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…]

Okay, so what’s the best way to use all those free study guides that I’ve been posting?  Great question!  These are not meant to be read (and highlighted) like a textbook.  So I’m going to tell you how I recommend that my study guides be used to get the most value out of them. Which … [Read more…]

I hear from so many frustrated nursing students, and most tell me the same story:  they study everything and they feel like they know their stuff, but for some reason they are still struggling to get through their classes and pass exams.  They go to their teachers for help, and the teachers tell them, “Practice … [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…]