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Whether you're a nursing student in A&P, taking the NCLEX for the first (or second) time, or upgrading from LPN to RN, testing is a fact of life. It's where you prove your knowledge base and critical thinking skills. And, unfortunately, it's the ...

My school used ATI which are comprehensive exams taken at the end of the semester. I received mostly level 2's and a couple level 3's. I was an average student my grades were mostly B's and a few A's. At the end of our last semester we had to take an...

I grew up realizing life is not necessarily promised to all. My Dad was lucky to be alive - beating the odds for osteosarcoma in the early 80's was rare. Sure, I saw his struggle everyday. He was a right above the knee amputee. Not something I took l...

“Hello, my name is Corey I’m your student nurse for the day.” Remember how unnerved you felt the first time uttering those words to a patient? Or, how you once peered longingly at the “floor nurses” who waltzed from room to room with such confi...

After five years at the bedside working in a Trauma ICU, I look back fondly on my time in nursing school. I recall walking into the Trauma Unit as a practicum student, listening to report on a young gunshot wound patient, and feeling terrified. Model...

You can easily find an article, book or tipsheet on how to succeed in nursing school. Most nursing programs offer an "orientation" to the program and dedicate time on the agenda to discuss student success. I would like to use my experience as a nursi...

Meet and network with fellow Students, Nursing leaders, and Faculty members at the National Student Nurses' Association: Get Hooked! Insight, Inspiration, Ingenuity 66th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Glean nuggets of knowledge from the 3...

I am not sure if I ever had the chance to meet you or know your name, but around 6:30 this morning you made an impression on me that I will never forget. This morning started off like any other day for me, but today was my first day back to school fo...

This is not med/surg. This, of course, means that most of our patients are on vents. They usually assign us only 1-2 patients here, but they are quite acute. But, I also think that my med/surg experience helped me out a lot. For example, most of our ...

I had dreamed of becoming a nurse since I was a young girl and, having finally found the opportunity, I just could not let this slip from my grasp. Thinking back to my youth, I had taken a personal vow in my heart, that someday I would go to nursing ...

Dear Me, Yes! You will survive this semester. And the next one, and the next one ... It’s okay, you don’t have to have straight As. Don’t let a B discourage you. That B and that C will still get you through school. It will get you that degre...

I just want to share my journey on how l got into nursing school and where I am now as a student. Something happened in June 2009, I had only one year left of high school ahead of me and from there the pressure to choose a career from family and frie...

So you're considering applying to a nursing program? Or you just got accepted? Congratulations! Now what? How do you prepare yourself and your family for the major time commitment you are about to tackle? Many students are already entrenched in ...

Do you remember when you decided and were excited to become a nurse? Or if it is something you’ve always known, do you remember times when just the thought of it filled you with a sense of purpose and eagerness? Maybe you looked up to another nur...

Dear Past Self, You don’t love nursing, and that’s okay. I recall the excitement when you made the decision to pursue nursing. It never occurred to you that you couldn’t do it. Some people might label that determination, and although you hav...