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I will begin LPN class in Jan. any books I could or should start reading now to make it easier, I have no medical experience. I was thinking maybe medical terminology or maybe rx. please advise, thanks

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Sent you an email see if that helps.

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I also am a student beginning in January & would like to know about any books which I can purchase now that will give me a little jumpstart. I will be attending CFCC in Ocala.

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I also am a student beginning in January & would like to know about any books which I can purchase now that will give me a little jumpstart. I will be attending CFCC in Ocala.

I will also be attending CFCC in Jan for lpn. see ya there.

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I would review med term and A&P. I wouldn't really jump into pharmacology or pathophysiology yet because chances are it's going to confuse you until you already get there. A&P (mostly the physiology) is the foundation for patho, and pharm actually does build off on patho. good luck!

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Thank you so much for your input :) I have followed up on your A&P suggestion.

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Specializes in CNA/EMT/RN-student.

books a million has great resources for nurses. It would not hurt to become familiar with medical abbreviations, basic terminology, how to give a shift report and how to write a care plan. Our first semester they expected us to know it immediately. do the best you can and Don't panic:specs:

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i don't know the differences in the lpn program and bsn but when i first started my bsn classes my intructors told us to get Successful Problem-Solving & Test-Taking for Beginning Nursing Students..it comes with a CD ROM and introduces you to the style of questions that will be asked on nursing tests as well as helpful tips for taking nursing tests. A lot of the questions are "what would you do FIRST..everything EXCEPT"..etc.) so a lot of nursing exams don't want you to spit back knowledge but want you to know the material and how to apply it in a real life scenario. This book helped me a lot. You also might want to get a drug calculations book to get a head start on long division and conversions as well as a care plan book and NCLEX-RN..Saunder's Comprehensive NCLEX-RN (it's blue) is AWESOME! good luck to you :)

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http://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Basic-Nursing-Rosdahl/dp/0781765218/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

this is an excellent book for lpn's. I am an RN student and I find it useful as well (get it used save some money on amazon)

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Specializes in Cardiac, Derm, OB.

For Reference books: My favorites Taber's medical dictionary (has not only definitions but patho on most) and Davis Drug Guide for pharm reference.

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