In last night’s Q&A session, we went over a few NCLEX-style review questions. One question asked about the heart sound S3. Now, I don’t pretend to be perfect know-it-alls who get every question right…and I happened to get this one wrong! We are learning new things all the time, just like any nurse. So I …
If you’re like me, you probably have trouble remembering all of Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development. But if you want to do well in your pediatric nursing class or on pediatric NCLEX style questions, you just need to know it. That’s why I was so excited today when I found this great video! It will …
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I was working on a study guide today for the basic A&P for Neuro, and it made me think. I’m no great philosopher, but it seems to me that neurons, like nursing students, do not do well when they are isolated. If you’ll remember, the purpose of a neuron is to gather information (in the …
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So now that you know a little more about the HESI (and if you don’t, I recommend you go back and read this first), what do you need to do to be successful on the HESI exit exam? Calm Down Start by calming down! You can’t cram for the final HESI in a single night; …
One school says you have to take HESI before you can apply to their nursing program. Another school says you have to take HESI at the end of the program in order to graduate. So what’s the deal? What is this HESI, anyway? And more importantly, what do I need to do to pass it?! …
