(This is a guest post from Wyzant.com, a reputable website for connecting students with tutors, both in-person AND on line. When I’m not available to offer tutoring, this is the website where I refer nursing students!) “I’m just not a math person.” “I’ve never been good at math.” “I. Hate. Math.” Sound familiar? You’re not … [Read more…]
Med-Surg is hard enough, you need an easy way to interpret ABG values! It’s difficult to remember all the different normal values, what they mean, and which direction they’re supposed to be going to when an imbalance is occurring. When you’re integrating so much information, it’s super easy to get mixed up and make a … [Read more…]
Essential Oils are all the rage these days, and for good reason! Many have a long history of traditional use for improving stress, anxiety, depression, sleep, and memory. Plus, they smell good! Sounds almost too good to be true. But more and more research studies are coming out to support their effectiveness for treating specific … [Read more…]
Easy Way to Remember the Most Common Cause of Right-Sided Heart Failure If you hang around Your Nursing Tutor for longer than 30-seconds, then you usually discover that I think Anatomy & Physiology is the key to being successful in nursing school. Understanding and remembering the most common cause of right-sided heart failure is a … [Read more…]
Isotonic solution is probably the most commonly used IV fluid that you will see during nursing school. But why is it so useful? What’s the difference between different types of isotonic fluids? And when would you use them? Here’s a clear explanation for HOW and WHY isotonic IV solutions work so that you can be confident in … [Read more…]
Are you at the end of your semester, stressing about how to calculate your final grade? Wondering what percentage you need to achieve on your Final Exam in order to pass? Are you confused about how to calculate your grade, especially because your nursing school has changed the traditional grading scale to make it even … [Read more…]
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we get to the end of the semester and we’re stressing out. If you’re asking yourself “What do I need on the final?”, then let me help you out! This Automatic Final Grade Calculator will show you the entire range of possible grades you can get in your class depending … [Read more…]
Dextrose Solutions Comparison: What, When, and Why Dextrose solutions can be confusing to nursing students because they don’t act like other IV fluids. Normal Saline is isotonic, 3% Saline is hypertonic, and 0.45% Saline is hypotonic. And they all behave in the body exactly as you would expect those types of fluids to act. But Dextrose … [Read more…]
Solute, Solvent, Solution: An Easy (and Ugly) Explanation Sometimes alliteration (consecutive words that all start with the same sound) can be helpful. Other times, it makes it harder to remember what you’re studying. What about when it comes to solute, solvent, and solution? This is one of those times that alliteration makes things harder. You’ve … [Read more…]
What is Diffusion? A Colorful Example to Explain (with video) You have to understand diffusion if you want to master Fluids and Electrolytes in nursing school. So let’s start with the basics: What IS diffusion? What is Diffusion? The simplest explanation for diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of HIGH concentration to an … [Read more…]
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