College of Technology

Associate Degree Registered Nurse Program

Books & Supplies

Textbooks may be purchased at the University Bookstore located at the Pond Student Union Building #14. Textbooks may also be purchased or reserved on-line through www.efollett.com or the bookstore's website. Payments may be made with cash, check, VISA, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover. A shipping charge will be added for mail orders. See the bookstore's website for more information on purchasing or reserving books or for refund policy information. Save Your Receipts!

Laptop Computer
Description Recommended Configuration
ADRN students are required to have the following laptop computer:
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66GHz)
Memory 2GB
Hard Drive 80GB
Optical Drive CD-RW / DVD
Wireless 802.11b/g
Ethernet 1Gb
Battery life 4-6 hours
Warranty As needed
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
Office Suite MS Office Professional 2007
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
Description Approximate Price
Approximate total book and tool costs for this program's options are listed below. Additional book costs will vary depending on the courses taken to fulfill general education requirements for the Associate of Science degree.
Textbooks for the entire program are bundled and need to be purchased by the first day of the first nursing semester $1100.00
SUPPLIES
Uniforms (at least two) $114.00
White lab coat (one) $27.00
Patches (recommend 3) 18.00
Bandage scissors 6.00
Forceps 6.00
Stethoscope 45.00
Watch with sweep second hand $20.00
Computer with Internet access (See FAQ section for additional information re: computer requirements and computer-related skills
Operating System – Windows XP (service pack 2)
RAM – @ least 1 GB (if using Vista, then need 2 GB RAM)
Hard Drive: 40-160 GB
Internet connection speed: no slower than 1.5 mbs, cannot use dialup.
Sound Card and Microphone adaptable
Video capability (CD/DVD drive)
MS Office (Powerpoint, Word, etc.)
$1000.00
NCLEX-RN Review Course (Professional Fee in Spring Semester $150.00
TOTAL BOOKS, SUPPLIES $2585.00
Program/Class Fees
Class Amount Purpose of Fee
ADRN 210 $90.00 National Standardized/normed content examinations, DVDs, CARP (includes web-based & text support)
ADRN 211 $75.00 National Standardized/normed content examinations, DVDs, CARP (includes web-based & text support)
ADRN 212 $265.00 Duplicating Malpractice insurance Training supplies Drug Screen, ID badge
ADRN 220 $60.00 National Standardized/normed content examinations, DVDS, CARP (includes web-based & text support) Videos Lab equipment Health assessment supplies Duplicating
ADRN 220L $50.00 Training supplies Videos & tapes Lab equipment
ADRN 230 $70.00 National Standardized/normed content examinations, DVDs (includes web-based & text support)
ADRN 231 $150.00 Clinical site travel/student evaluation Duplicating Preceptor education & evaluation
ADRN 232 $70.00 National Standardized/normed content examinations, DVDs (includes web-based & text support)
ADRN 233 $95.00 National Standardized/normed content & comprehensive examinations (includes web-based & text support), including comp predictor
ADRN 245 $275.00 Clinical site travel/student evaluation Duplicating Training supplies NCLEX-RN exam training
ADRN 298 $40.00 / credit Duplicating National Standardized/normed content & comprehensive examinations (includes web-based & text support) Skills supplies Testing materials Clinical travel/student evaluation

ISU tuition and insurance is not included in the above listed fees.
Anticipate additional expenses associated with this program:
Textbooks associated with academic and elective courses,
Transportation, parking, child care, housing.
You must check your class schedule to determine textbooks required by instructor