Undergrad books used in grad school?

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Specializes in ICU.

Random question... Did anyone find any of their undergrad nursing books helpful at all during their MSN program? I have kept all my books...but not wanting to pack and move them all. Will I regret getting rid of them all?

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

I am about 15 hours into a MSN/FNP program. I have found that I wish I had a newer undergrad text for references. I graduated from nursing school in 1999 and even though much of the information is still current, I have had to buy/borrow good reference books. Especially for theories papers/discussions. Best of luck to you!!

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Specializes in ICU.

Good to know! Thanks! So you think hang onto my med/surg or critical care books? I'm doing ACNP.

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

I kept very few of my undergrad books, and have found that I have referenced them much in grad school. I do use my research, health promotion, and education books but that's about it. I loved my McCance, Huether, Brashers, & Rote Path book, but I find I utilize my Porth and Matfin path book a whole lot more along with Harrison's Internal Medicine books.

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Specializes in Emergency Department; Neonatal ICU.

I have referenced my textbooks quite a bit in graduate school for papers and case studies. I graduated from my BSN program in 2008 so they weren't that old.

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Specializes in ICU.

Wow! Thanks! I was kind of expecting people to say that they've never used them again! Good to know!! I will hang onto the subjects you all suggested!! (I've only been a nurse for 4 years- so they aren't very old either.)

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Specializes in psychiatric.

Not really, except for the quantitative analysis. My program is using medical textbooks written by M.D.'s for med students. I was actually pretty surprised to find this out, but pleased.

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Not really except for the quantitative analysis. My program is using medical textbooks written by M.D.'s for med students. I was actually pretty surprised to find this out, but pleased.[/quote']

This is how all NP programs should be.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, High-Risk L&D, Antepartum, L.

Not I. I got rid of mnke a while ago....and don't miss them. Anything I need is found on the internet or in the books I bought for my MSN.

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For me, having the undergrad version of my Pathophys book was helpful for topics I struggled with. I also got lucky and had the same authors (Huether and McCance) for both books. Lots of overlap, but glad I had the undergrad version.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
Random question... Did anyone find any of their undergrad nursing books helpful at all during their MSN program? I have kept all my books...but not wanting to pack and move them all. Will I regret getting rid of them all?

Depends on what your undergrad used for texts.

Bates for Health Assessment is fine for the graduate level as well, many MD programs use it. Goodman and Gillman's for pharm, same.

Your med-surg book probably won't be any help as the level at NP is much greater.

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

My bad...I do NOT use my BSN books other than the 3 I listed. All the required books from pathology, pharmacology, etc are all MD books and much more in depth than what you will find in nursing books.

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