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REQUIRED TEXTS 1. Adams, P., Holland, L., and Bostwick, P. (2010). Pharmacology for nurses: A pathophysiologic approach. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson, Prentice Hall. 2. Ignatavicius, D., and Workman M.L. (2012) Medical-surgical nursing. Patient Centered collaborative care, (7th Ed). Philadelphia: Elsevier/W. B. Saunders. 3. Potter, P. and Perry, A. (2012). Fundamentals of nursing, (8th Ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier. 4. Ricci S., Kyle T., & Carmen S. (2013). Maternity and pediatric nursing, (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. 5. Weber, J., (2009). Health Assessment in Nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. RECOMMENDED TEXTS . APA PUBLICATION MANUAL Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2009). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. . ONE MEDICAL/NURSING DICTIONARY You may even want to consider getting a medical dictionary that you can download to your PDA instead of a book. Skyscape has many nursing references that you can purchase and download. Tabor’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. . ONE NURSING DRUG REFERENCE HANDBOOK, (make sure it is the most recent edition—2011 or 2012). If you have a PDA, we recommend purchasing the digital version of the drug handbook instead of the book form. Either the digital format or handbook may be used in the clinical setting. Skyscape has many nursing references that you can purchase and download. Some examples: Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook Nursing 2012 Drug Handbook. . ONE DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY STUDIES BOOK You may even want to consider getting a lab book that you can download to your PDA instead of a book. Skyscape has many nursing references that you can purchase and download. Some examples: Van Leeuwen, A. M., Poelhuis-Leth, D. & Bladh, M. L. (2011). Davis’s comprehensive handbook of laboratory and diagnostic tests with nursing implications (4th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ​​Pagana, K. D. and Pagana, T. J. (2010). Mosby’s diagnostic and laboratory test reference (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier. . ONE NURSING DIAGNOSIS BOOK Ackley, B. J. and Ladwig, G. B. (2010). Nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier. . DRUG CALCULATION WORKBOOK Macklin, D., Chernecky, C., and Infortuna, M. H. (2010). Math for clinical practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier. highly recommended for everyone. Morris, D. (2010) Calculate with Confidence (5th ed). Philadelphia: Mosby ISBN number 978-0-323-05629-8 . NURSING PROCEDURE MANUAL Smith, S. F., Duell, D. J., & Martin, B. (2011). Clinical nursing skills (8th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. . MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY BOOK Willis, M. C. (2009). Medical terminology, quick and concise: A programmed learning approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.—especially recommended for ESL students, but helpful for all students. . BOOK FOR STUDENTS WHO SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Hull, M. (2009). Medical English clear and simple: A practice-based approach to English ESL healthcare professionals. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

The nursing group is up and the book list is posted

No, I haven't received the textbook list yet.

May 8th is the orientation..I just received my welcome packet.

I took the AHT in The beginning of November, and my enrollment profile changed the last week of January.

Woohoo, just checked my enrollment profile on myccp today and it has been changed to nursing..I'm in :)