(Part 2) Top products from r/Nurse

WOOHOOOO!!! That’s so exciting!! Congrats!!

Gomella’s “Neonatology” is a classic—I got my copy when I first transferred to NICU, and it’s been a great resource to me. It helps that neonatal nurse practitioners study it, too, so you can basically be using the same reference a new NNP would be. (Neonatology 7th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071768017/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Co2ZCbQBS0318).

Another textbook I’ve used quite a bit over the years is AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Neonatal Nursing (https://www.amazon.com/dp/032322590X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Nq2ZCb2CHG39R). I originally bought it about a year into my NICU practice to study for the RNC-NIC specialty certification exam; it was great for that as well as topics I’ve needed to study or teach about since.

Those two are my top picks! Again, very happy for you. I hope this is the beginning of a long, rewarding career for you 🖤

My nursing graduation gift from my parents was a name tag for my steth. The local medical equipment shop that sells medical books/scrubs/stethoscopes/etc was able to make one in like 15 minutes. Turned a generic work item into a personalized tool that I nearly turned into Liam Neeson in Taken when I let a doctor borrow it for a code blue and didn't give it back. I'm willing to shank a MF over that stethoscope.

Edit: You have me reminiscing now. The second best gift I got was from my wife (then girlfriend) was First Year Nurse (don't tell my wife that I said this, but I nearly cried when I saw MrGigglesWorth, RN). It's a small book with a lot of wisdom from nurses who've been in the game for decades. The transition to student nurse to professional nurse is a tough one, and I would dive into this book to look for advice on how to handle the pressures of being a nurse. Love this book, and actually buy it for each nursing student and new grad that I precept.

First Year Nurse: Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I'd Known My First 100 Days on the Job https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1607140640/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6IHZCbPC5M46Z

Im not sure if this is as good as the Saunders NCLEX review booklet (its literally like my bible at this point) but I found this on amazon https://www.amazon.com/LPN-Notes-Nurses-Clinical-Pocket/dp/080365796X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=LPN&qid=1563508093&s=gateway&sr=8-2 . Maybe try getting a book like this to refresh the things you aren't confident in!

Edit: Found this one as well https://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Comprehensive-NCLEX-PN®-Examination-Nclex-Pn/dp/0323484883/ref=zg_bs_689811011_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PYSDVTJS77C71MCQ74YP :)

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17 years ago a friend, colleague, mentor and veteran passed. And I cried.

Lynda Van Devanter Buckley

May 27, 1947 – November 15, 2002

https://youtu.be/2kgqlSqosNw

https://www.amazon.com/Home-before-Morning-Story-Vietnam/dp/1558492984

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/23/us/lynda-van-devanter-nurse-who-became-chronicler-of-her-wartime-pain-dies-at-55.html

And if you are interested in critical care, start learning your pharmacology, start learning how to monitor patients and recognize their pathophysiology. Learn about shock states and interventions. Take ACLS and really absorb the material, learn the drugs (and maybe your hospital will pay for the class). Use your resources.

https://litfl.com/

https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ajcc

https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ccn

https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Care-Nursing-Made-Incredibly/dp/1496306937/ref=zg_bs_689795011_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V

https://www.amazon.com/Hemodynamic-Monitoring-Made-Incredibly-Visual/dp/1496306996/ref=zg_bs_689795011_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V

https://www.aacn.org/store/books/400820/aacn-commonly-used-iv-cardiac-medications-for-adults-pocket-reference-card

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0998111422/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can Amazon prime this book. It's a book with tips/pearls on transitioning from nursing school to a new grad RN.

I hate that fellow nursing students are catty instead of working as a team. One day they might find themselves on the same team or at the same hospital as those that they trampled over in school.

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This is my study routine.

Once our powerpoints are posted, I make an outline that I print off. In class, I take notes. After class, I take the lecture notes and rewrite them on the outline that I printed. I star/highlight things that the professor stressed. The outline helps me visualize what content areas have the most info (more info = most likely on exam). I will go through and read the Saunders NCLEX book and the HESI review book. I will add any additional info to my outline to supplement the lecture notes. Then, I will make notecards online. I try to rewrite my notes and make note cards within 24 hours of the lecture. It seems to be more effective for me and is more manageable that way. It is easy to pull these up and "quiz" myself when I have small amounts of time. If I am still confused about a topic, I will look it up in the book that was assigned for the course. Other than that, I only use those books for clinical paperwork.

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Once we have covered a topic or a few days before the exam, I will use the Saunders NCLEX book and the HESI review book in study mode and work on practice questions and READ THE RATIONALES. I bookmark questions that I get wrong and will review those again making sure I understand the rationale.

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https://www.amazon.com/0323358519-9780323358514-Saunders-Comprehensive-Examination/dp/B07MN1WLX4

https://www.amazon.com/HESI-Comprehensive-Review-NCLEX-RN-Examination/dp/0323394620