Category Archives: Nursing School as an Adult
Advantage of becoming a Member of a Nursing Organization
Did you enjoy being part of a club in high school or college? I did. In high school, I was a member of FFA and participated in activities, s [...]
Answering the NCLEX questions
After two to four years of lectures, tests, exams, and quizzes, you take the NCLEX. The NCLEX, if you haven’t heard about it, is the t [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to prevent an all-night study session
No matter what type of student you are or when you work best, you will at one point have an all-nighter study session. If you notice t [...]
DNP vs. PhD
I have the undergraduate education that is expected of a nurse. I started with my Associate’s Degree to acquire my RN license. In my f [...]
5 Ways to Prepare for an All-Night Study Session
No matter how organized you are, it will happen. Whether it’s fatigue, something will pop up behind in reading, believe me [...]