Nursing Fund. text book

JENNIFER27 · Oct 5, 2013

Yes you will need it throughout and I used one edition older on the fundamentals book.

Paranemec · Oct 6, 2013

I think I'm 2 editions behind and doing just fine.

For a little info on different versions, my final research paper for Comp 2 was regarding publishers releasing new book versions yearly. During my research I learned that all most publishers change the books is the cover, a few chapter pictures, and MAYBE some spelling mistakes. CA DoE's paper on it was the most helpful thing. They told how in 13 editions of one book, no changes were made to the text within. Without the "new" edition, they see a 95% drop in sales after the first year, so they add a +1 to the book and rebrand it year after year.

Iheartnursing, ASN · Oct 6, 2013

Thank you! I found an older version for like $8 bucks! The newest version the cheapest price I found was $65.

dblpn · Oct 8, 2013

Thank you! I found an older version for like $8 bucks! The newest version the cheapest price I found was $65.

Wow you lucked out on that one. I have an old perry & potter i was using before i got the one excelsior recommended which i got from the library and they dont want it back for some reason. i didnt find too much of a difference in the material between the two.

Beeks · Oct 15, 2013

Yeah, I'm using an older edition as well and I don't think it's a problem. You will need the book for most, if not all, of the courses. Some of the chapters are a little bit off. For example, the syllabus might tell you to read Chp 8 (Nutrition), but it's really chapter 12 in your book. Other than that, I've had no trouble studying from an older book. I don't think the fundamentals of nursing change all that much year to year!