Start with high-confidence nursing books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Taking Care
Sarah DiGregorio
Educating Nurses
Patricia Benner, Molly Sutphen
Your First Year As a Nurse, Revised Third Edition
Donna Cardillo, R.N.
Fast Facts for the Student Nurse
Susan Stabler-Haas
Quality and Safety in Nursing
Gwen Sherwood, Jane Barnsteiner
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
Ian Peate, Suzanne Evans
Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
Bernadette Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt
Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Journey Across the Life Span
Elaine U. Polan, Daphne R. Taylor
Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology
Tommie L. Norris
Community and Public Health Nursing
Rosanna DeMarco, Judith Healey-Walsh
Nurses' Handbook of Health Assessment
Janet R Weber
Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care
JOYCEEN S. BOYLE, JOHN W. COLLINS