Pathophysiology book recommendation?

[AtomicWoman]

Anyone have a recommendation for a nursing patho book I can start reading now before I start NS? Is there a book you found particularly helpful? I was looking on Amazon, but a lot of the patho books are for med. students, so I couldn't tell if they would be helpful to a nursing student.

Thanks!

[Hotflashn]

I was able to find McCance and Huether's Pathophys Biological Basis for Disease and accompanying workbook used for a couple bucks. I got them to preread, before starting, too. I start in a couple weeks and have only managed to skim. Drats!

Then my NS book bundle contained McCance and Huether's Understanding Pathophys. What a relief to find that it is only 1100 pages vs the 1600+ pages of the Bio Basis book. Whew. It also appears to be an easier read, more concise and has more charts and illustrations.

I never complain about having 2 or more sources on my shelf. Sometimes it really helps to have the benefit of different presentations and authors. It probably won't matter what you get, if you are just trying to understand the basics. If it will be awhile before you start go for something not too expensive. You can find older used editions for a couple dollars if you search. If you will start soon, find out what your school uses, and go for that. You can also check the library and save your dough!

Good luck!