My stack of books was taller in RN school than in NP school

[chillnurse, BSN, RN, NP]

I have been pondering this question for around 2 years now. I still have been unable to provide myself with a reasonable answer to this question. My stack of books was probably about 1 foot taller in undergraduate. This is an anomoly of the universe. I really am having much trouble exploring this question. The only two reasons I can come up with is 1. money for the book making companies. 2. Overkill regarding the amount of materials they expected us to read (I never used anything except my medsurg, peds, ob book). This question is probably on par with the meaning of life question that has been in contemplation for many thousands of years...

Can somebody please help me?

[anon456, BSN, RN]

I am not in NP school so I don't know what are the kinds of things they teach you. Maybe you had to learn more because it provided the solid foundation on which to do your NP training. Kinda like you needs years and years of math starting in Kindergarten to provide that base for passing college statistics.

I did think that we were asked to memorize things that took away from other more important things. Was it really necessary to memorize the entire childhood vaccination schedule? Was it necessary to memorize, in A&P, every surface and angle of every bone in the body? Isn't it enough to know the names of the bones themselves and what they do, and how they articulate? I was not aiming to be an ortho surgeon or physical therapist. Did I really need to memorize every cardiac drug and its mechanism of action at a chemical level? It was enough that I understood their classes and functions and risks. Besides I still have to look them up because I don't give them that often.

Good luck with your studies!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

IN the bigger picture...does it REALLY matter?

On a smaller scope...probably because you were learning everything from scratch which is a larger learning curve. Now you are expanding on what you already know.

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

My BSN program was 4 years and my NP program two, at least half of which was clinical. So it makes sense to me that I had more books for my BSN. Plus, my NP program was just nursing, while my BSN contained foundational hard sciences like biology and chemistry, along with liberal arts stuff that any bachelor's program will contain- philosophy and religion and such.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Someone in NP school should have the ability to figure that out in a good deal less than two years, and should also know how to spell "anomaly.​"

[TheMoonisMyLantern, ADN, LPN, RN]

Someone in NP school should have the ability to figure that out in a good deal less than two years, and should also know how to spell "anomaly.​"

If you're just going to be nasty to the OP then why even bother?

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

If you're just going to be nasty to the OP then why even bother?

Because sometimes I can't resist tweaking somebody who obviously comes here to make an argument. :) Since you ask. :)

[kanzi monkey]

More research in grad school--more journals less reference texts.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

You want us to believe you have been pondering this question for two years....and are confused by the situation of book thickness?

Bizarre.

[Palliative Care, DNP]

I stopped buying the books. Now, in grad school I just rent them through Chegg. Send them back at the end of the semester.

[Wave Watcher]

Because sometimes I can't resist tweaking somebody who obviously comes here to make an argument. :) Since you ask. :)

GrnTea for about 2.5 seconds I thought you said you were "twerking". lol

SHE CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL!!!!

[uRNmyway, ASN, RN]

Oh my God, so I just got an image of an older nurse (because of course I don't know what Grntea looks like) twerking and almost snorted out my nose.

I didn't know you could do that, but now I do. So thanks for that.