There’s so much information to collect during a head to toe assessment how do you make sure to get it all while also not taking 45 minutes to an hour to complete? The head to toe assessment is an important
My first day of nursing school, I walked into a room full of my soon-to-be nursing cohort and was scared stiff. Our professors stood up and told us how we needed to devote all of our time to nursing school
5 Things You Need To Know About the NCLEX® You’ve just spent thousands and potentially 10’s of thousands of dollars on your nursing school, sacrificed a ton of time and worked harder than ever to get through nursing school but
So much of being a great nurse is focused on knowing the nursing process and always following it. What is the nursing process? The nursing process is best remember by the use of the acronym ADPIE ADPIE stands for: Assess
Seriously, you CAN DO IT. Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to actually follow through on your New Year’s Resolutions? Typically it’s because we lose motivation and focus because it’s too much of a long term goal. Listen
What is critical thinking? Chances are you’ve heard about critical thinking over and over from your nursing instructors, read about it in text books and seen it on tests. Has anyone actually shown you how to use critical thinking in
Today we have Nicole Weaver our Director of Curriculum breaking down IV Solutions and more specifically the difference between Hypotonic Solutions and Hypertonic Solutions. This is sometimes a difficult topic to grasp and even practicing nurses struggle with this concept.
I’m going to break down all twelve cranial nerves in relation to something we all understand, ordering coffee at Starbucks! I. When you first walk in and smell the coffee aroma you’re using the Olfactory nerve. II. You walk inside
Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you become the person who can. What’s up guys? Jon Haws, RN, founder of interest and g, and that is one of my favorite new quotes. There’s a mountain
Some hate it, some love it and others have no clue what it is. I interview our director of curriculum here at NRSNG Nicole who is a huge fan of concept based nursing so long as it’s taught properly. The
Is it really possible to master nursing school in 90 days? Short answer is if you break it down into 90 day chunks then absolutely! Do you ever wonder why you never accomplish your New Year’s resolutions? I’m going to
Nursing school is tough and I tirelessly poured over all of my textbooks and notes thinking that if I could just memorize EVERYTHING I would do great! And you know what? I did! My first two semesters I received straight
Everyone in nursing school understands the gravity of the NCLEX. Nursing school is hard enough and then at the end of it you have to pass the NCLEX. It is the ONE test above all other tests that will determine
With so many nursing schools available these days it’s no wonder that picking the RIGHT one can feel nearly impossible. Don’t get overwhelmed choosing a nursing school. In this podcast episode I break down some of the key indicators of
Back in 2018 I was invited to speak at an event in Ventura California. Little did I know but I was flying into a literal disaster zone and shortly after leaving the airport began to understand the destruction that California
Nursing assessments are a vital part of learning how to be a great nurse. It’s a skill that can be very difficult to learn because as you learn all these different assessments you realize that as you start to put
I got a text from my sister, who was in the hospital for induction, at 1:30am that rocked my world. She text me and told me that her nurse – the nurse who will be receiving my new nephew into
In my career as an ICU nurse it didn’t take long for me to experience nursing burnout. It can be called many things other than nursing burnout but despite what it’s called it is a real thing that many new
It’s no secret that nursing school is tough! We have talked about it more than a few times here on NRSNG but we’re always here for you. Jon Haws (Founder of NRSNG) and Chance Reaves (one of our nurse educators)
Duke University defines a flipped classroom as “…rather than lecturing to students in class and then testing them, the instructor gives them the same information by way of online lecture or readings or some combination, prior to class time.
The Core Content Mastery Method™ is our evidence based pedagogy at the heart of our mission to end the nursing shortage. The nursing profession is facing an alarming future due to a significant labor shortage. The demand for nurses is expected to grow
Let’s face it nursing school is difficult and time consuming on it’s own already but this note taking strategy can really help that information stick for a life time. I still remember things from nursing school that I took notes
Today’s question comes from a nursing student who says she went from being an A+ Student to barely passing. . . here are my tips for getting her grades back up. Check out our nursing practice questions! Hey guys, Jon
We are often asked: “How can I use NRSNG with ATI?” Great question. Many nursing students are forced, required, asked to use ATI through nursing school including end of semester ATI exams ( that have nothing to do with
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