Nursing Text Books + Just Accepted

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Hello everyone it's been a while since I posted but I have just recently been accepted into A.I.C. BSN program and am transferring in as a sophomore, also received two scholarships to attend the school, I ended up picking AIC over my community college and i think i made the right choice. I have also been hired as a Rehab Nursing Tech, at a local acute rehab hospital in my area! hard work pays off I suppose going to celebrate and buy a 350z

Anyway my real question is on the textbooks for Nursing School would it be better to buy or rent them for the semester? I know there is a lot of information and lectures online I could view to get myself ready for the upcoming semester, while I rent the textbook throughout the semester. (It's what I did for all my pre reqs)

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

For the "required" text books for actual nursing (vs. prerequisites), I purchased them as we've been hitting the same books (i.e. med surg, med surg 2, advanced med surg all used the same book) over the various semesters; plus, I figure they can be helpful resources for the NCLEX.

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You really need to find out if you'll use these books again in future semesters.

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OMG!!! I am also attending AIC in the fall as a sophomore😱(Coming in as a transfer). I'm so happy I came across someone that will be attending AIC too.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Congratulations on your acceptance & scholarship awards!! WAY TO GO!!

I echo PP recommendations to purchase. The nursing education curriculum is cumulative - each course builds upon the prior ones. So, it is very likely you will need to refer back to those texts as you move ahead. I have some classic texts that I have maintained in my personal reference library for a very long time.

Another - sort of off-the-wall recommendation .... As you move through your nursing courses, you'll be tasked to produce many "research" papers. If possible, try to focus them around a particular area of interest. Example: if you're interested in how people adapt to illness, you can integrate this as an aspect of just about any paper. As time goes on, you will gain a lot of subject matter expertise & accumulate a lot of valuable information resources (articles, research, etc).... then, when you're faced with a 'major' paper or actual research proposal, you already have a considerable amount of the prep work available. It can even be recycled for graduate school!!! (been there, rocked that).

Best of luck on your nursing education journey.

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OMG!!! I am also attending AIC in the fall as a sophomore������(Coming in as a transfer). I'm so happy I came across someone that will be attending AIC too.

That's great to hear! I've heard nothing but great things about the program, STCC wait listed me but AIC took me in as a sophomore, which to me is a lot better and possibly a lot cheaper than to go a RN to BSN route. I saw one of your posts I am 22 years old myself as well, I have an Associates Degree in criminal justice because I always thought I was going to be a Cop, no regrets switching to nursing, I would highly suggest working as a CNA / Tech thats what I did, a lot of nurses help with the same patient care us techs do when we are short staffed so it's good to get your foot in the door.

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