Nursing School Week by Week

By Melanie

What's Nursing School Week by Week about?

Get the inside scoop of nursing school from someone who is going through it. Join nursing student, Melanie, each week for tips on everything from acing your Foundations class to getting your very first job as a nurse.

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Nursing School Week by Week episodes:

04.03.2024
Home Health Nursing For The Win
The difference between working in a hospital and working home health is night and day. I’m going to be talking about my experience as a home health nurse, what a day in the life looks like. I’m going to touch...
10.01.2023
FALLS
Today we're talking about a basic one but a big one. We’re talking about falls. We're gonna get into what constitutes a fall, because it may not be exactly what you think a fall is but it would still count...
09.05.2023
Night Shift vs Day Shift (Part 2)
Let's continue talking about the pros and cons of working night shift vs day shift as a new nurse. Get 20% off a Lecturio Nursing subscription with Discount Code: nursingschoolwbw20 First up, on the day shift, there are more meds to...
08.30.2023
Night Shift Nursing vs Day Shift
Today I want to talk about the differences between day shift vs night shift for nurses. Maybe you’re on the fence, you don’t know if you want to work day shift or night shift when you graduate, so I want...
08.18.2023
Stroke - Case Study
You just graduated from nursing school, and now you're working as a nurse in the emergency department. The EMTs bring in a 26 year old female with generalized weakness of the left lower and upper extremities, and a sudden headache....
08.03.2023
Stroke
Today we are focusing on Strokes, or Brain attacks. This is one of those conditions that is so important for us nurses to know the signs and symptoms of, because your patient could have a stroke at any point. They...
07.27.2023
WHAT'S IN MY CLINICAL BAG?
It’s almost time for a new semester to start and a lot of you will be going to clinicals for the first time, and the rest of you will be going to clinicals again. I am all done with clinicals...
07.19.2023
Re-Release: My INSANELY Effective Study System
With a new semester just around the corner, and some of you starting nursing school for the very first time, it is so important to make sure your study system is top-notch and ready to go. As James Clear would...
07.12.2023
LPN Degree vs RN: What You Need to Know
There are pros for going straight for your RN, there are pros for doing LPN first, or even just doing LPN. Not everyone who gets their LPN degree is planning on becoming an RN. The first obvious pro for going the...
07.05.2023
Myocardial Infarction - Case Study
I patient comes into the emergency room with chest pain. What are you, the nurse, going to do about it? Would you recognize it? Go through this case study with us and see what to do when a patient is...
06.28.2023
Myocardial Infarction
Everything you need to know as a nursing student about Myocardial Infarction, or a heart attack. Know the signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction in patients, know the nursing interventions for a STEMI heart attack. And know what medications to...
06.21.2023
Non-Bedside Nursing Jobs (Part 2)
Not all nurses are bedside nurses, and I don’t want you guys to feel like just because you don’t want to work in a hospital, as a bedside nurse, that you’re somehow not a “real” nurse. 61% of nurses work...
06.14.2023
Not All Nurses Are Bedside Nurses
Today I want to address the Elephant in the Nursing School room. I want to talk about this myth that’s out there that says you’re not a “real” nurse unless you work as a bedside nurse in a hospital. And...
06.07.2023
Sepsis - Case Study
You are working as a nurse in the emergency department when you get a new patient. A 65 year old female with a chief complaint of altered mental status. Will you be able to use your nursing spidey-senses to figure...
05.31.2023
Sepsis
With sepsis, or septicemia, it can get real complicated, real fast. But we’re gonna try to just keep it simple today and talk about what you really need to know as nursing students. Sepsis is when the body has an extreme...
05.24.2023
This is Why You Will FAIL Out of Nursing School
Today I'm talking about the reasons why you will fail out of nursing school, if you fail out of nursing school. I’m rooting for all of you, and I want you all to succeed. I don’t want anyone to fail...
05.17.2023
Case Study - Hypoglycemia
You are working in the emergency room when the charge nurse says, "You've got a new patient. It's a 45 year old female complaining of dizziness." Little do you know, things are about to go from bad to worse for...
05.10.2023
Hypoglycemia
Knowing how to recognize hypoglycemia, and knowing what to do about it to get their glucose level back up is super important. This is one of those conditions that you will see on a regular basis. Hypoglycemia is when the blood...
03.08.2023
Top Reasons You Should Become a Nurse
There are so many great reasons to become a nurse. No job is going to be all bad or all good, but a mixture of the two. And nursing definitely has it’s good and it’s bad qualities. But, let’s talk...
01.27.2023
Top Reasons NOT to be a Nurse
I want you all to go into this nursing field with your eyes wide open. So today I'm talking about some powerful reasons why you might NOT want to become a nurse. Nursing isn't for everyone, and it pays to...
11.29.2022
The 5 Flashcards You Need to Ace Pharmacology
Pharmacology is hands down one of the toughest classes you will take in nursing school. In this episode I'm sharing my personal study system for how to minimize your time studying and maximize the results. One of the main components...
09.26.2022
Are You Too Old For Nursing School?
It's a common question, and if you're asking yourself if you're too old to go to nursing school, you are not alone. If you are a "non-traditional" student, you actually have a few advantages! Some special challenges that I'll address,...
07.08.2022
Diabetes
Diabetes is an important topic in nursing school, and a common diagnosis that you’ll help treat in your future patients. In this podcast, I talk about the: Differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Complications such as Neuropathy, Retinopathy, Peripheral Vascular Disease,...
01.11.2022
8 Secrets to Success in Nursing School
These are the 8 secrets to success I've learned in my year and a half of nursing school. Success is no accident. It takes hard work, but it helps to hear tips from someone who's gone before you on this...
12.03.2021
Heart Failure
Even as nursing students in clinicals, we see so many patients affected by heart failure. This is definitely a biggie, and one you need to know. Today I'm breaking it down, and hitting the highlights of what you need to...
09.12.2021
My INSANELY Effective Study System
Today I’m sharing with you my insanely effective study system that I use for nursing school. This is a study system that is big on active learning, and NOT passive, time-wasting things. I’m NOT talking about re-reading or re-writing your...
08.10.2021
You Need These Study Apps
"There's an app for that!" There's an app for everything, and today I’m talking about the top 3 apps you need as a nursing student. I’m about halfway through my nursing school program, and I am telling you - these apps...
07.08.2021
6 Reasons You Should Work During Nursing School
Deciding whether or not to work while you go to nursing school can be a difficult decision. Should you focus on studying? Should you get the experience of working? Today we’re talking about 6 reasons why you should work during...
04.18.2021
Chronic Kidney Disease
What do you need to know as a nursing student about Chronic Kidney Disease? Today I'm going to be talking about chronic kidney disease. When a patient has a problem with their kidneys, it can either be an acute problem or a...
04.04.2021
Cirrhosis
Let's talk about Cirrhosis! Learn about the signs and symptoms, the complications, and what you, as the nurse, can do about it. Over 44,000 people die every year from cirrhosis, so it’s the 9th leading cause of death in the US....
03.21.2021
Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism
This week, the most high-yield topic is hyper and hypothyroidism. You’ll see a lot of your test questions coming from this subject. I’m gonna talk about hyperthyroidism first, and then I’ll cover hypothyroidism. So, What is hyperthyroidism? It’s when your...
09.20.2020
8 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Nursing Clinicals
If the hospitals in your area are allowing students to come in, then you’ll likely be starting your clinical rotations soon, if you haven’t already. Today I’m going to share some tips that will help you really get the most...
09.06.2020
Physical Assessment
Doing a head to toe assessment is something you will be doing day in and day out for the rest of your nursing career, so let’s learn how to do it quickly, and efficiently.
08.30.2020
Tissue Integrity
For the 1st week of nursing school, the most high-yield topic is tissue integrity. Well, what is tissue integrity? It’s your skin’s ability to repair itself and stay healthy. Let's talk about it!
08.08.2020
10 Essential Nursing Supplies
Today we’ll be talking about the 10 essential supplies you need for nursing school. Then I’ll run through about 15 more things that are nice to have. This list may be a little different for each school, so if your...
07.17.2020
What to Expect at Nursing School Orientation
Nursing school orientation is just one of the many things that is so different in 2020. At orientation, your professors will go over the dress code for skills lab and clinicals, the schedule that you could have for your clinical...
07.03.2020
You've Been Accepted! Now What?
Today we’re going to be talking about all the little requirements that have to be met in the months leading up to nursing school. This is after you’ve been accepted, but before the actual start date of your program. When...

What's Nursing School Week by Week about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Nursing School Week by Week episodes:

Home Health Nursing For The Win

FALLS

Night Shift vs Day Shift (Part 2)

Night Shift Nursing vs Day Shift

Stroke - Case Study

Stroke

WHAT'S IN MY CLINICAL BAG?

Re-Release: My INSANELY Effective Study System

LPN Degree vs RN: What You Need to Know

Myocardial Infarction - Case Study

Myocardial Infarction

Non-Bedside Nursing Jobs (Part 2)

Not All Nurses Are Bedside Nurses

Sepsis - Case Study

Sepsis

This is Why You Will FAIL Out of Nursing School

Case Study - Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia

Top Reasons You Should Become a Nurse

Top Reasons NOT to be a Nurse

The 5 Flashcards You Need to Ace Pharmacology

Are You Too Old For Nursing School?

Diabetes

8 Secrets to Success in Nursing School

Heart Failure

My INSANELY Effective Study System

You Need These Study Apps

6 Reasons You Should Work During Nursing School

Chronic Kidney Disease

Cirrhosis

Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism

8 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Nursing Clinicals

Physical Assessment

Tissue Integrity

10 Essential Nursing Supplies

What to Expect at Nursing School Orientation

You've Been Accepted! Now What?