How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School!: Guide for Students by Students [Paperback]

Kelli S. Dunham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0803607997 | ISBN-13: 978-0803607996 | Edition: 1st

MCP-Hahnemann School of Nursing Health Center, Philadelphia, PA. Gives advice on choosing and getting into a nursing school, financial aid, time management, information overload and stress, study habits, tests, clinical rotations, preparing for the NCLEX, using computers, and landing a job. Written by a student for students. Softcover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: F a Davis Co; 1st edition (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803607997
• ISBN-13: 978-0803607996
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book for those thinking about nursing., January 17, 2004

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Sean Reynolds "reynoldsrapture" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School!: Guide for Students by Students (Paperback)

I'm a 27 year old husband and father thinking about entering an AD nursing program. As you can see, I'm not exactly the average prospective student here- nursing or otherwise. For this very reason I wanted to be sure I was on the straight and narrow path to making a wise decision regarding my future. Being an avid reader, the first place I looked was the book section here on Amazon.com. "How to Survive... Nursing School" seemed like an obvious choice to start with, and am I ever glad I did. Spun with wisdom and soft humor this book takes you from the early process of applying for school all the way to passing the NCLEX exam and looking for a job, with thought provoking reasons for becoming a nurse throughout. Most importantly, most of the helpful antidotes are derived from current students from all across the country. They provide priceless and sometimes blunt facts about the nursing process, both pros and cons (mostly pros). I purchased this book with the idea of skimming certain parts I was interested in, but ended up reading every last word.

If you are a nurse hopeful or already studying away, I strongly suggest this book as a starting point to a brighter understanding of the nursing world.

****UPDATE August 28, 2011****

A good deal of time has passed since I wrote this review. And guess what? I became a nurse, and worked on a stroke unit at the University of Kentucky, and now am the clinical director at a college in Northern Kentucky! Let my success be a light to those thinking of entering nursing school... work hard and your life can change! This book is still an awesome place to start. Great luck to all of those setting out on the nursing school trail.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is a newer edition!, June 1, 2004

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"nursing_student_in_fl" (Lakeland, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School!: Guide for Students by Students (Paperback)

I thought this book was amazing...it covered everything I needed to know and then some. One of my friends was ready to quit school until he got this book...he said it was like a (knowledgable) best friend sitting on the shelf!

Looking at the review below, there are some good concerns raised, but almost all of what the reader didn't like has been addressed in the second edition of this book which came out a few months or so ago. There are also some other cool features of the new book...like info on PDAs (my school requires 'em now)and all sorts of info on the nursing shortage.

It might be hard to find (because Amazon has the author's name messed up a bit!) but if you do a search by the title you can find the new edition.

Anyway, definitely purchase this book...the resources alone are worth the price!!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Buying, August 29, 2002

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J. D. Bateman (Jackson, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School!: Guide for Students by Students (Paperback)

A funny thing happened a few weeks before my first quarter of nursing school - I was offered a great job in my current field, which wouldn't allow me to attend classes. While I was waving my fist at the Universe (obviously the butt of a huge celestial joke) I read a side bar in Kelli Dunham's book titled "They Should Have Sent a Poet". I could hardly finish the short story as tears streamed down my face; there is an unparalleled beauty in this profession that makes everything we go through worthwhile. I know there are no guarantees I will succeed in nursing school, but I'm arming myself with all the help I can get. A great deal of that help has come from reading this book. The website links alone are worth the price. Very well researched, charmingly written, well thought out, this is an excellent addition to your early nursing arsenal.