Hello! I will embark on my junior 1 year this January 2015. My university; Arizona State University, gave us a list of required/optional books to purchase for the upcoming Spring 2015 semester. I would love advice on which books any of you continued to use throughout, to give myself a better grasp on rent or buy.
Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan: 9780323091411: RENT
Physical Examination & Health Assessment: 9781437756852: Undecided on RENT or BUY
Fundamentals of Nursing: 9780323079334: BUY
Communication in Nursing: 9780323083348: RENT
Nursing Diagnosis Application to Clinical Practice: 9781608311095: BUY
Medical-Surgical Nursing Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems: 9780323086783: BUY
Calculate with Confidence: 9780323089319: RENT
Mosby's Dictionaty of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions: 9780323074032: This book is optional, so I'm undecided if I should even get it
Pharmacology for Nursing Care: 9781437735826: Undecided on RENT or BUY
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses: 9780803639768: BUY
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 9781433805615: BUY
Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice: 9780323068697: RENT
Nursing Social Policy Statement: 9781558102705: RENT
Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance!
Oh I completely forgot about NSO (Nursing Skills Online). I pulled up a syllabus from Fall 2016 for NUR336 and NUR352 to see the required codes and how they compare to what I needed in Spring 2016. If I'm reading the description for NCO right in the syllabus, NCO might include NSO and SimChart, which were the required codes for my cohort and we did actually have to have them. But I really don't know since I've never heard of NCO. From what it looks like on the class search, you'll need to buy Shadow Health. I've always waited to buy access codes until school started. The instructors should tell you which ones are required, although I have a feeling they all are. I've been able to purchase my codes online and redeem them immediately. Be prepared to buy all the access codes because it looks like you'll need to. The first semester is very expensive book and code wise, but the rest of them aren't as bad.
Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful in regards to what you'll for sure need, but I really don't know. Sounds like they've changed quite a bit. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if ASU requires you to purchase the books/codes from them, but hopefully you can find them cheaper.
honestly this has been the most helpful information, so thank you so much! Everyone else has been saying that they buy books so cheap and I just didn't understand how with over 600 dollars in access codes! If just the first semester is bad I can deal with that! :) hopefully I just have to buy from them this semester! Thanks again!
You're welcome! Yeah it sounds like you have more access codes and maybe even books than I did. So incredibly expensive it's ridiculous. Good luck in junior 1! Nursing school is crazy, but it flies by so fast. Remember to enjoy it :)
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Oh I completely forgot about NSO (Nursing Skills Online). I pulled up a syllabus from Fall 2016 for NUR336 and NUR352 to see the required codes and how they compare to what I needed in Spring 2016. If I'm reading the description for NCO right in the syllabus, NCO might include NSO and SimChart, which were the required codes for my cohort and we did actually have to have them. But I really don't know since I've never heard of NCO. From what it looks like on the class search, you'll need to buy Shadow Health. I've always waited to buy access codes until school started. The instructors should tell you which ones are required, although I have a feeling they all are. I've been able to purchase my codes online and redeem them immediately. Be prepared to buy all the access codes because it looks like you'll need to. The first semester is very expensive book and code wise, but the rest of them aren't as bad.
Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful in regards to what you'll for sure need, but I really don't know. Sounds like they've changed quite a bit. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if ASU requires you to purchase the books/codes from them, but hopefully you can find them cheaper.