Practical Nursing (PN) Textbooks

Program Textbooks & Materials Requirements

Fall 2025

Level I Required Text and Internet Requirements: The following products are required and must be purchased from the PCCUA Bookstore:

ATI Testing and Remediation Package (charge incurred each semester)

PN Skills Equipment Bag (charge incurred each semester)

ExamSoft (charge incurred each semester)

The PCCUA Department of Nursing relies on the use of computer technologies for student learning activities using the Internet. All students are required to have Internet access. Students should refer to the PCCUA Student Handbook, the College Catalog, and/or the PN Student Handbook for supported Internet browsers.

Browsers for PC
    • Google Chrome: 114.0
    • MozillaFirefox: 115.0
    • Safari: Not Supported
    • Microsoft Edge: 114.0

Browsers for Mac
    • Mozilla Firefox: 115.0
    • Microsoft Edge: 114.0
    • Google Chrome: 114.0
    • Safari: 16.0

PN Required Texts

Title	Author	ISBN#
Foundations of Nursing, 9th ed.	Cooper and Gosnell	9780323812030
Adult Health Nursing, 9th ed.	Cooper and Gosnell	9780323811613
Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2026	Kizior and Hodgson	9780443348723
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 8th ed.	Scalon and Sanders	9780803669376