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BEFORE YOU WEAR THE BADGE: Everything You Should Know Before Your First Day of Nursing School - Softcover
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Nursing school does not ease you in. This book does.
On day one, someone hands you a syllabus that says Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis and assumes you already know what a lab value means, why water follows salt, and why a potassium of 3.1 makes an experienced nurse look up. Students who took anatomy and physiology recently are fine. Everyone else is drowning by week three, and almost never because they aren't smart enough. It's because nobody built them a bridge from ordinary English into nursing English.
This book is that bridge. Written by a licensed nurse with over a decade of clinical review experience, it explains every major topic three times: first in plain kitchen-table English with zero jargon, then with the real terminology attached, then at the level a working nurse actually uses on a shift.
Inside you'll find:
- Medical terminology decoded so you can translate words you've never seen
- Every body system, one chapter each, with the assessment findings that matter
- Lab values explained, from the CBC and metabolic panel to blood gases, troponin, and drug levels
- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base, the material that sinks the most students, taught slowly and in order
- Dosage calculations worked step by step, with practice problems and full solutions
- Vital signs, head-to-toe assessment, the nursing process, SBAR, and documentation
- The career map: CNA, LVN, LPN, RN, BSN, and the remote and nonclinical nursing jobs nobody mentions
- 22 original illustrations, a full glossary, quick-reference lab tables, 60 review questions, ten worked patient scenarios, and an answer key that explains the reasoning, not just the letter
Perfect for: pre-nursing students, prerequisite and A&P students, CNAs and medical assistants moving up, career changers, LVN and RN program applicants, adults returning to school, and anyone who wants to walk into their first class already speaking the language.
You cannot get the hands, the speed, or the confidence early. You can get the vocabulary, the map of the body, and the way of thinking. That changes everything about how the first year goes.
Educational content only. Not medical advice or a substitute for an accredited nursing program.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nursing school does not ease you in. This book does. On day one, someone hands you a syllabus that says Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis and assumes you already know what a lab value means, why water follows salt, and why a potassium of 3.1 makes an experienced nurse look up. Students who took anatomy and physiology recently are fine. Everyone else is drowning by week three, and almost never because they aren't smart enough. It's because nobody built them a bridge from ordinary English into nursing English. This book is that bridge. Written by a licensed nurse with over a decade of clinical review experience, it explains every major topic three times: first in plain kitchen-table English with zero jargon, then with the real terminology attached, then at the level a working nurse actually uses on a shift. Inside you'll find: Medical terminology decoded so you can translate words you've never seenEvery body system, one chapter each, with the assessment findings that matterLab values explained, from the CBC and metabolic panel to blood gases, troponin, and drug levelsFluids, electrolytes, and acid-base, the material that sinks the most students, taught slowly and in orderDosage calculations worked step by step, with practice problems and full solutionsVital signs, head-to-toe assessment, the nursing process, SBAR, and documentationThe career map: CNA, LVN, LPN, RN, BSN, and the remote and nonclinical nursing jobs nobody mentions22 original illustrations, a full glossary, quick-reference lab tables, 60 review questions, ten worked patient scenarios, and an answer key that explains the reasoning, not just the letter Perfect for: pre-nursing students, prerequisite and A&P students, CNAs and medical assistants moving up, career changers, LVN and RN program applicants, adults returning to school, and anyone who wants to walk into their first class already speaking the language. You cannot get the hands, the speed, or the confidence early. You can get the vocabulary, the map of the body, and the way of thinking. That changes everything about how the first year goes. Educational content only. Not medical advice or a substitute for an accredited nursing program. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798194482528
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nursing school does not ease you in. This book does. On day one, someone hands you a syllabus that says Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis and assumes you already know what a lab value means, why water follows salt, and why a potassium of 3.1 makes an experienced nurse look up. Students who took anatomy and physiology recently are fine. Everyone else is drowning by week three, and almost never because they aren't smart enough. It's because nobody built them a bridge from ordinary English into nursing English. This book is that bridge. Written by a licensed nurse with over a decade of clinical review experience, it explains every major topic three times: first in plain kitchen-table English with zero jargon, then with the real terminology attached, then at the level a working nurse actually uses on a shift. Inside you'll find: Medical terminology decoded so you can translate words you've never seenEvery body system, one chapter each, with the assessment findings that matterLab values explained, from the CBC and metabolic panel to blood gases, troponin, and drug levelsFluids, electrolytes, and acid-base, the material that sinks the most students, taught slowly and in orderDosage calculations worked step by step, with practice problems and full solutionsVital signs, head-to-toe assessment, the nursing process, SBAR, and documentationThe career map: CNA, LVN, LPN, RN, BSN, and the remote and nonclinical nursing jobs nobody mentions22 original illustrations, a full glossary, quick-reference lab tables, 60 review questions, ten worked patient scenarios, and an answer key that explains the reasoning, not just the letter Perfect for: pre-nursing students, prerequisite and A&P students, CNAs and medical assistants moving up, career changers, LVN and RN program applicants, adults returning to school, and anyone who wants to walk into their first class already speaking the language. You cannot get the hands, the speed, or the confidence early. You can get the vocabulary, the map of the body, and the way of thinking. That changes everything about how the first year goes. Educational content only. Not medical advice or a substitute for an accredited nursing program. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798194482528
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