What do you recommend?

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I am starting nursing school and the local bookstore is going out of business. Do you have any suggestions for books that might help while in the program? Recommendations? I do not have my book list yet from the school, but I know there are some extra books out there that possibly was essential for your education. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks.

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Specializes in Rehab/LTC.

Two of my favorites were in the "Incredibly Easy" series and the "NCLEX-RN for Dummies". Can't miss the book on "Prioritizing and Delegation" as a lot of NCLEX questions are on this matter. Also, the "Memory Notebook of Nursing" was good. I also recommend some of the books that deal with your first year as a nurse - a lot of tips on getting along as the new grad. For textbooks, wait until you get your list from school. Happy reading!

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The "incredibly easy" books are good! They have a ton for nursing related subjects. They explain things really well! Good luck!

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Specializes in Home Health/Hospice.

Yep incredibly easy books are GREAT, also I have a tape about lung sounds and I love it.

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Thank you for your suggestions. I will definately look for those today!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Nsg QA.

I would go for a good nursing drug handbook. Another suggestion would be a book on careplans.

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definitely drug book, you will need it for nclex and work later on

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Specializes in Home health was tops, 2nd was L&D.

If you are going to school for BSN, you should buy a book on APA guidelines as papers for almost every BSN program requires this style.

I also like Chicken soup for Nurses.

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I have found Saunders' Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX to be incredibly helpful. It seemed weird to me to be buying a NCLEX book when I was just starting, but it has a lot of good information on it and practice quizzes that you can use to study for your classes! As soon as I started using it in med-surg, my grades went up dramatically.

I also like the incredibly visual series, especially the cardiac one, which you can find on amazon pretty cheaply. The Davis Drug Guide has been useful, as well.

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