When you began your nursing education journey, you probably wondered about the strange word mentioned frequently by your instructors. The word, “n-clex,” was strange. But, then state board licensure was mentioned and soon you understood that strange word was an abbreviation: NCLEX. Short for National Council (of State Boards of Nursing) Licensure Examination, this is […]
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When looking at a nursing program, you will see courses that don’t seem related to nursing. The courses are called prerequisites (required before core nursing courses). Some courses may be called co-requisites (courses taken with core nursing courses). Nurses work with many people. These courses help develop insight into human emotions and thought processes. Nursing
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As a nurse, you will at some point see patients with cardiac conditions. Early in my career, this type of patient scared me. I wasn’t knowledgeable on cardiac rhythms. When a patient needed a 12-lead ECG, my anxiety rose. I didn’t know what to look for. Luckily, I was working at a large hospital that
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One of the dreaded courses in nursing school is Pharmacology. Pharmacology is the study of medications. Nurses must understand many aspects of the medications they provide to patients. Medication safety is a priority. In this week’s post, I’ll highlight ideas for pharmacology success. Let’s first discuss the importance of pharmacology (or pharm). Nurses don’t prescribe
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Nursing students are very busy. Once you begin your studies, you may feel disorganized or often out of time. Students have families, jobs, and other obligations besides school. How does one manage it all? Although challenging, it is doable. This post will give you tips for time management during nursing school. A few students are
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The decision to become a nurse leads to other priority decisions. You will soon discover, nursing has a leveled licensure system in the United States. The system evolved over the years to meet the need for nurses. Now you have to determine the nursing role and license you want to pursue. Once decided, choosing the
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Once nursing school begins, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. Courses like anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and pharmacology require time to absorb all the needed knowledge. To be a successful student and nurse, effective study skills are needed. This post will provide some study tips to help make your study time more effective. Study is
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This week I want to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine, a healthcare priority. Nurses are in an important position to provide education on vaccination. In this post, I will first review the basics of immunity. (I am an educator!) Then, I’ll highlight information nurses need on COVID-19 and vaccination. COVID-19 is short for coronavirus disease 2019
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The past year has been one of global challenges. Nurses have been recognized as essential to the health of all communities. We have stood out with other healthcare professionals as those willing to step up to ensure transmission of COVID-19 was limited and care provided to those in need. Never had nurses experienced the constant
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If you are reading this blog, you are likely thinking about going into nursing. You may ask yourself, “Why nursing?” If you aren’t asking yourself that question, your family, friends, and coworkers will be. What thoughts have you had about considering nursing? In this blog post, I will share some reasons others have chosen nursing.
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