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Last-Minute Prep for a Nursing Exam
Let’s see, let’s paint the picture. It’s been a long week with lectures, challenging clinical days, labs, and a decision t [...]
Bad habits and the Nurse
The longer you’re a nurse, the more bad habits you’ll pick up during your shift. When I sat down to brainstorm bad habits, I realized th [...]
Finding Balance as a Student
My time in nursing school, as I worked on my Associate’s degree. Each new semester brought on additional stress, and each new stress a [...]
How to answer Select-All-That-Applies
You take a seat in a large lecture hall, with everyone seated one to two seats away from one another. You came prepared with a good eraser a [...]
The Medical-Surgical Notebook
The Medical-Surgical lectures were the majority of my nursing program curriculum. Med-Surg took over many of the semesters with a sprinkle o [...]
The Certified Nurse
In nursing, it feels like there is always something to reach for; that’s because there is always more. So you get into nursing school, [...]
The Complexities of a Travel Nurse
Several nurses during the 2020 year became travelers. A travel nurse is a nurse that works as a contractor. They work in a hospital and get [...]
Study Sources to Pass the NCLEX
Pass the NCLEX. That’s the main goal. To become a nurse, a student spends two to four years of school to prepare to take the NCLEX. Af [...]
Why I wish I did Travel Nursing
I have always said that if I were a little younger and single, I would love to have been a Travel Nurse. I became a nurse in my early thirti [...]