Do you feel like all of the hard work you do to study is going to waste because you continue to get bad grades in nursing school? Or maybe math is standing in your way of becoming a nurse? Or perhaps you’re overwhelmed by the sheer number of medications covered on your next Pharmacology exam, and you’re desperately searching for the best flashcard brand or other study tool that will save you? In today’s episode, I’ll be solving ALL THREE of those problems for you!

Welcome to Episode 41 of Navigating Nursing School with Your Nursing Tutor. Today, I’ll be sharing my 3 most popular, FREE resources that are available to make nursing school easier for you. No tricks or “bait and switches”, these are absolutely the kind of resources that are going to make you feel less overwhelmed, and NOT more overwhelmed. And each one will help you to solve a common problem that you’ll see in nursing school.

For a trascript of today's episode and links to the resources I mention, visit the show notes page at www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode41

I firmly believe that you should 🤩 feel excited 🤩 whenever you see a Dosage Calculation on your exam, because it means FREE POINTS...

...but only if you know how to confidently and correctly answer them, every time.

Oh...and math anxiety is NOT an excuse to get them wrong, either, at least not after you listen to today's episode!

Welcome to Episode 40 of Navigating Nursing School with Your Nursing Tutor. Today, you’ll be hearing from Dr. Brad Wojcik, an experienced pharmacist and author of the book, “Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students”. Dr. Brad is joining us today to offer his THREE best tips to make Dosage Calculations easier so that you’re basically get GUARANTEED points all your Dosage Calculation exam questions correct.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode40

Setting your patients quickly at ease is an essential skill for male nurses, but female nurses will benefit from mastering this tip as well! Listen now:

Today, you’ll be hearing from Senior Nursing Student Devon Taylor, who is rejoining us today with another valuable contribution to this Expert Tips for New Nursing Students Series. His first tip was in episode 32, answering the question of whether you should work during nursing school.

But in THIS episode, he will be sharing a special tip for all the aspiring male nurses out there, about how you can create quicker connections with your patients AND help them feel less anxious working with a male nurse. Even if you’re a female student, I promise that this tip is well worth listening to, and you will get some good guidance from it as well.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode39

It doesn't pay to live dangerously in nursing school. Listen to learn how to avoid one of the biggest pitfalls.

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Ashley who has over 5 years experience as a BSN Nurse on a Med-surg and telemetry floor, and is the co-founder of the “Nursing Meme Only Page” Facebook Group, which has over 11,000 members. She will be telling you the most dangerous thing you can do as a new nursing student...and what you can do to avoid it.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode38

It doesn't have to be that way. There IS a way to handle them without losing your cool. Listen and find out how!

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Keith Rischer, a nursing education innovator AND founder of KeithRN.com, who will share how to effectively deal with disrespectful nursing colleagues so that you don’t end up feeling constantly angry. And remember, you are still a nursing colleague even when you are a student, so this will be a super helpful tip you can use to deal with any difficult people you encounter in nursing school!

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode37

Have you ever encountered a nurse bully? Then you need to listen to this one!

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nursing Professor Kimberly Probus, who will tell you exactly what steps to take when dealing with a nurse bully, which is unfortunately something you’re probably going to face at some point in your nursing career, possibly even while you’re still in nursing school. She’ll also share what you need to be proactively doing now to PREPARE for a possible bullying situation in the future.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode36

No matter where you are in your nursing journey or in life in general, this is some good advice!

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Linda Bright, who is sharing her number 1 tip for new nursing students. Linda has a perspective that I know a lot of you will appreciate, because she was 50 years young when she decided to start nursing school as a second career, after working as a public school teacher for 28 years. So if you’ve been wondering whether you’re “too old” for nursing school, I know you’ll want to hear what Nurse Linda has to say.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode35

Having trouble staying motivated? Feeling a bit burned out? Listen to this good advice on how to get through the toughest days.

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Chelsey Rodgers, a Critical Care nurse and founder of Tribe RN, who is joining me to share her genius method for staying motivated and preventing burn out, even when nursing school gets so tough that you’re ready to quit. And I’ll tell you, this is something that you’ll find useful during that first, difficult year as a new nurse, and even throughout your entire nursing career, as well.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode34

Do you have an ideal nursing job that you are hoping to get? Then you definitely need to listen to this one!

You’ll be hearing from Nurse Jenny Finnell, a CRNA with over 7 years of experience AND the founder of the CRNA School Prep Academy.

Jenny is joining me today to share the number one thing you should do as a new nursing student that will make it easier to get the nursing job of your dreams later on…even if you’re not quite sure what that dream is yet.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode33

Today we are talking about the question I get asked ALL the time - should you work while in nursing school?

You’ll be hearing from Student Nurse Devon Taylor, who is in his last semester of nursing school and preparing to launch a podcast called “Memoirs of a Murse” (A “murse” is a male nurse, if you didn’t know that already).

Devon is offering his advice about a question I get asked ALL the time by new and prospective nursing students...should you work while in nursing school? He’ll give you his definitive answer, plus his rationale, along with some bonus advice for how to make yourself look good to all the other nurses, nursing faculty, and various healthcare personnel you’ll be working with throughout nursing school.

All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www.YourNursingTutor.com/episode32