Category Archives: nursing education

Class Recording Options for Nursing Students

Listener Jason asked me this question on Facebook about his upcoming classes this semester. “What should I use to record my classes?” Jamie, how goes it? I have a tech question for you. I just got into the EMT-I program … Continue reading

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Survival Tips for New Nursing Students

Listener Annette left me this email recently: Hi Jamie, I love your podcasts and the wealth of knowledge you have.  Please give me some tips on how to prepare for Nursing school; I start in August and I do not … Continue reading

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Just Before Your Testing Day – Taking the NCLEX Exam (Part 3)

Earlier this week, I covered an NCLEX sample review plan for nursing grads in part two of this three part series.  The day before, I started the series with some advice on setting out an NCLEX study plan and getting … Continue reading

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A Sample Review Schedule – Taking the NCLEX Exam (Part 2)

Yesterday I started with a look at studying for the NCLEX Nursing Exams.  Tomorrow, check back for my final section on getting ready the day before and the day of the NCLEX Nursing test. Today, I want to look at … Continue reading

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Preparing for and Taking the NCLEX Exam (Part 1)

Listener Jacob sent in a question by email and I thought it deserved an answer put out for all of the listeners and readers of the Nursing Show site. He asked about taking (or re-taking) standardized tests like the NCLEX … Continue reading

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How Are You Celebrating Nurses Week?

On the Nursing Show podcast this week, I asked you to tell me what you are doing to celebrate National Nurses Week.  The American Nurses Association has a few suggestions on their site.  Most of their suggestions are more institutional … Continue reading

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Student Nurse Prospects Get One Stop Application

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has instituted a new centralized application process meant to help fill nursing school vacancies with students who would be turned away from the schools to which they would ordinarily apply. Nurses Get … Continue reading

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5 Swine Flu Resources for Nursing Patients

Nurses and nursing students often get put to the test with health related questions from their patients, family members, neighbors and sometimes perfect strangers. With the recent news hype surrounding the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and parts of the … Continue reading

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5 Things Nurses Need to Know About Swine Flu

The U.S. and world news media outlets are all buzzing with talk about the Swine Flu.  As is usually the case, they have very little to say despite they are talking about it for 5 or 10 minutes every hour. … Continue reading

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Share What Being a Nurse Means To You

I found this article on what nursing is and how to become a nurse over at Medical News Today. It would be an excellent article to send to those interested in nursing.  Share it with prospective nursing students, CNA students, … Continue reading

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