Preparing to go back to nursing after a long career break.

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I have been away from nursing for 19 months now after having worked as an rn for 8 years in m/s, tele, step-down and occasional float to icu with the more stable patients when they were short on nurses.

But I'm excited to go back to nursing in a few months when I apply for a nursing position again. Either start in med-surg again or work in ER.

im thinking of buying the new Saunders comprehensive nclex review book because it's s great book which reviews briefly all that we learnt in nursing school in a brief concise summary. That's the book I used to study for my nclex back in 2006. I figure I should start reviewing that.

do you guys have any suggestions on review books or materials to prepare myself for work in the nursing field again?

AJJKRN

1,224 Posts

Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown. Has 6+ years experience.

I think your money might be better spent on review books for certifications like for the Med-Surg cert CMSRN or CCRN, etc. Your foundation of knowledge is still in their somewhere, I think a refresher on putting the bigger pictures back together again would serve you better. Heck if you still have your old A&P book, skim through that too to supplement. Good luck!

Atl-Murse

474 Posts

Has 1 years experience.

Just 19 months ? Not much has changed in the last 19 months except for the Orange man and the geriatric couple running for the POTUS.