Here i go again wandering from my seat in front of the computer. It's a cold Sunday morning. I was awaken by a neighbor's dog that's continuously barking at about 2:30 am. I didn't went back to sleep because i believe i dont have much time to do all paperworks and studies for this week. I admit that this week is full of requirements for the prelims. But i still go calm because Christmas vacation is coming. Yehey! Better do everything needed. But i still have a problem. I don't have a medica-surgical nursing book yet. Im still waiting for Lippincott to release the Brunner & Suddarth's 11th Edition this December. Hope it would be available here also this December. That's why i keep on nagging them through email. I dont want to buy any other med-surg book. The 10th edition may be nice but since an 11th edition is coming soon, i better watch out for it. I dont wanna regret in spending my money by buying an old one while a new one is coming real soon at the same price. Anyway, our prof doesnt require us anymore to purchase a med-surg book bec. we already have our Foundations of Nursing by Lois White textbook wherein the medical-surgical nursing is already integrated and summarized. A med-surg book is only good for further reference and consultation. That would be a nice reason, though. But im already starting to get impatient. My conscience urges me to buy rather the 10th edition for me to have my own reference since the library has only one copy and a lot of students borrow it. I borrowed a 10th edition volume from my classmate and I feel that lighter feeling in reading that book compared to others. It may be because i trust Brunner & Suddarth's more. My other choice is the Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing, the 2006 release from Mosby which is also the publisher of Potter & Perry. I liked it because it was indicated to give info that's balanced and direct and it was well-respected. Also, the five authors are all with PhD degrees. Unfortunately, IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER EDITION in C&E. Oh, how awful! It's just like the Lewis, which is also good and the one used by our professor. The newer edition will be out on March next year. On the other hand, C&E is the only bookshop i know where nursing books are the main priority and they're almost complete. Also, they give discounts to students. Just present your ID. Recto branch is where i usually buy. Very well, im stuck between choices: to wait in vain for the 11th edition or buy the 10th edition and regretting seeing others in the future with that 11th edition book. I know they carry almost the same info but i think they may have made the 11th edition a more user-friendly one. Also, the infos may be more updated. We know that trends change as time goes by. Anyway, it's up to God's will but I believe He will let me have that Brunner & Suddarth's 11th edition in no time for me to gain knowledge. Here are the four Medical-Surgical Nursing textbooks; which I believe and according to the statements of the authors, critic, reviewers, and customers online; are the BEST ones in this time. I ranked them according to my choice:



1) Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition. Release date: December 15, 2006. Authors: Smeltzer, Bare, Hinkle, Cheever. Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.


2) Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 7th Edition. Release date: March 1, 2007 (a little too far from now.) Authors: Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, O'Brien, Bucher. Publisher: Mosby.

3) Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness Perspectives, 8th Edition. Release date: March 16, 2006. Authors: Monahan, Sands, Neighbors, Marek, Green. Publisher: Mosby.


4 ) Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edition. Release date: February 22, 2007 (still far from now.) Authors: LeMone, Burke. Publisher: Prentice Hall.






You... Have you already made your choice among the four?

But im sure that whichever you choose among them will give you an excellent source of information essential for your nursing career.

God bless y'all and a Merry Merry Christmas!!!