It is very common that, as a nurse, you may one day take a break from your career. Perhaps it will be to raise children, or perhaps you will battle a disease which prevents you from working, or perhaps you just decide you need a break from the nursing world and pursue other goals. Either […]
How to Pass Nursing Pharmacology in Nursing School | What is Pharmacology?
Nursing students can find pharmacology a difficult nursing class to pass in nursing school. Advancements in technology have created an increase in marketing and discovering of medical and non-medical drugs. For this reason, nursing students and nurses must be trained to meet the changing challenges these discoveries create. When any type of drug enters the bodies of human […]
How to Pass Medical Terminology for Health Professionals in Nursing School | What is Medical Terminology?
It is important a nursing student can pass medical terminology in nursing school. To become a successful nurse, it is important to have a superior knowledge of medical terminology. Medical terminology provides the basis for just about any career in the healthcare profession. When it comes to studying medicine, the area has its very own […]
Can Shy Or Introverted People Succeed In Nursing?
We all have different personality traits. Some of us are shy, while others are gregarious. Some of us are introverts who prefer our solitude (spend lots of time reading and thinking deeply about life), while others are extroverts who prefer to be stimulated by the outside world, frequently engaging in social events, networking, texting, etc. […]
How to Pass Medical Surgical Nursing | Care of the Adult Nursing Class in Nursing School
Nursing students are required in nursing school to take a medical surgical nursing class. In this class, the nursing student will learn the basics about different diseases that plague the majority of the population. There is a lot of material covered in a medical surgical nursing class and the student must develop good study skills […]
Nursing Care Plan, Diagnosis, Interventions for Chest Pain, Myocardial Infarction, MI, Heart Attack, Acute Pain
This premade nursing care plan diagnosis, and interventions for the following conditions: Chest Pain, Myocardial Infarction, MI, Heart Attack, and Acute Pain What are nursing care plans? How do you develop a nursing care plan? What nursing care plan book do you recommend helping you develop a nursing care plan? This care plan is listed […]
Dosage and Calculations for Nurses | What is Dosage and Calculations?
An important nursing class nursing students take in nursing school is a course called Dosage and Calculations. One of the many duties that nurses perform each day is administering medications to patients. Nurses must know the exact dosage to give to patients, and they must also know how to calculate the appropriate dosage or calculate […]
How Old Do You Need to Be to Apply for Credit Cards?
How old do you need to be to apply for credit cards? What are the age requirements?This question isn’t so easy to answer, for several reasons. First, states may vary on age requirements (although most all are 18 years of age). Also, you can apply for a credit card below the legal age–IF–you can get […]
How Many Years Do I Have to Study To Become an RN?
We recently received the following question: “How many years do I have to study to become an RN?” This is a great question, and a lot of potential nursing students ask this. Essentially, there are a couple of degree programs you can complete in order to be a licensed Registered Nurse. We’ll get to that in […]
Sleepy Hollow Cinematography
For this week’s film, I decided to watch Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton. This film contained many elements of cinematography that reinforced the dark, occult nature of the film. Perhaps the most notable uses of cinematography in the film included the lighting techniques, traveling matte techniques, the size of shot, and forced perspective. The […]
How to Pass Nursing Theory & Research | What is Nursing Theory & Research?
Nursing theory & research is an important nursing class that nursing students take before they graduate. Nursing students must take many different courses to become licensed nurses. Nursing theory & research is one of those wonderful courses. Much of what nursing is all about comes from the hard work of medical researchers who develop medications, interventions, and […]
Microbiology in Nursing School | What is Microbiology | How to Pass Microbiology
Microbiology is very important to the nursing profession. Nurses need the basic foundation that microbiology has to offer. The success of this prerequisite course is a very strong indicator of how well students will perform in other nursing classes. Therefore students should plan to give a lot of specific attention to microbiology classes in nursing […]
Starting the Nursing Program-What Are the Do’s and Don’ts?
Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” and this one comes from Briana and here is what she asked: “I have a question for you… I start nursing school to get my Registered Nurse RN may 5th this year… Do you have any advice for me about getting started with the program? What […]
Nursing Care Plan for Dehydration, Fluid Volume Deficit, GI Bleed, Hemorrhage, Hypotension, Abdominal Pain
Nusing Care Plan (NCP) for deydration & fluid volume deficit: The free nursing care plan example below includes the following conditions: Fluid Volume Deficit, Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed, Dehydration, Hemorrhage, Hypotension, and Abdominal Pain as the main problems identified in the patient assessment. What are nursing care plans? How do you develop a nursing care plan? […]
Nursing Care Plan and Diagnosis for Impaired Verbal Communication related to Aphasia, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Intubation, and Mute
This free nursing care plan and diagnosis example is for the following condition: Impaired Verbal Communication related to aphasia, deaf, hard of hearing, intubation, and mute. What are nursing care plans? How do you develop a nursing care plan? What nursing care plan book do you recommend helping you develop a nursing care plan? This […]
Nursing Care Plan, Diagnosis, Interventions for Anxiety, Nervousness, Inability to Cope, and Ineffective Individual Coping
This free nursing care plan is for the following conditions: Anxiety, Nervousness, Inability to Cope, and Ineffective Individual Coping What are nursing care plans? How do you develop a nursing care plan? What nursing care plan book do you recommend helping you develop a nursing care plan? This care plan is listed to give an […]
Are Credit Cards Recyclable?
Are credit cards recyclable? After all, they are made of plastic materials, right? Unfortunately, credit card recycling would not be a very practical idea, as I will show you below. However, even though credit cards are not recyclable at this point in time, there are a few things you can do to be more “green” with your […]
Nursing Diagnosis for Dementia | Nursing Care Plan For Dementia
This nursing care plan includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses for the following conditions: Dementia What are nursing care plans? How do you develop a nursing care plan? What nursing care plan book do you recommend helping you develop a nursing care plan? This care plan is listed to give an example of […]
What is the HESI Test in Nursing School? How to Study for Test in Nursing School?
I received a question from a woman wanting to know what is the HESI test in nursing and if I could give her any advice on test in nursing school. She wanted to know how to study for tests in nursing school. “Hey Sarah! I am in my second semester of nursing school. I was […]
How to Open a Certificate of Deposit CD Account
Opening a CD Account: How to Open a Certificate of Deposit Account: Introduction CDs are long-term or short-term investments that earn investors interest on their original principle. Investors put their money in financial institutions and allow it to grow. When investors deposit their money in banks and credit unions, issuers use the money over the […]
How to Close a Credit Card Account
Cancelling credit cards: It is normal for you to want to cancel a credit card account at some point in time. You may have initially gotten a credit card to receive a special discount, to establish credit, or to have emergency cash when needed. Whatever the reason, you want to make sure that you close and cancel your […]
The Hardest Classes in Nursing School?
What are the hardest classses in nursing school? I decided that I wanted to share what the top three hardest nursing classes have been for me so far. If you are in nursing school you will probably agree with me on these, but everything mostly depends on your professors teaching style etc. The Most Difficult […]
Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter Rhythm Strips EKG Interpretation
This week I learned how to interpret atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation EKG strips. I think I only have about 4 weeks left (excluding the week of finals) I don’t really consider that a week of school because I just show up and take a test and leave. Even though four […]
Are There Any Older Women with Families in Nursing School? How to Juggle Nursing School & Family?
Hey Everyone, We received another “ask me a question” and this one comes from Mother of 3 and here is what she asked: “Hello, what an amazing website. I happened to stumble on it when i was googling “how to manage in nursing school.” My main question is about nursing school. I am going to be applying in the […]
Nursing School Interview, Application, and Personal Statement
Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question”. You all are good at these things! I love them! This question comes from Cindy and here is what she asked: “Hi, my name is Cindy. I’m also major in nursing and I’m going to apply to nursing school this semester to become a Registered Nurse. And […]
Early, Variable, and Late Decelerations | OB Fetal Heart Tone Monitoring Decelerations
This article is about how to monitor fetal heart tone of early, late, and variable decelerations during labor. I have been studying this in nursing school,and at first I thought this was very hard to understand. So for you I have broken it down by decelerations and simplified the reasons for why it is happening […]
How to Afford Nursing School College? I Can’t Afford to Get a Nursing Degree, Help!
I am still trying to catch up on some older questions I never got to. Here is a great question about affording Nursing School College Programs: Hello, I am REALLY interested in becoming a Registered Nurse RN. The only problem is, I am really not doing very well financially. I know that college or nursing […]
Can a Person Who is Shy, Panicky, and Introverted be a Nurse?
Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s Friday is going well. It is so gloomy and rainy here….but I’m trying to make the best of it. I received another “ask me a question” and this one comes from Kim Friend and here is what she asked: “Hi, I have always been interested in the health field […]
Lilapsophobia: Overcome Your Fear of Tornadoes, Severe Storms, and Hurricanes
Are you afraid of severe thunderstorms such as tornadoes and hurricanes? Do you get nervous every time the weatherman forecasts severe weather? Does the idea of a tornado warning (or dark suspicious clouds) make your stomach cramp with fear, and send you to a panic to the basement or closet? Is the panic so severe, […]
Best Nursing Scrubs: Tips on Buying Scrubs for Nurses and Medical Careers | Registered Nurse RN
Nearly all Registered Nurse RN or medical workers are required to wear some type of uniform or “scrubs.” I happen to like wearing nursing scrubs quite a bit. They are fairly comfortable, easy to wear, and are lightweight. But for a first-time nurse on the job, I thought I would give some tips to consider before you […]
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