• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

FRESHRN

Growing New Nurses

Logins: Courses VIP
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • BIO & HEADSHOT
    • THE FRESHRN TEAM
    • AWARDS & MENTIONS
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • VIP
  • COURSES
  • TOPICS
    • Cardiac Nursing
    • Nursing Student
    • Nursing Jobs & Interviews
    • Med-Surg Nursing
    • Ortho Nursing
    • Neuro Nursing
    • Critical Care
    • New Nurse
      • First Nurse Job
      • New Grad Nurse
      • Nurse Humor
      • Patient Care
      • Time Management
    • Professional Development
    • Nurse Life
      • Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses
      • Nurse Products & Reviews
  • PODCAST
  • BOOKS
  • CONTACT

education

Nursing Continuing Education Requirements by State

June 14, 2022 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 6 Comments

Nursing CE Requirements by State

Beyond yearly CEU requirements, there are some nursing CE requirements by state that must be taken before you get your license. Let’s look at them.

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: CE Requirements, continuing education, Continuing Education for Nurses, education, nurse, nurses

Navigate Your First Nursing Conference Like a Pro

June 8, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Navigate Your First Nursing Conference Like a Pro

Do’s and don’ts of your first nursing conferences, in hopes that it will help you navigate your first nursing conference like a pro!

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: education, helpful hints, nursing conferences, nursing peer support, professional development

Becoming An Awesome Nursing Preceptor

May 15, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 3 Comments

Becoming An Awesome Nursing Preceptor

Nursing preceptors are a vital component of the nursing education process. Preceptors play a role for nursing students and new graduate nurses as they orient to the floor and get acclimated to the hospital. A nursing preceptor may be involved with a preceptor for a day or several weeks. The preceptor role can vary slightly, […]

Filed Under: Patient Care, Preceptor, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: education, helpful hints, new nurse preceptor, nurse preceptor, precepting, preceptor, time management

7 Ultimate Nursing Books for Nurses of All Levels

February 12, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

7 Ultimate Nursing Books for Nurses of All Levels

These nursing books are the best of the best. They will inspire you and teach you everything you need to know about nursing.

Filed Under: Nurse Products & Reviews Tagged With: amz, books, education, new nurse, nurse, nurses, nursing books, Nursing Education

My MSN Journey Summary

January 8, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

My MSN Journey

My MSN Journey It seems like so long ago that I started out on my journey to earn my MSN. But in reality, it was just 17 short months ago. My MSN Journey was a whirlwind and I am so pleased with how it all worked out. *Results vary. The typical FlexPath MSN learner completes […]

Filed Under: My MSN Journey Tagged With: capella, education, FlexPath, masters of science in nursing, msn, MSN in Nursing Education

I know I want to be a Nurse Practitioner, but which program do I choose?

September 13, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 4 Comments

So you want to become a Nurse Practitioner? Nurse Practitioners (NP’s) are in high demand with an exciting job outlook. But what is an NP?

Hey all – this week’s guest post is by none other than Sean Dent, MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN! We realize how confusing the whole nurse practitioner world is right now, especially for those of you just beginning nursing school who know you want to eventually become an NP. Check out this post that outlines the options! […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: affiliate, amz, Back to School, become a nurse practitioner, education, FreshNP, guest post, nurse practitioner

Master of Science in Nursing: Choosing a Program for Success

July 18, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

This guest post is for anyone who may be considering a master of science in nursing program, but doesn’t have anyone to refer to for advice.

Few nurses hold a master of science in nursing degree, so finding someone to discuss graduate nursing education with can be challenging. Even for myself, I remember many of my questions went unanswered when I first began to consider graduate school, as I knew no one who had pursued that level of education. In the […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: amz, education, guest post, masters of science in nursing, msn

Master of Science in Nursing: Trying Out FlexPath Online Learning

April 26, 2017 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 11 Comments

This post on the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) FlexPath program is sponsored by and crafted with Capella University; however, all opinions are my own. At the beginning of last year Capella University launched a new learning format for their RN-to-BSN program they describe as self-paced called FlexPath. Being a self-starter that style of […]

Filed Under: Nurse Products & Reviews, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: education, masters of science in nursing, msn, nursing school, professional development, recommendations, recommended, sponsored

5 questions you should ask yourself when looking at nursing graduate programs

December 27, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Continuing your nursing education is an exciting time. Check out 5 questions you should ask yourself when looking at nursing graduate programs.

This post has been sponsored by Capella University. Please see my disclaimers page for more information on our partnership. Continuing your nursing education is an exciting time. Making that decision is a big deal! Congrats! However, a lot of thought should go into which school and program you choose. Deciding you want an MSN, applying […]

Filed Under: Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: amz, Back to School, education, graduate, graduate school, nurse, nursing, post maters, school

Health Gives Hope: An Interview with a Nurse Practitioner Who Co-Founded a Medical Mission Organization

June 13, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

An Interview with a Nurse Practitioner Who Co-Founded a Medical Mission Organization

Have you ever been on a medical mission? Let’s look at what a medical mission is, how to get involved, and what to expect.

Filed Under: Nurse Life Tagged With: education, Encouragement, interviews, medical missions, nursing school, professional development

How Changing Demographics Affect Nursing Practice

February 15, 2016 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I personally have noted that as a nurse you run into people from tons of different cultural and socioeconomincal background.  And as a nurse caring for an adult population, I’ve noted that taking care of a 42 year-old patient is quite different than taking care of an 85 year-old patient and it’s important to be aware […]

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: demographics, diversity, education, sponsored

Why Are Nurses Always On the Computer?!

November 24, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Why Are Nurses Always On The Computer?

A nursing student recently emailed me and asked me, “why are nurses always on the computer?” It seemed like a silly question at first, but then I realized that unless you’re responsible for charting on multiple patients (or if you have students or preceptors, making sure it’s accurate), you don’t really understand all that is […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: amz, education, time management

Why I Can’t Cry With You

November 21, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Since my post I Wish I Could Cry With You, But I Can’t went up, there has been quite a large response. I felt the need to write a follow-up post to further explain myself.  I think that a lot of nurses really understood what I meant with my post, but those that either aren’t nurses or […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, education, emotional support

Guide to Calling Doctors at Night

July 4, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I decided to reblog this post about Guide to Calling Doctors at Night for all of you that just graduated nursing school, getting ready to start your first real nursing job (probably on nights) that have never had to call a physician in the middle of the night. The first time you do it, you’ll […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, Nurse Life, Patient Care Tagged With: doctor, education, helpful hints, how-to, interdisciplinary team, Interdisciplinary Teamwork, nursing peer support, physicians

How to Manage Your Time in Critical Care for Nurses: Part II

June 28, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links One of the most important things to master in critical care is prioritization.. what do you do first?  It’s kind of like prioritization on the floor, except the stakes are higher.  Instead of doctors rounding, patients being hypertensive, patients in pain, families wanting you to discharge them 10 minutes ago, […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, New Grad Nurse, Patient Care, Time Management Tagged With: critical care, education, helpful hints, how-to, time management

How to Manage Your Time in Critical Care For Nurses: Part I

June 25, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

time management

  I’ve worked on both the floor and intensive care. In both units time management is absolutely essential. However, time management on the floor is very different from time management in critical care.   I’m going to go through some tips to help you appropriately managing your time in a critical care setting.  I know it […]

Filed Under: Critical Care, New Grad Nurse, Patient Care, Time Management Tagged With: critical care, education, helpful hints, how-to, patient care, procedures, time management

Sitting Down for Your Patient

May 23, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

I went to NTI in Denver, Colorado this last week.  For those of you that don’t know, it’s an annual national conference for critical care nurses.  And it’s awesome. I went to a lot of sessions.  Some on brain death, some on vasoactive drips, on sepsis, and hyponatremia.. but the ones that hit me the hardest […]

Filed Under: Patient Care, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, education, emotional support, family and patient support, patient care

The Death of a Heart

April 3, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

I recently saw this video on YouTube and thought it was necessary to share. Nurslings, new grads, nurses new to telemetry.. check out this 1 minute video of a cardiac arrest:

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse Tagged With: critical care, death and dying, education

Before Footer

Footer

Kati Kleber, MSN RN

The founder and educator behind FreshRN® is a nurse educator, author, national speaker, host of the FreshRN Podcast, and owner of FreshRN® – an online platform created to educate, encourage, and motivate newly licensed nurses in innovative ways. 

Read more on the FreshRN About page

Nursing Specialties and Career Hubs

Cardiac Nursing Nursing Students Nursing Jobs & Interviews Med-Surg Nursing
  • DISCLAIMERS & DISCLOSURES
  • RESOURCES

Copyright © 2023 · FRESHRN