Guest Post: The Top Must-Reads for Nursing Students

I like featuring books on wellness. If any of you are studying to be nurses or are in a position where you are thinking about this as a career, this guest post will be useful to you.

The Top Must-Reads for Nursing Students

In online doctoral nursing programs, you are given all kinds of reading that you need to complete, which is all helpful and interesting, but what about books that you can read in your free time that will help you with your studies and understanding the career path you have chosen.

We’ve put together a list of must-read books meant for those in doctor of nurse practitioner programs. Depending on how much time you’ve got available you may want to just read one of these books, or fit them all in.

Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Fourth Edition

This is a wonderful book for anyone starting out in the field. The Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Fourth Edition by Carolyn Buppert provides you with the basics you need when it come to the legal aspects of being a nurse practitioner. This one is particularly helpful for anyone starting their own practice. While this isn't a book you'll probably read through from front to back, it acts as a wonderful resource and reference tool throughout your career. This one is well worth keeping on your bookshelf at home.

Buppert herself is a nurse practitioner, attorney, and author, so she speaks from a place of knowledge and experience.

A Nurse Practitioner's Guide To Smart Health Choices

A Nurse Practitioner's Guide To Smart Health Choices by Carla Mills, NP, is definitely worth reading, but it's one that is meant to be recommended to your patients. This book discusses healthy lifestyle and diet choices. It's a wonderful resource you can recommend as your patients work on becoming healthier. It has been written in such a way that it is easy to understand, even if you aren’t a professional in the field.

Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes, 7th Edition

If you are looking for a guide book and reference tool to help you out on a daily basis, then the Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes, 7th Edition by Gulanick and Meyers is an excellent option. This book is a bestseller for many reasons. It features different care plans, which will come in handy when you start your career as a nurse.

The book has been put together in such a way that it’s very easy to read, use, and find the information you want quickly.

The Everything New Nurse Book

If you're going to purchase a graduation gift for yourself you may want to pick up a copy of The Everything New Nurse Book, written by Kathy Quan. This book is a wonderful introduction into the field of nursing. It’s meant to prepare you mentally for the career path you have chosen.

Fill Your Time with Reading

No matter which of these books you choose to pick up they are all sure to provide you with valuable insights into your chosen career path. Many of these you’ll want to hold on to so you can refer to them time and time again.

Friday, February 3, 2017