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Best NCLEX Reviews for 2023

December 2, 2022 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 6 Comments

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You’re finishing nursing school and gearing up to take the your NCLEX to become a registered nurse. You’re scared to fail and just want to do whatever you need to do. You’ve heard of some NCLEX reviews, with varying success, and don’t have a ton of money to spend to try them all. Every year there seems to be another option and it’s quite confusing. So, what are the best NCLEX reviews for 2023?

Filed Under: Nursing School and NCLEX® Tagged With: NCLEX prep, NCLEX Reviews, new nurse

How to Pass Nursing School Exams

August 9, 2022 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

How to Pass Nursing School Exams

It’s time for nursing students to gear up and start their new school semester. Let’s dig into some practical tips for how to pass nursing school exams.

Filed Under: Nursing School and NCLEX® Tagged With: education, helpful hints, new nurse, nurse, nurses, nursing school

How Hard Is It to Become a Nurse? (2022 Guide)

June 28, 2022 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

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There are quite a few steps involved in actually getting your nursing license and working as a registered nurse. Let’s walk through the steps

Filed Under: New Nurse Tagged With: how-to, new nurse, nurse, nurses

Medical Model vs Nursing Model

February 22, 2022 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Medical Model vs Nursing Model

In a growing world of medical careers, nurses have many roles to choose from. In this article, we will compare and contrast Medical Model vs Nursing Model.

Filed Under: First Nurse Job Tagged With: medical model, new nurse, nurse, nurses, nursing model

How to Become a Cardiac Nurse

October 19, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

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Cardiac nurses are in high demand. There are many educational requirements to become a cardiac nurse. Let’s look at how to become a cardiac nurse.

Filed Under: Cardiac Tagged With: Cardiac nurse, how-to, new nurse, nurse, nurse speciality, nurses

Best Nurse Residency Programs in the USA

October 5, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

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Nursing is always one of the most popular career options. Finding the best nurse residency programs can be daunting. This post will help.

Filed Under: Nursing School and NCLEX® Tagged With: new nurse, nurse, nurse residency, nurses

Communication Tips – Other Members of the Healthcare Team

August 24, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Communication Tips - Other Members of the Healthcare Team

Struggling with communication with your team? These Communication Tips – Other Members of the Healthcare Team can help.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: communication, communication tips for nurses, helpful hints, new nurse, nurse, nurses

Communication Tips – Your Nursing Team

August 17, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Communication Tips - Your Nursing Team

Struggling with communication among your team? These communication tips can help.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: communication, communication tips for nurses, helpful hints, new nurse, nurse, nurses

Advice For New ICU Nurses

December 1, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Advice For New ICU Nurses

The ICU is an overwhelming place to start a new job. This advice for new ICU nurses will help you succeed through your first month.

Filed Under: Critical Care Tagged With: ICU, ICU nurse, new nurse, new nurse work in ICU

Discharge Planning Tips for New Nurses

October 15, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Discharge Planning Tips for New Nurses

Discharge planning can be a challenge for any nurse, let alone a new nurse. I’ve discharged many patients since I became a nurse in 2010 and would like to give you some discharge planning tips!

Filed Under: New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: amz, discharge planning, FreshRN, helpful tips, new nurse

How to Trust Your Nursing Judgment

October 10, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

I’ve received a lot of questions from new nurses saying that one of their biggest struggles is when they’ve learned a lot but are having trouble learning how to trust your nursing judgement. You think you know what you’re doing, but you’re not sure...

I’ve received a lot of questions from new nurses saying that one of their biggest struggles is when they’ve learned a lot but are having trouble learning how to trust your nursing judgment. You think you know what you’re doing, but you’re not sure…

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, New Nurse Tagged With: new grads, new nurse, trust your nursing judgement

Why Become A Nurse? A Nurse’s Personal Story Unveiled

July 28, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Why Become A Nurse? A Nurse's Personal Story Unveiled

Are trying to decide whether to go to nursing school? If you’ve ever wondered “why become a nurse” then read on – I share my entire story!

Filed Under: Nursing School and NCLEX® Tagged With: new nurse, nurse, nurses, professional development

How to Prepare for Your First Shift

July 14, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

How to Prepare for Your First Shift

The first day of your new job is surely a mix of excitement and anxiety. It’s not uncommon to want to prepare for your first shift. This week Kati, Amber, and Chelsea discuss what you can and cannot prepare for, as well as how to handle the transition from nursing school to working full-time as a nurse

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: first shift, new nurse, nurse, nurses, prepare, season 5

The Unspoken Nursing Hierarchy and Why It’s Garbage

June 23, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

The Unspoken Nursing Hierarchy and Why It’s Garbage

By the time we leave nursing school, most of us have a hierarchy of nursing roles ingrained in our minds– that you should want to work your way “up” to the ICU and also go back to school to become a Nurse Practitioner. Well in this episode we are talking about why that hierarchy is garbage and some of the interesting and valuable nursing jobs that you may not have learned about in nursing school.

Filed Under: Nurse Life, Podcasts, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: amz, hierachy, new nurse, nurse, nurse hierarchy, nurses

Organization Tips for New Nurses

February 25, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Organization Tips for New Nurses

Feeling frazzled? These organization tips for nurses will help you maintain your sanity and stay in control. 

I know how it feels when it seems like everything is spinning out of control. Life is moving on and you are just holding on, trying to keep up. And it happens to all of us, not just the new nurses! 

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Time Management Tagged With: amz, new nurse, nurse, Nurse tips, nurses, Organization

When my patient’s son pulled up my Instagram account

January 14, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Nurses on social media can be a wonderful thing. It can help build your brand, connect you with others, and even further your career.

Nurses on social media can be a wonderful thing. It can help build your brand, connect you with others, and even further your career. But depending on how you use social media, it could harm you. I was working in critical care. It was the day shift and I had just finished my morning med […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses Tagged With: difficult situations, helpful hints, new nurse, nurse, nurses, personal experience

Overcoming Anxiety – Top Tips for New Graduate Nurses

January 7, 2020 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Overcoming Anxiety - Top Tips for New Graduate Nurses

Beat the first year nurse anxiety. These top tips for new graduate nurses will help you learn how to become more confident.

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Nurse Tagged With: helpful tips, new grad nurse, new grads, new nurse, tips, tips for new grad nurses

Communication Tips for Nurses – How to Kindly Exit Conversations

December 31, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Communication Tips for Nurses - How to Kindly Exit Conversations

Something that I was not prepared for as a nurse was how many people would want my attention at every second of the day. Patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, housekeeping, receptionists, pharmacists… literally everyone. Combine that with a constantly evolving task-list, dynamic patient conditions, and soon every single second counts. But you don’t want to seem rude and just walk away or ignore them. Here are some realistic communication tips for nurses on how to graciously bring a conversation to a close so you can get back to business!

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: communication, communication tips for nurses, new nurse, nurse, tips

Why We Freeze When a Patient Codes

November 5, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 3 Comments

I’ve heard so many people mention how they just freeze when a patient codes. Many look back with shame or embarrassment that they didn’t know what to do in an emergency… especially since they’re the nurse and should know what to do. I get it. I did that the first few times and was really […]

Filed Under: New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: code blue, new nurse, nurse, nurses, why we freeze when a patient codes

ICU vs ER/ED Nurse – What’s the Difference?

August 13, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

ICU vs ER/ED Nurse - What’s the Difference?

Both ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nurses and ER/ED (Emergency Room/Emergency Department) nurses work very fast-paced jobs that require them to think quickly and experience patients that have very serious diagnosis’. 

Filed Under: Critical Care Tagged With: ED nurse, ER Nurse, ICU nurse, new nurse

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