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core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing
This book was extremely helpful when studying for my certification exam. It was easy to follow and understand. A good book for the experienced and new NICU nurse.

Never got the book
Considering Amazon took over 3 weeks to deliver/processmy book which I never received, I unfortunately cannot rate this book, but I can rate amazon...DON"T SHOP THERE!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intensive Care, Neonatal    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Neonatal Nursing    5. Neonatal intensive care    6. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    7. Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health    8. Outlines    9. Outlines, syllabi, etc    10. methods    11. Medical / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health    12. Nursing   

Reviews (9)

Nurse's Pocket Guide
Everything I needed in a book on diagnoses, interventions and rationales.This is a great must-have for all new nursing students.

essential book
I used this book constantly throughout the first year of school. It is an essential for the firsty year.

Good as a guide
but not to be used solely for writing care plans and here's the main reason why: there are very few rationales. Too few. In the care plans I was required to write, I had to have scientific rationales for each and every intervention. This book includes some rationales but not one for each intervention. I did use this book some but it will not be enough alone for those whose teacher, like mine, requires quoted rationales for each intervention of your care plan. Furthermore, the new NANDA approved Nursing Diagnoses for 2005-2006 aren't included which I was expected to know and start using when applicable this school year.So I had to go out and buy a new care plan book.I think this guide is intended, as the title suggests, for Nurses already working as a pocket guide, and not specifically for nursing students.It is a bit too tall and heavy to keep in your pocket working in the hospital but you could leave it at your station.
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Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Assessment & Diagnosis    4. Nursing - Reference    5. Nursing   

Subjects:  1. Evidence-Based Medicine    2. Evidence-based nursing    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nursing    6. Nursing - Research & Theory    7. methods    8. Medical / Nursing / Research & Theory   

Reviews (40)

Excellent NCLEX-RN review. Simply the best!!
I graduated in 2000 and tried the NCLEX 4 times. I tried Kaplan, Lippincot, Mosby, you name it non of them helped. Kaplan was way too simple and wouldn't explain enough strategies. Lippincot and Mosby where too complicated and not user friendly. By just buying the Strategies for success and Comprehensive Review books from Saunders and creating a good study plan was able to finally pass on my fifth attempt stoping the computer on the 75th question. The way these books explain the strategies are so good that you will get to the point where if you don't know the answer, by learning the strategies you will choose the correct answer by elimination. But the best key for success is determination and avoiding procrastination. Oh, also... practice, practice, and practice questions until you drop. At least 100 to 200 questions a day!!!

Saunders NCLEX
I have purchased 6 Reviews for the NCLEX and this is by far the best book. This book has everything in outline form and the questions are very helpful because you are able to select a specific area of study, such as OB/GYN, Respiratory, Endocrine,Surgery, ect...

A MUST FOR EVERY NURSING STUDENT!!!
I got this more than halfway during nursing school. I wish I had gotten it sooner. It's very comprehensive and covers everything the NCLEX will. It's organized well and explains complicated topics very well. It often goes along with my Lewis Medical Surgical book (same publisher) and has great graphics and charts. Very useful. I haven't taken my boards yet but I'm confident this will help. I plan to read it cover to cover in May-June. The CD also offers great rationales and a plethora of great questions. Can't emphasize this enough. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Test Preparation & Review    4. Nursing & Ancillary Services   

Subjects:  1. Child Development    2. Handbooks    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Nursing - General    7. Nursing - Pediatric & Neonatal    8. Pediatric Nursing    9. methods    10. Medical / Nursing / General    11. Nursing    12. Paediatric nursing   

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NOT TO SURE~!
This book was good but not terrific. after reading best sellers like Why we want you to be rich by Donald TRump and God Doesn't run a $2 Shop by Sage Saint Francis i found that this book just was not in the same leauge.
I'm asking you to refund this order due to delay for 1 month
my order was scheduled for 9/13/05..
Very helpful!
This is A MUST HAVE book for all NUR100 students.
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Subjects:  1. Critical thinking    2. Emergency Medicine    3. Examination Questions    4. Examinations    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Nursing    9. Nursing - Fundamentals & Skills    10. Nursing - Test Preparation & Review    11. Problem Solving    12. Study guides   

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Best possible resource for legal nurse consulting!
Very impressed with the detail of the book.A MUST HAVE!

Excellent book
This is a MUST HAVE book for anyone interested in Legal Nurse Consulting. This book is very thorough and is a great introduction and reference for this career avenue.

Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition
I have found this book to be one of the best on the market.It has helped me tremendously in the course I am taking. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal Services    6. Legal status, laws, etc    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. Medical    9. Medical Law & Legislation    10. Nursing    11. Nursing (General)    12. Nursing - General    13. Nursing - Management & Leadership    14. Nursing consultants    15. United States    16. Law / Medical Law & Legislation    17. Medicolegal issues    18. USA   

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I love the way the drugs are categorized !!!
The reason why I bought this book was because it was organized by the medications purposes, so all the cardiovascular medications were put together, CNS drugs, etc. ... Then within these categories subcategories (i.e. antihypertensive drugs, anticovulsant drugs, etc.) were grouped. Also, the generic names are in bright red and the brand names listed directly underneath in black. It just makes it so much easier and convenient for me to find the medications I am looking for! I just love using this drug book at work ! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Drug Guides    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Reference    5. Medical / Nursing / Pharmacology    6. Nursing    7. Pharmacology   

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Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach
This is an excellent book to have and keep.I recommend this book to everyone. Amazon sent this and received it in a timely manner. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Pharmacology    4. Medical / Nursing / Pharmacology    5. Nursing    6. Pharmacology   

Reviews (19)

Worked great for me!
This was the only book I used to review/practice for the NCLEX-RN.I just took it Sept 2006 and passed.I have the 2005-2006 version of this book.I thought the first half was really helpful on question type analysis and answer choice strategies.I did not think this was common sense and I wished I had read it earlier in my nursing program, it would have made a difference when we started getting "application" questions.The second half of the book was also helpful for review and practice.I learned to read the question once or twice, read and eliminate answers, then choose one instead of obsessing or overthinking as I have done in the past.I know there is some luck involved in passing the NCLEX - apparently some people are unfortunate enough to be randomly selected to receive 265 questions, while others are unlucky to get a lot of questions on an area with which they are uncomfortable - as well as some luck in surviving nursing school itself (what a bizarre culture, like trying to get into a sorority at times), and I was lucky to get a minimum number of general questions.However, I waited 3 months exactly (2 is recommended) to take the test and did very little study/review.This was the only book I used for a few weeks before the test.Risky, but it worked - I would highly recommend this book.I think Kaplan did a fantastic job.Good luck to all!
This book helped me pass!
I thought this book was great.I needed a book to help me mentally prepare for the test and to give me test taking tips.I didn't need to review content, that's what nursing school is for!So, this book was perfect.When I came across a question that I wasn't sure of, I thought back to the tips in this book to help me answer the question.Very helpful!

SAVE your $$$ on a better book
I was able to get through this book in only 2 days!! This entire book offers the reader ONLY strategies and no review of content. For some of you, this is what you are looking for, BUT the strategies they offer are all common sense. I have confidence that, if you were able to graduate from nursing school (ADN/BSN), you have ALREADY mastered the techniques they have to offer.
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Subjects:  1. Examinations    2. Examinations, questions, etc.    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nursing    6. Nursing - Test Preparation & Review    7. Study guides    8. Higher & further education    9. Study Aids / General   

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Greastes book for care plans
This is the best book i have found to help students write nursing care plans. I have several books and this is the only book that i use.I have wasted money on buying these other books. Even the care plan book that is recommended by the instructors, i never open it. THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL!!!!

Ackley's nursing diagnosis handbook
I was not thrilled with the textbooks that my nursing college was using.I searched Amazon for books that I felt would help me write care plans without flipping back and forth between NIC, NOC and Nanda. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A Guide to Planning Care was just what I needed.The rationales are provided--along with the research data sources.It is also easy to do concept mapping with this book because it lists clusters of symptoms for different medical problems.With the purchase of this book, I have access to the Evolve website--which I find really helpful.
Great Resource
The Ackley nursing diangnosis handbook is a great reference for nurses and nursing students beginning to write nursing care plans.It not only outlines plans of care, but gives references for evidence-based practices.I would strongly recommend this text to all nursing students. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diagnosis    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing - Assessment & Diagnosis    5. Medical / Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis    6. Nursing   

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Used Online School Books
This book was in excellent condition from the hard cover to the pages in between.There was no highlighting in the book.No one had written notes in this book. I was truly delighted when I thumbed through the book.Now that I have had time to work in this book I ever more so delighted.This was my first time buying school books online and amazon will be used again in the near future. I will also recommend my friends to do the same.Thank you Amazon.
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Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Holistic nursing    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nursing    6. Nursing - Fundamentals & Skills    7. Nursing - General    8. Medical / Nursing / LPN & LVN   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health/Fitness    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing - Pharmacology    5. Nursing Pharmacology    6. Reference    7. Medical / Reference    8. Nursing    9. Pharmacology    10. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing - Management & Leadership   

Reviews (5)

Must read, for Nurse Practitioners & students
Great book which provides definitions and state-by-state breakdowns of important concepts, such as collaboration, prescriptive authority and SCAs.

2nd edition
I found Carolyn Buppert's second edition of Business Practice and Legal Guide to be very helpful. The additional chapters are useful for my practice and for research on a state wide level. I would recommend this book to nurse practitioners and students of the profession. It is proving to be a valuable resource for improving NP practice in Alabama. Be sure to get the second edition (2003/2004)as the first was published in 1995.

Information is outdated
As a grad student interested in starting my own practice upon graduation, I found this book to be useless. It has been reprinted by another publishing company and its original copyright date is 1999. Between then and now - 2004 - a lot of things have changed.Therefore, I would recommend that anyone who requires current information should look elsewhere.This is a very expensive book as is not helpful at all!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Legal status, laws, etc    2. Legal status, laws, etc.    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Nurse practitioners    7. Nursing    8. Nursing - General    9. Practice    10. United States    11. Medical / General    12. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects   

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Clinical Chemistry    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Anaesthetics    6. Medical / Anesthesiology   

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Principles and Practice of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathol
A dream come true to have a set of book with simultaneous information on surgical pathology and cytopathology. It is indeed very helpful when you are studying any topic of surgical pathology with side be side information on cytopathology. The quality of pictures are very good.The material in the book is excellent. I believe that this book should be on the bench f pathologists like us living in small towns and practising surgical pathology and cytopathology individually .

Principles and Practice of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathol
A dream come true to have a set of book with simultaneous information on surgical pathology and cytopathology. It is indeed very helpful when you are studying any topic of surgical pathology with side be side information on cytopathology. The quality of pictures are very good.The material in the book is excellent. I believe that this book should be on the bench f pathologists like us living in small towns and practising surgical pathology and cytopathology individually . ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - General    4. Pathology    5. Surgery - General    6. Medical / Pathology    7. Surgery   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Medical Assistants    2. Clinical Competence    3. General    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical assistants    7. Physician Assistants    8. Practice Management, Medical    9. Vocational Guidance    10. Medical / Allied Health Services / Medical Assistants    11. Medicine & nursing    12. Nursing & Ancillary Services   

Reviews (4)

Excellent and handy guide !
The Batess' pocket guide is a wonderful tool for clinicians.
EASY-TO-COMPREHEND POCKET GUIDE
This "Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking" is an easy-to-comprehend manual which was structured in a way that should meet the needs of both doctors and nurses. The information contained in this book are simple and straightforward; and just like the complete edition, they included paediatric coverage. The chapters of this book examined both morphological and physiological abnormalities and/or irregularities. They included several illustrative charts and tables, which facilitate comparative analyses of clinical data. What a find!
This book is a very thorough review of the physical diagnostic exam.It provides a thorough review of systems that is brief and to the point.While not a substitute for the text, it is quick and easy to use.To topit all off, it REALLY is a perfect sized book for the pocket. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Assessment & Diagnosis    4. Nursing - General    5. Examination of patients    6. Medical diagnosis    7. Science / Life Sciences / General   

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really a perfect pic
This book really helped me though out my preceptorship in the operating room. I was thrown in to this unit as a nursing student. the facility had never taken on senior nursing students in a long term segment (7 weeks) and didn't have any idea what to teach me or what to do with me. My preceptor handed me this book and by the end i was able to circulate and scrub on minor cases with complete confidence in what i was doing. it is concise in some areas, and detailed where it needs to be, gives great explinations and rationals. the only problem i found was the different tools. The west coast and the east coast have different names for the instruments, and the ones named in the book are more consistant with the names in the west. but other than that. love love loved it

Alexander's Care of the Patient in surgery
Many years ago I bougt this book. Now I have a new version. This book is very helpful to me. I would recomend it for everybody who work in operating room.

Very well pleased with this selection.
I own this book from school.It is a must for any student of surgery or nursing.It contains information vital to the understanding of the patient and the process of surgery and recovery. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Medical & Surgical    4. Nursing - Nurse & Patient    5. Nursing - Pediatric & Neonatal    6. Surgical Nursing    7. Therapeutics, Surgical    8. Medical / Nursing / Reference