This week I am featuring an interview with my sister in-law, Elizabeth Fields. She recently went to Bora, Ethiopia with the medical mission group Health Gives Hope. Last week, I interviewed their founders, one of whom is actually a Nurse Practitioner! Click here to check out the previous post. To give you a little background about […]
Nursing School and NCLEX®
Passing nursing school and the NCLEX is the first step in your nursing career. No one said the nursing school was going to be easy, but we’ve got you covered with tips and resources to improve your experience as a student nurse and pass the NCLEX with flying colors.
7 Financial Ideas for Nurses Planning for Graduate School
Today we have a guest blog post from Nick Angelis, CRNA MSN, about a topic that is near and dear to my heart – financial planning. I know it’s a weird thing to be passionate about, but I believe any and everyone should be able to get a higher education without going into financial ruin […]
Nursing School Pharmacology Doesn’t Have to Suck!
Hands down, the hardest class in nursing school for me was pharmacology. I’m bad at straight forward memorization, especially when it’s medications I’ve never actually used or seen in real life. Naturally, I squeaked by with a B in Pharmacology. I scoured the internet for various resources, but didn’t find much. Luckily there are pharmacology for nurses resources that can help!
Product Review: Online NCLEX Review Program – UWorld
Thank you to the UWorld team for partnering with me on this review post. All opinions are my own and below is my honest experience with the program. Enjoy! With the 2015 nursing seniors graduating and getting ready to take their boards, I thought it’d be beneficial to review an online NCLEX resource called UWorld! […]
Medication Administration Basics for Nursing Students
One of the major things you learn in nursing school is how to give medications. I’d like to explain some nursing basic things because when I was in school, no one told me this stuff.. it was just assumed we knew all of this. So here are some basic, yet essential, things to know about […]
Nursing Pre-Requisites Study Tips
There are a lot of classes you have to take before you take your nursing courses. Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology are some of the tougher ones. Honestly, I don’t remember much of micro but anatomy is something that was super helpful during nursing school. Studying for these classes is no easy task. There is […]
Advice for Male Nursing Students
Being a male nurse is completely different than being a female one. Here are my best tips and advice that I have for all male nursing students.
A Day in the Life of A Nursing Student
What is nursing school like? These funny and relateable GIFs describe a day in the life of a nursing student incredibly accurately. If you’re a nursing student, which is your favorite? A Day In The Life of A Nursing Student It’s stressful and probably one of the most stressful and exhausting years you’ll experience, but […]