Fundamentals of Nursing (Book with CD-ROM)

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Summary: It helped me then....It helps me now!
Review: At first, being a very green student in terms of learning nursing care, the very size of this book was intimidating. Being in an ADN-RN program, the learning if fast-paced so we often had a lot of chapters to read in a short amount of time. Though I wasn't a straight A student, I still found this book to be very helpful in aiding my understanding of the material, perhaps more now when I review it than at the time when I first read it. My favorite part is the illustrated procedure pages with step by step instructions. It covers everything from properly mitering a bed to IV therapy and so much more. I think our instructors chose well in picking this one for their first semester students. It's a great intro to learning nursing and a great review book too. I'm in my second semester and review it often while studying Med Surg.

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Summary: Potter & Perry Is The Best Textbook I've Ever Used
Review: I found this book to be very comprehensive and easy to read. I also love the illustrations. The skills are very easy to follow.

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I love this book! It thoroughly explains the rationale behind the nursing concepts and procedures presented. There are sections with easy to understand step by step instructions for carrying out procedures. The authors also do a great job of integrating concepts of anatomy and physiology in a clear concise manner. This book is a must for nursing students and instructors.

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Summary: This book is a mystery to me~
Review: This is the textbook used in my first semester of nursing school. I read very little of it because I found the size intimidating, and the print was very small. It would take me several hours just to read one chapter. But the CD that came with the book has a tutorial on acids, bases and electroytes that I found extremely helpful. The Virtual Excursions workbook (purchased separately) was excellent. It was like getting extra clinical time. The study guide was good but it made the process of getting through each chapter even longer.

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Summary: Difficult to read but electronic resources are excellent
Review: This is the textbook used in my first semester of nursing school. I read very little of it because I found the size intimidating, and the print was very small. It would take me several hours just to read one chapter. But the CD that came with the book has a tutorial on acids, bases and electroytes that I found extremely helpful. The Virtual Excursions workbook (purchased separately) was excellent. It was like getting extra clinical time. The study guide was good but it made the process of getting through each chapter even longer.

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Summary: Much good information but just too big to carry daily
Review: This is the textbook we use for the beginning nursing class. It provides much information for the nursing student but it is just too big to carry to school everyday. I know the authors have seperate clinical skills book. They just try to make more money from the students. They should just seperate the this book into two sections-theory and skills. This will be much helpful for the students to handle it.