rate your med-surg textbook!!

Love-A-Nurse · Dec 29, 2002

originally posted by rnwannabejen
love-a-nurse, we're using that book. i haven't even cracked it yet (classes start jan 6), but i will this week before class. i hope it's good, a book can make a big difference, yk? i do know one thing, it weighs more than my 19 month old child :chuckle .

whew! thought i was the only one using this book. it was on reserved in our library and have scanned through it but will purchase it on the 7th.

our first test will come form it and our fundamentals book so i have been studying from the fundamentals.

let me know what you think about the med/surg book.

all the best to you and all this coming semester.

Jenn_RN · Dec 29, 2002

Stephany, what Fundamentals book are you using? We are using Delaune & Ladner.

RNIAM, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2002

Fundamentals of Nursing

Carol Taylor, CSFN, RN, MSN, PhD Carol Lillis, RN, MSN Priscilla LeMone, RN, DSN, FAAN

This is an incredibly good book. It is well written and most important fairly up to date. I say fairly because it is still has a way to go.

bewbew · Dec 30, 2002

I love Lewis..........and I have found that Brunner and Suddarth was especially good!

Love-A-Nurse · Dec 30, 2002

originally posted by rnwannabejen
stephany, what fundamentals book are you using? we are using delaune & ladner.

fundamentals of nursing

concepts, process, and practice 6/e by kozier, erb, berman, and burke is the book we use.

Love-A-Nurse · Dec 30, 2002

originally posted by bewbew
i love lewis..........and i have found that brunner and suddarth was especially good!

great to hear you think brunner and suddarth's med/surg book is a good one.

how does it feel to be finished with school and ready for the work force! what area are you most interested in?

bewbew · Dec 31, 2002

originally posted by Love-A-Nurse
How does it feel to be finished with school and ready for the work force! What area are you most interested in?

I am starting to get REALLY nervous, as I start my grad year in a few weeks......I think it will be like a really huge clinical, and I will dream meds, charts, etc etc for a while!

I have an interest in ICU, CCU or something along those lines. The heart interests me!

Thanks for asking. :)

Gromit · Jan 1, 2003

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Concepts & Clinical Practices.

Wilma Phipps, Judith Sands, Jane Marek. 1999 (Mosby)

WAY too wordy, and written more for residents than for nurses. Even our teachers agree that this is a poor book. The result? Get the next edition. The conclusion? (Per my last instructor: "Be glad you're done with this book after this class!)

I agree with them.

On the 6th of Jan, we crack open "Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (Concepts of care)" By Mary C. Townsend.

Hope its a better 'book of learning' than my Med Surg book.

RNsweetie · Jan 2, 2003

We are going to be using Lewis starting Jan 7th 2003. Hope it's not too bad! You'r right a text can make all the difference.

Good luck to you all.:)

acaringnurse · Mar 27, 2003

:)

missionnurse · Mar 27, 2003

I really like my Lewis books.

I didn't know they were written for a Masters program! No wonder this program has a reputation for being one of the two hardest in GA!!!

Garde-Malade · Mar 27, 2003

Gromit:

Those are two books that we used (are using) in my program. I agree with you on the Phipps, et.al., I think it's written way beyond our level. The Townsend volume was a bit better. In my case, it wasn't the book, but our psych instructor that needed the overhaul. She wasn't bad .. just a little scary Anyhow .. psych was last semester. Three nearly down, only one full semester left. Yehaa !