to take the: Math, A&P, Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Vocab sections.

To study I have:

Anatomy & Physiology - Made Easy!

Barron's Nursing School Entrance Exams

McGraw Hill's Nursing Entrance Exams

Evolve Reach Admission Assessment Exam Review (published by HESI)

I got an A in both A&P I & II. I also still have access to the student textbook study site.

That was the background, here are my questions:

Should I keep my textbook, or would I be ok with the above review books?

How necessary is an A&P textbook after actually becoming a nurse?

PLEASE let me know! Thank you in advance!:D

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

I sell most of my books back but I definately am glad I saved my A & P book. I also saved my pathophysiology book. I use these in nursing school as a reference and refresher a lot. Just my two cents :)

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I kept mine bc everyone told me to and I wish I hadn't bc my patho book has normal a&p in it as well as abnormal so my advice is if u need the $$ sell it.

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I would keep it... i have mine and it helps alot.

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It sounds like you dont want to keep it. Do you really feel confidant enough in A&P to sell it back? If you do, then go ahead. I am just starting my program next week and got an A in both A&P 1 and 2 as well but there is so much information covered in that book there is no way Im getting rid of mine.

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Thanks everyone. I would love the $$$ Amazon is doing for the buyback, but I had a suspicion that I'd need it - which is why I asked.

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Specializes in Neuroscience.

I kept mine because I've read here that nursing students reference back to A&P a lot!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I've sold back most of my books (the ones they don't buy back I give to my F-I-L for their used bookstore).. However, I'm holding on to my A&P text. I think it will always be a good resource.

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I would sell it! The odds are the book will get you a decent amount back and you already did so well in A&P ... my thought on A&P is that it either comes easy to you or it doesn't, clearly it comes to you so I wouldn't worry too much. Plus your patho book will have a refresher (as well many of you nursing school textbooks). If you ever get really stuck you can use other students, the library, or the internet as resources!

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hmmmm not sure because i have been renting mine i think the nursing books are more important to keep

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Patho...? At the risk of sounding dumb - is that a nursing class? Or is that a prereq?

I will be taking Microbiology this semester (also a prereq). I've looked over the syllabus and we will be going over different microbes, etc. - is that what you all are referring to?

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I think patho is the disease process on cells, organs, organ systems, etc..

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