GIFs That Nursing Students Understand Too Well
There are a few things all nursing students and nurses have in common. Giving up our social life for a new normal, learning hardiness in the face of poor grades and much worse, living on noodles while taking out a...
Therapeutic Communication
Tips From A Psych Nurse Therapeutic communication is a difficult test area for many student nurses. Luckily, it’s easier for nurses to “read” a situation in real life than it is to answer these questions on the NCLEX! In person, you...
5 Crucial Tips When You Failed the NCLEX
You failed the NCLEX. That is not a fun situation. You know what they say: if at first, you don’t succeed at passing the NCLEX…eat a cupcake (or two), have a good cry and then let it go! Is everyone...
What Every Nurse Should Know: Estimating TBSA
The burn unit: one place I NEVER wanted to float to in the hospital! It was all ages at the hospital where I was. As you can imagine where all situations were difficult, some of the pediatric cases were incredibly heartbreaking....
4 Mnemonics Every Nursing Student Should Know For Hyperkalemia & Hypokalemia
Mnemonics! These little nuggets are some of the greatest ways to memorize information. I know before I started nursing school, I never could have imagined the true scope of just HOW MUCH stuff would be stored up in that brain...
NCLEX Simulation FAQ – NCLEX RN Canadian and NCLEX PN
Every nursing student knows the importance of the NCLEX, but few know what to expect. As you begin your nursing journey, you have the opportunity to experience the NCLEX first-hand with our just released ONLINE simulation of the actual NCLEX Exam! Increase your...
6 NCLEX Exam Tips Every Nursing Student Must Know!
Graduation, you made it! Most students graduate and immediately begin the hunt for a career. For us nurses, graduation is just one of the huge milestones in the process of becoming a nurse. You have worked so hard to get...
Memorizing Lab Values for the NCLEX Exam
Nursing is all about applying what you know to effectively promote health, prevent illness, and compassionately care for the ill and dying. Although the NCLEX rarely offers up any knowledge-based questions, studying for your boards or nursing school exams invariably...
3 Ways to Pad Your Resume as Nursing Student
Nursing school is a busy time! You learn and grow more than you thought possible, but you have little time for anything else. Many of us come to nursing school with a full plate. I was a mother of two,...
How I Paid for Nursing School With Free Money
Paying for nursing school wasn’t easy for me. I did not have parents paying for my tuition and I knew I’d be on my own to repay any loans I accepted to finance my education. Still, I knew I had...