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Med-Surg is hard enough, you need an easy way to interpret ABG values! It's difficult to remember all the different

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What is Osmosis? Before we do an osmosis experiment, let's first understand what osmosis is. Osmosis is the movement of

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Solute, Solvent, Solution: An Easy (and Ugly) Explanation Sometimes alliteration (consecutive words that all start with the same sound) can

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Were you one of the many nursing students who failed a nursing class last semester? It sucks. It's more than

Dextrose Solutions Comparison: What, When, and Why Dextrose solutions can be confusing to nursing students because they don't act like other

When I took HESI A2 earlier this year, I was incredibly nervous about the Anatomy & Physiology section.  It had

Are you at the end of your semester, stressing about how to calculate your final grade? Wondering what percentage you

"The best time to plant a tree is 20-years ago.  The second best time is today."  Chinese Proverb "The best time

I love seeing that “lightbulb” moment when students realize that they’ve been making the endocrine system a lot harder than

Isotonic solution is probably the most commonly used IV fluid that you will see during nursing school. But why is

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we get to the end of the semester and we're stressing out. If you're asking

Respiratory Acidosis: Easy-to-Understand Explanation of Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment What IS Respiratory Acidosis? Respiratory Acidosis is a medical condition that

What is Diffusion? A Colorful Example to Explain (with video) You have to understand diffusion if you want to master Fluids

Do you think Concept Maps for nursing students are pointless? That's what I believed way back when I was in

You've probably all heard the standard advice:  "You need to do 1-2 years on a Med-Surg floor before getting into

Hypertonic Solution: An Explanation for Nursing Students I'm going to help you understand WHY and HOW a hypertonic solution works so