Member Recommended Reading for Neurosurgical/Neurological Nursing

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

i have taken the inspiration for this from the neonatal icu forum. i thought that we might like to exchange booklists and recommended articles.

please add to this thread - this is about sharing information on what we have found helpful to learn and understand this fascinating discipline.

my stand-by neuro books are:-

the clinical practice of neurological and neurosurgical nursing

hickey j.

neurology and neurosurgery illustrated

lindsay k. bone i and callander r. (churchhill livingstone)

i always enjoyed reading

jamieson's first notebook of head injuries

jamieson k

if you can get your hands on this one it is a hoot!! the author sprinkled the text with funny little limericks as memonics - one of the better books now sadly out of print but one of those where much of the information is timeless.

[bellehill, RN]

Hickey was going to be my choice so I guess we can give it a second vote!

[dorimar, BSN, RN]

thanks guys

[BBQvegan]

Y'all ever read any Oliver Sacks? I'm working on The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

[Aquarian]

May I suggest Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology? Excellent neuroanatomy and physiology on the first part.

[trustsupplyguy]

Hi! I'll be interviewing for a new grad training program in a neurosurgery department very soon. I'd welcome any feedback regarding how you got into the field, what you like most about it, what you like least, what advice you would give a new grad, what situations do you usually encounter, would this be a good place to start a career, etc.

Thank you in advance for your replies!

[catherinemarie]

Any other books to recommend to a nurse new to neuro?

[simvee]

Thanks! I was just going to ask about this.