Nursing textbooks · By subject

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What Indian B.Sc and GNM students actually read, with author and publisher so you order the right edition. Where a subject is taught from several equally standard books, all of them are listed.

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Nursing Foundations

Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing (South Asia Edition)Suresh K. Sharma (South Asia edition adaptation of Potter & Perry) · Elsevier India · 3rd South Asia Edition (also known editions: 1st and 2nd South Asia Editions exist) editionWidely used foundations text among Indian B.Sc/GNM nursing students; South Asia edition adapted for the Indian curriculum.
Principles and Practice of Nursing (and related Nursing Arts / Procedures volumes)Sr. Nancy · N.R. Brothers / N.R. Publication · 7th edition (volume-dependent; multi-volume set) editionA long-standing staple procedure-manual/textbook set for Indian nursing foundations and clinical procedures, commonly referred to as 'Sr Nancy'.
TNAI Fundamentals of Nursing — A Procedure ManualThe Trained Nurses' Association of India (TNAI) · TNAI Publications · Current edition per TNAI Publications catalog editionOfficial TNAI-produced procedure manual used alongside standard foundations textbooks.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (South Asian Edition)Adapted for South Asia by Sharma & Madhavi (based on the original by Suzanne C. Smeltzer et al.) · Wolters Kluwer (LWW) India · South Asian Edition, 2-volume set (14th edition of the parent US title referenced by Wolters Kluwer) editionOne of the two most widely used medical-surgical nursing references among Indian B.Sc Nursing students.
Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing (South Asia Edition)Edited/adapted by Chintamani (South Asia edition, based on the original by Sharon L. Lewis et al.) · Elsevier India · 4th South Asia Edition editionThe other principal medical-surgical nursing textbook widely used in Indian nursing colleges.
TNAI Medical-Surgical Nursing: A Nursing Process ApproachThe Trained Nurses' Association of India (TNAI) · TNAI Publications · Current edition per TNAI Publications catalog editionTNAI-authored medical-surgical nursing text used as an India-specific reference.

Pharmacology

Essentials of Medical PharmacologyK.D. Tripathi · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · 9th edition (2025 revised edition seen in listings; 7th and 8th editions also in wide circulation) editionThe standard pharmacology textbook used across Indian medical and nursing education.

Community Health Nursing

Community Health Nursing (2-volume set for B.Sc and Post-Basic B.Sc Nursing)B.T. Basavanthappa · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · Current edition per Jaypee Digital catalog editionA core, widely used community health nursing textbook in the Indian B.Sc/PB-B.Sc Nursing curriculum.
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social MedicineK. Park · Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur · 28th edition (27th edition also widely referenced) editionStandard reference for Preventive & Social/Community Medicine, used heavily alongside community health nursing coursework; primarily an MBBS PSM text also referenced by nursing students.

Child Health / Paediatric Nursing

Essential PediatricsO.P. Ghai (founding author); current editions edited by Piyush Gupta and Vinod K. Paul · CBS Publishers & Distributors · 10th edition (2025) editionThe standard paediatrics reference ('Ghai's Essential Pediatrics') used by both medical and nursing students in India for Child Health Nursing.

Midwifery & Obstetrical Nursing

DC Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics (Including Perinatology & Contraception)D.C. Dutta (founding author); current edition edited by Hiralal Konar · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · 10th edition editionThe standard obstetrics textbook used across Indian medical and nursing (midwifery) education.
Myles' Textbook for MidwivesFounding editor Margaret F. Myles; current editions edited by Jayne E. Marshall and Maureen D. Raynor (International Edition) · Elsevier · 17th edition (International Edition) editionA globally used midwifery reference also referred to by Indian midwifery/obstetric nursing students, alongside DC Dutta.

Frequently asked

Nursing textbooks — questions

Which medical-surgical nursing book is standard in India?

Both Brunner & Suddarth's and Lewis's are in wide use, each in a South Asia edition adapted for Indian curricula. Most departments prescribe one and students read the other selectively.

Do I need to buy every book on this list?

No. Most students own three or four and use the library or a printed set of chapters for the rest. That is exactly the case where printing selected chapters from a PDF works out far cheaper than buying volumes you open twice.

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