How to Pass Health Assessment | What is Health Assessment in Nursing School?

The health assessment nursing class is one of the most important courses that students take in nursing school. Nurses have many responsibilities, including assessing the needs of their patients. Nurses must make observations and use assessment tools to determine the course of treatment for each of their patients. The initial health assessment is vital to the [...]

Transcultural Nursing | What is Transcultural Nursing?

Nurses must be prepared to provide care for patients from all walks of life.  Although the practice of nursing is based on practice, theory, and research, nursing professionals must also have a strong foundation in the concept of culture to care for their patients properly.  Nursing students who take transcultural nursing courses are prepared to provide culturally [...]

How to Pass Organic Chemistry in Nursing School | What is Organic Chemistry in Nursing School?

Much of what nurses learn in nursing school revolves around sciences courses such as physics, chemistry, and biology.  Just as nursing school consists of science-related content, the field of nursing also relies heavily on these sciences.  Science is vital to the nursing profession.  As the need for licensed, professional nurses increases so does the requirements for these positions. [...]

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 [...]

How to Pass Geriatric Nursing | Care of the Older Adult Nursing Class in Nursing School

Geriatric nursing is one of the many subfields of nursing.  Care for the elderly is a vital component of the nursing profession.  Elderly patients require specialized care to help them maintain their health and regain their independence.  When elderly patients suffer from chronic and acute medical conditions, they depend on nurses to provide specialized care [...]

How to Pass Maternity Nursing in Nursing School | What is Maternity Nursing?

Maternity nursing is a nursing course that prepares nursing students to become maternity nurses. Nurses provide important services to their patients.  The college courses that nurses take prepare them for their demanding jobs in the healthcare field. Maternity nursing courses prepare nursing students to work with mothers and their infants in an intensive working environment. Those who want [...]

How to Pass Pathophysiology in Nursing School | What is Pathophysiology?

Nursing students will take a nursing class in college called Pathophysiology to help them understand how to restore the body after it suffers from a number of possible abnormalities that lead to diseases. Many nursing students find pathophysiology difficult and that is takes good study habits to successfully pass the class.   Nurses ensure that patients [...]

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 [...]

Nursing School Destroy Your Social Life? Is It Really That Hard Like People Say It Is, and How many Hours do you Study a Night?

Hey Everyone, I received another “ask me a question” and this question comes from Allie and here is what she asked: “First off i just want to say that you are an inspiration haha. For as long as i can remember i’ve wanted to be a nurse. but to be honest im absolutely terrified of [...]

Can’t Pass NCLEX After 3 Years of Trying! I’m Licensed In the UK | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Every one, I’m FINALLY back and will be making a personal post some time later today. First I have to get all my “ask me a questions” answered. I have many of them. This question is from Ajoa and here what was asked: “Hi its my first time on your site. Congratulations. Are you [...]

Evolve HESI Study Guide Review for Nursing School | Registered Nurse RN

Hey Everyone, It’s almost the weekend…woohoo! Isn’t there just something about after working all week by either going to school or to work that makes Fridays so awesome!!?? Although right now it really doesn’t matter to me because I am on break and it feels like everyday is the weekend……I do enjoy Fridays when school is [...]

Nursing School Clinical Day in the Emergency Room ER and Outpatient Oncology Clinic

It’s Sunday and back to the grind tomorrow! I swear the weekends just fly by way too fast. But hey it is almost over for me. This week was busy but overall a good week. I got another older adults exam out of the way and it actually wasn’t that bad. However, I am very [...]

Day in Intensive Care Unit ICU Clinicals and Rotation in a Wound Care Clinic

Here is about my day in the ICU and wound care clinic during my nursing school clinical rotation. Can you believe October is almost over and November is just around the corner?! I swear it feels like that I was just writing a post the other day on how my first day was of school. [...]

Nursing Student Starting IVS and Experience with Inserting a Supra Pubic Foley Catheter

This week I  got to start many IVs and insert a supra pubic foley catheter. Okay this week once again was really busy and a little stressful but it’s over and I am very happy about that. I have so much to do that I just wanna scream but I keep telling myself that this [...]

Nursing Student’s Clinical Experience in the Intensive Care Unit ICU in Nursing School

Here is my experience in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a  nursing student. Yesterday, I got to rotate in the ICU. Overall, I liked it but I don’t think that place is for me. The nurse I was with was once again great. I was shown everything and got to do a lot of stuff.  Nursing Student [...]

What is your Senior Semester of Nursing School Like?

Here is how my first day of my senior semester of nursing school went. It is now 8:00 at night while I am writing this post. I just now got to set down and relax. I have been going non-stop since 6:38 am (lol when I got up) this morning. I better get use to [...]

How to make a Gluten and Dairy Free Pizza Recipe

Here is how to make a gluten and dairy free pizze. The recipe tastes great! I couldn’t even tell the difference between that and a “real” pizza. The only complaint I had though was that the cheese didn’t melt as good as regular cheese. The dough was so easy to make and work with. “Real” pizza dough [...]

Nursing School Requirements | Tetanus Shot, CPR Certification, Hepatitis B Titer, TB Skin Test

The nursing school requirements I have to do before I starting clinicals this fall. Before I start nursing school back I have to get a tetanus shot, CPR certification, and a hepatitis B Titer. I can’t believe how fast summer has been going by. Before I know it, I will be back in nursing school [...]