The best Nursing Fundamentals & Skills books: Reddit reviews

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I used the official teas prep book. ATI TEAS Review Manual: Sixth Edition Revised https://www.amazon.com/dp/1565335759/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_59mKFbDXAEYK0

Paid for nursehub.com and did a bunch of practice tests.

Pocket prep for the teas is also a good resource, especially for doing a few questions every night on your phone.

I also suck at tests like this. Did really well in all of the pre reqs, but got a 79 on the teas. Made me have to move to an area with a program that was more gpa based and less teas.

I used Scheibel's coloring book (he taught my grad neuroanatomy class! very cool), and also augmented it with the Haines atlas.

The best method I found was to use transparency overlays on the Haines atlas where I could kind of turn it into a coloring book by using different-colored sharpies drawing on the transparencies as they were overlaid on the brain slices, while referencing the labeled diagram on the opposing page. Then, I could cover the labeled diagram but flip back and forth between my colored-in transparencies and the unlabeled raw slice.

This was largely because Scheibel's exams in my class were him putting up an overhead projector slide (yes, like from the 80s) and pointing at a structure with a stick and saying "write down what this is" or "are the fibers at this point crossed or uncrossed?" or "what kind of information does this structure process?" and then leave the slide up for like 10 seconds while you furiously scribbled. He'd then immediately take it down and put up the next one. Very stressful. So I needed to be able to identify structures, their tracts/ascending/descending fibers' origin and destination, and their function very quickly. But boy did I learn it as a result!

The 3D brain app. Do not upgrade. Just get the basic version. It’s fantastic.

Also our PsyD program had this coloring book as a requirement: The Human Brain Coloring Book

https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Success-NCLEX%C2%AE-Style-Q-Review/dp/0803677456

this is the one i use for my fundamentals class, it has a TON of practice questions! very useful

https://www.atitesting.com/fundamentals

and this is the one i highly recommend as well for first semester as a whole with fundamentals. i got this book for free because it was apart of my lab fee at my institution, but it’s such a good book with review content and practice questions and rationales.

It is wonderful that you are interested in expanding your language abilities to serve your patient base. I am currently training as a professional medical interpreter and can make a few recommendations.

Dr. Molly Martin's Medical Spanish podcast is excellent. All the free lessons are very interactive. I have not tried her paid content.

It seems you want more structure than you would get from reading a book, but I would still recommend the McGraw-Hill Complete Medical Spanish textbook. It might help you with grammar as a natural method language learner.

Check out Fundamentals Success: NCLEX®-Style Q&A Review (Davis's Q&a Success) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803677456/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4MT0JXASR5DDZDM2B40H there are practice questions on everything you will learn in fundamentals

I STRONGLY recommend that you get a “coloring book” for biology courses, particularly for cell biology.

I took the course 498 years ago at UC Berkeley and used this coloring book:

https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Coloring-Book-Robert-Griffin/dp/0064603075/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/137-6267525-6401459?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0064603075&pd_rd_r=4f32a0f1-473b-4284-8720-dd4a143b37ca&pd_rd_w=qUwIk&pd_rd_wg=FoI6Q&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=X7R2HN04T68EKXPBRENT&psc=1&refRID=X7R2HN04T68EKXPBRENT

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Got an A but wouldn’t have if I hadn’t used the coloring book. I used colored pencils and color-coded what groups of colors referred to (reds, greens, blues, etc). When exam time came, I‘d often close my eyes and visualize the colors and diagrams.

Granted, I’m a very visual learner...

Before you begin coloring, I recommend that you come up with some kind of color-coding scheme.

BTW—I still have the book. The Cell. It’s come in handy to refresh my memory related to COVID 19.

This is the official one. I used the same one (for the 5) and did quite well. Looks like you can get a used copy for under $20.

ATI TEAS Review Manual: Sixth Edition Revised 6th Edition

This is the OFFICIAL ONE, made by the test creator, ATI. All the rest are other companies making their own.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565335759?ref_=sr_1_2&qid=1494535813&sr=8-2&keywords=ATI%20Teas&pldnSite=1

I got this one and it really helped me get a good score. I also ended up purchasing the practice test and that helped me see what I need to study more. I believe you can buy them in a pack on ATI and it's a bit cheaper that way. Good luck on your test.

I'm also a clinical neuropsych student. Best thing I can tell you is buy this, it will help you in all sorts of ways and can be quite relaxing... http://www.amazon.com/Human-Brain-Coloring-Book-Cos/dp/0064603067

Buy a book on dysrhythmias and learn the patho behind them.

http://www.amazon.com/ECG-Workout-Exercises-Arrhythmia-Interpretation/dp/1451115539?ie=UTF8&keywords=Ecg&qid=1461602698&ref_=sr_1_3&s=dash-button&sr=8-3

Is a good book that is written in an easy to learn fashion

http://www.amazon.com/12-Lead-ECG-Interpretation-Garcia-Introduction/dp/0763773514?ie=UTF8&keywords=Ecg&qid=1461602698&ref_=sr_1_13&s=dash-button&sr=8-13

Much more in depth, but better for advancing your knowledge.

I have PI as well. Stimulants are fantastic for me.

That said, until you get an appointment and see a doctor, you need to figure out how to cope. I have found that it's fairly helpful to write/make notes compulsively. Specifically, start with a very high level overview, and then start filling in new levels of detail, rewriting everything with each iteration. You'll develop muscle memory for where things are and how they relate to each other. Something like this may also help you, since it combines rote memorization with coloring (sorta a physical activity).

Also, talk to your professors and see if your school will help you with accommodations and other services. It may be that you can get extra help, tutoring, etc., and if not, your profs will at least be a bit more understanding and may be willing to help you out. As a former instructor (grad student teacher) I always appreciated knowing when my students were having trouble (and why) because it meant I could at least try to help.

Good luck!

Hold your horses. If you're talking about OLD versions of Gray's anatomy, then you would be right. Most places that sell Gray's sell the older editions (or remakes of the classic older editions). However, the CURRENT editions of Gray's Anatomy are the some of the most complete and accurate anatomical textbooks in existence.

Here is a link to the most recent version of Gray's available. Be aware: this is not light reading.

Hi!

I had to take the TEAS V to get into my program. We did the math and reading/language arts sections, but not the science section - for some reason, my school didn't require it.

I used this study guid and can't recommend it enough! :)

Good luck!

I'd recommend ECG workout for simple lead II arrhythmia interpretation.

If you take the time to actually complete the book fully, there is virtually no way you will fail statics/dynamics.

And each section has some pretty informative text about each type of arrhythmia, though I'd also recommend Dubins for theory.

They made us buy The Anatomy Coloring Book and I would say we REALLY didnt need it. When we would learn about the poses, we'd volunteer to be the pose person and the teacher would show us how to correct things that ppl tend to do incorrectly on the volunteer. We had one weekend where we actually FOCUSED on anatomy ... and we didnt use the book then either.

brain coloring book This is where I started. You may laugh, but it helped.

How about the book Gray's Anatomy, where the rest of that stuff gets it's name.