Studying Endocrine Disease often feels overwhelming to nursing students.  The key to mastering this body system is to know the hormones, and to remember that the endocrine diseases come in pairs.  There is one set of symptoms for hyper function, which is when too much hormone is secreted.  Then there is an opposite set of … [Read more…]

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 … [Read more…]

I know, I know, I’ve fallen a little behind on my blog posting lately.  It’s because I’ve been spending so much time preparing for all the great live review sessions we just started offering this month, but still…shame on me for neglecting all my loyal blog-readers! So I wanted to share with you a tidbit … [Read more…]

Sometimes students ask me why I put such a big emphasis on using my study guides.  These students occasionally complain that it would just be easier if I explained everything to them.  But the truth is that it wouldn’t be easier!  It only seems like it would be easier in the short term.  In the … [Read more…]

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 … [Read more…]

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; … [Read more…]