Materials Kept From Non-Nursing Courses (books, notes...etc)

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Hi! I was just wondering if it is advisable to hang on to anything from my non-nursing courses. A&P, Micro, Ethics, Nutrition, Lifespan Development & Med. terminology are the ones I have. Did you keep just the notes, the books...both, none?

I do plan on keeping the notes and books from all my nursing courses though. (Or will I never use them again?)

Thank you very much!

NOIRLINCOLN

55 Posts

Glance thru some of the med surg books and of course you will see that what we learn in our pre-requisite classes carry the concepts much farther. I look at it like a foundation for a house. I personally do not want to misplace or throw away my foundation.:)

Specializes in Acute Medicine/ Palliative.

I have a bookshelf devoted to ALL my nursing stuff. Even the not so legit stuff. If I did it for the programme, I kept it. It's as if it shows me what I haev accomplished, and it's great review material.

Hope this helped in some odd way :)

Energizer Bunny

1,973 Posts

I took A&P I three years ago and hung onto all the materials, though I can't find all of my dang notes!! LOL! I also bought a Lifespan text that is a few years old to start reading, so I would say keep everything. You never know when you are going to need the book as a reference.

mitchsmom

1,907 Posts

Specializes in OB, lactation.

I have referred to my A&P book and notes a couple of times. It was when the topic was something specific that I knew we had done so it was an easy place for me to find the info even though I'm sure I could have found it other places too.

:) I am a total bookworm & it's hard for me to throw away any books, much less ones that apply to what I'm currently doing. I could probably provide a beginner library for a small village so maybe I'm not a good person to reply to this question LOL

Chevelle

202 Posts

Thank you SO much for your replies!! You all sound like me! I seem to hang on to every book or notebook I use because I seem to feel more "important" with my bookshelf full!! :rolleyes: :p I am glad to know that it will be useful to hang on to them because I will be working all summer to save for my tuition and books-so I didn't want to spend all that money and then never use them again if I kept them!

Thank you-Thank you-Thank you!!!!:)

manna, BSN, RN

2,038 Posts

I see now, in my school's info packet that I just received, they strongly suggest you keep your psych, A&P, micro, nutrition, etc textbooks. Oops - I took most of those classes 2 or more semesters ago, and have since sold my books back. :o

I'd suggest keeping them. It certainly couldn't hurt (other than taking up a little shelf space). :)

RedSox33RN

1,483 Posts

Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.

The only books I've resold back to the bookstore have been the ones from elective credits, like Intro to Literature and the like. I plan on keeping my A&P, Human Bio and Math for Allied Health books. I did get rid of my Psych book since it was just basic info and not very in-depth.

stuff gets outdated fast but I did keep some books for reference. However, I doubt that I have actually referenced any of them. When I need the info I am at work and the book is at home. Also, we have references on the floor and access to the Internet.

FutureNurse2005

713 Posts

I keep all textbooks/materials! If I paid good money for it and there is even some small chance that I may need it again, its worth saving. Besides, I love it when people come over and browse through my books... :)

wonderbee, BSN, RN

1 Article; 2,212 Posts

Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

I've got a stack of notes over a foot dating back to January 2003. I've had to refer back to them only once but I'm glad they were there when I needed them. Now If I just figure what to do with my last semester's Nursing I syllabus.

Berta

219 Posts

I am constantly referring back to my A & P book and psychology. Especially when I have a major paper to write. I finally tossed all of the notes from my other classes. I never refered back to them & if I needed something specific, who has the time to flip through it all? Thus, I look in the textbooks.

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