Great book and CD combination for nursing school students
354343
Get the book and the CD. You need both. At least for me anyway...I learned from the book accompanied with the CD. I'm older than most people in nursing school. But this book and CD went far...far...in simplifying drug dosage calculations. I went through the book once. And then again I reviewed certain sections. Become familiar with this book and CD through repeated use and you should develop confidence with the layout of the material. And of course, confidence is what you seek when working these problems. The author simplified things. At least for me she did.
3292375
Nursing 2013 Handbook is a wonderful reference book for those who either give or take prescription drugs.  I've ordered it yearly when working as an RN and stopped when I retired.  I found I needed it while taking care of family members and friends, so I ordered it from Amazon.  The only disappointment is that the CD with printable drug info for patient teaching is no longer sent inside the back cover.
1334361
Definitely recommend this book. My teacher uses it almost daily for class lectures. As a student nurse who is looking to become a critical care nurse, this book is also something I have seen several nurses in a critical care unit reference. The book came in a very timely manner and was exactly what I was expecting.
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I purchased this book as a resource for my son who is completing his 2nd semester of nursing school.  It has been extremely helpful for his exams because it's divided into specific areas and offers suggestions on how to discern the "most correct" answer from "multiple-multiple choice" test questions. This book was recommended by one of his nursing school instructors.
3080083
I bought this book because I am a RN returning back to college for my BSN after a very long time. I have patho and this book is really helping to break things down and easy to learn. I love it.
1943250
What a nice book to have for any nurse: LVN/RN. I believe I can learn much more by buying a book like this and reading it before I take a brief course that is in a nurse program. I thank Amazon for having this book available for nurses and student nurses because it breaks down the medications for nurses to know and learn.
566352
The information of each drug is easy to find, laid out in a good format and relevant to nursing. The CD is usefull and the appendixes are great for a quick review. This handbook will benefit both the student nurse as well as the practicing nurse.
2577116
Current nursing student who just completed first quarter of clinicals this book consolidated patho, causes, S/S, lab tests, nursing interventions, and patients in one easy book. Used it in conjunction to the signs and symptoms book (also helpful) and was good for careplans. Figured it will be good going into med surg coming up!
2909303
Wonderful book that created most of my first semester nursing care plans. Definitely recommend it. This helps to understand almost any and all nursing diagnoses with interventions and rationales. Awesome book and will help tremendously.
833525
I recently bought this book to use in my nursing classes. I love all the pictures that are included, and it's fairly easy to follow along. It came packaged nicely and had no rips, bends, or tears. I also saved a TON of money. (My school sells the same book for $125) Thank you!
2836116
This book is a wonderful source of information.  I am a senior nuring student in my final semester, and we have been using this book for three semesters now.  There are areas that are sometimes confusing to read, but  on the whole, it gives pretty good assessment criteria, nursing diagnoses  and interventions.
4597051
Whomever sent this book, sent a quality text with a cd that works.  I was amazed and very thankful for this book.  My teachers use it a lot, but it was not a required purchase.  Excellent information in this text for first year nursing students... either LPN or RN students.
4555644
Great buy, author tries to make book fun to read and its a very very very good book

Coming from a nursing student who actually read this entire book and got an A in pharmacology

Very little changes in the 9th edition, if you don't have the money but the 8th edition
750563
Bought this for nursing school.  This book and others have helped me along so far.
1120781
Very helpful with nursing school.  The book gives you the facts without all the fluff.  There are also some really good questions at the end of each section with the rationales,  I found them very helpful when study for tests.
4760389
I got this book for clinicals in nursing school and I love it. I take it with me every time I have clinical! Highly recommended for nursing students!
2365562
This little book is fantastic!  It contains the essentials in an easy to read format and in a way that helps me remember what I need to know. Jon Haws is a gifted educator and a blessing to all nursing students. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. In fact, ALL of the materials from Jon on his website are incredibly helpful. I signed up for the pharmacology course online and it has helped me so much.