The Navigating Nursing School Podcast
Not just another podcast—this is your lifeline to nursing school success. With positive reviews and a dedicated following, we deliver the encouragement you need to make it through nursing school while balancing your life.
Listen now for expert tips, actionable strategies, and compassionate advice, all designed to show you how to develop the most important skill in Nursing School: how to think like a nurse!





79. ICU Nurse Mentor – Interview with Shakira Thomas
Today I'm excited to welcome Shakira Thomas, a BSN RN and certified critical care registered nurse. If you plan to become a nurse sometime, and have wondered if ICU might

78. NCLEX Success after 2 failures – Viridiana’s Story
Viridiana graduated nursing school and expected she would do just fine on her NCLEX…only she didn’t. She failed not once, but twice, and almost gave up on ever becoming a

77. Her HESI score increased from 774 to 1070 in one week!
Learn how a real nursing student increased her Fundamentals HESI score from 774, a failing score all the way up to a rockstar score of 1070 in a single week!

76. Failed NCLEX? Here’s what to do next…
Have you failed NCLEX? Are you afraid of failing NCLEX? Today I’m introducing you to Dr Lakicia Foster, a nursing professor who also specializes in helping students finally pass the

75. 3 things every pre-nursing student should do before starting core nursing classes
There are 3 things I recommend that EVERY student should do before starting your core nursing classes. Are you a pre-nursing student who is starting this summer or fall? Then

74. Are HESI/ATI Exit Exams Harder Than NCLEX?
Want to learn the #1 quality I look for that tells me if a student will ultimately be successful in nursing school? Have you ever wondered if ATI and HESI

73. Overcoming Test Anxiety in Nursing School
In today’s Tutoring Consult, you’ll learn how to overcome extreme test anxiety BEFORE it becomes a barrier to your nursing school success, the importance of busting through your math avoidance

72. No “Straight A’s” in Nursing School
In today’s episode, I’m going to tell you why I DON’T want to help you get straight A’s in nursing school…and I’ll explain 3 good reasons why I don’t think

71. Why are Nursing Exams so hard?
You study hard, take notes, listen to lecture…then STILL fail exams or get borderline grades. What’s the disconnect? Why is it so hard? How can you better understand what those