Beer's List Resource

Need a Beer's List. Click here.

Lymph Node Placements

Need that map of where the lymph nodes are? Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cyberfamily is a great resource. You can even click and drag the pictures onto your own desktop for reference.

Needs some power point tools?

Want to go the extra mile and see some medical powerpoints. Here is another blogspot that has powerpoint made by physicians. This might be good to get some information to put into your own powerpoint presentation. 

Free Medical powerpoints.

Nursing Simulations

Need a nursing simulation idea? Kansas Board of Nursing is giving us some good ones!!

Prenhall Tools

Here is an excellent tool for nursing students and nurses to refer back to. You might want to include some of this material on your presentations.

Check out Prenhall. 

ABG and ECG/EKG Resource

A great new resource for ABG and ECG/EKG practice. Try a few and let us know how your doing.

ABG Practice
ECG/EKG Practice

2011 NCLEX Pass Rates (International and National)

2011 NCLEX Pass Rates (International and National)

Click here to view.

Ape To Man Mnemonic

Think of this when listening to the heart... Ape to Man

A- Atrial
P- Pulmonic
E- Erb's Point

To- Tricuspid

Man- Mitral

Quiz yourself like a M.D.

We did a quick google search on EKG case studies and found some old residency quizes. You can view them here. The answers are at the bottom right hand of the page. Enjoy and let us know how you do.

EKG/Cardiac Review & Tutorials

Find some quick EKG/Cardiac review and tutorials provided by Maricopa.

Prep exam for Canadians

Canadian RN Exam prep course is here.

Use Gordon's Functional Health outline to find the most appropriate nursing diagnosis. Quick and Easy!!

More EKG Strip tests with Multiple Choice

We are reviewing EKGs during the beginning of this semester. You might want to take a look at these quizes made available by McGraw-Hill.

EKG Test by Monroe Community College

Want a quick test of our EKG interpretation. Monroe Community College has something good. Get it here.

Tonsillectomy

Every curious to see a tonsillectomy? Check it out here.

Found a great intro video on EKG/ECG tutorial

Some of us are reviewing our EKG/ECG readings. Here is a great intro video that we stumbled upon... Let us know if this helps.

Let us know what you need...

It's our goal to help you find what you need. Leave a comment below to help us find what you need as a nursing student.

Student Nurses Build Resumes, Find Scholarships, and Network

As a student nurse you can build your resume by joining a nursing organization, stay on top of your continuing education, as well as find new jobs that are continuously opening. After all its all who you know, not always what you know. The best part is that it is easier than some may think. Just join a nursing organization and see what doors begin to open.

Here are some organizations that may be of interest to you:

National Gerontological Nursing Association

Emergency Nurses Association 

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Association of Child Neurology Nurses

National Association of Neonatal Nurses

And the list goes on... try finding your field and google search it. 

How a RN student gives back... so can you!

"Emily Savage is a senior at Auburn University studying nursing. Auburn’s nursing program is known to be grueling. Getting into the school takes a high GPA and a good interview. Long nights of studying and eight hour days spent doing clinical work at the hospital does not leave much time for extra commitments, but Savage has found a way to give back to the community while still maintaining good grades and managing her time well. One day per week she goes to a local family’s home and takes care of a special needs child...."

Click here to read more.

Nursing Scholarships

A list of ten wacky, but easy, nursing scholarships. You will want to check this website out. One of the best resources.

Here is a sample of the scholarships offered...

"#3. If you have to duck most of the time, and people are always asking you to get that for them, then you may want to look into the Tall Club’s International Scholarship. The only requirements is that a male be over 6’2 and a female be over 5’10. Applicants are asked to write an essay on what being tall means to them."

Click here to continue reading.

Job tips from Oakland Nursing Blog

"Many nursing students work in the hospital setting while in school, others in nursing homes, and some do not work in the healthcare setting at all and some simply do not work at all while in school. While working in a healthcare setting will get you more experience, it does not necessarily mean you will not be any less successful if you do not. This blog will focus on giving you helpful tips if you are thinking about getting a job in a hospital or health care facility...."

Click here to continue reading.

Jobs are guaranteed

If you are a new grad or looking to start nursing schol in Ontario, Canada the new grad initiative might be something of interest. Basically you are guaranteed a job in Ontario for 12 to 32 weeks. This is great for gaining experience and meeting new people within the field. Check out HealthForceOntario or go straight to the application.

Good news for RN students... Jobs!

"Nursing jobs are on the increase, according to new statistics just updated by RegisteredNurseRn.com. As the economy continues to struggle with unemployment rates hovering around the 9% mark, health care was the leading industry sector with the highest employment in the most recent survey..."

Click here to read more.

Emergency Journal articles

Looking for a good emergency journal article? Check out this website. Students its free. Great for research class.

ATI Testing Tip

ATI Tweets... 
One study showed that when new grads were away from nursing content for 59 days, pass rates on NCLEX dropped to 50%.

20% of Nurses may be substance abusers

Wow... what a crazy stat. Read more here.

Interested in Emergency Nursing?

Emergency Nursing Association is a great program to be a part of. Check it out here, to see if you its something that you want to be recognized with.

Washington State Nurse - Scholarship

Washington State Nurse Association offers some great scholarships if you are interested!

ATI Discount

ATI is offering a special discount for first timers. Check out the 20% off for reviews! ATI Testing Discount.

Evidence Based Practice Tutorial by Penn State

This website is great for Research and Theory classes. Penn State does a great job putting it all together for understanding Evidence Based Practice.

Maternal Notes

Here are some well outlined maternity notes if you are in a maternity and childbearing class.

Scholarships has its own website

Looking for a scholarship? College Scholarships has its own easy to use and by passes all the propaganda.

Top iPhone Apps by Scrubs Mag

Scrubs Mag posts their Top iPhone Apps. Its worth a look.

Did you know?

In class today, we learned that people with Sickle Cell cannot receive malaria.

Top Nursing Blogs

Perhaps some day we will make the Top Nursing Blogs.

Stroke Video

Here is a quick link to understanding a stroke. If your professor isn't covering material in class, don't be afraid to google or youtube for quick research and the ability to play it over and over. Just make sure you find a credible resource.

Checking out Nursing Schools??

If you are interested in checking out nursing schools, its best to find those who are already in the program. Contact students who are in the nursing program that you are interested. Simple to do with facebook. Keep it professional and polite and students are most likely to respond.

Dr. Michael Gordon's Pharmacology

Here is a website to study some pharmacology by Dr. Michael Gordon.

APA Format

Many nursing students are required to write research papers in APA format. Check out Purdue's website. You can use them as a great resource and easy to understand for APA format.

Scholarships Available!!

Have you ever thought about a nursing scholarship?

http://www.nursingscholarship.us/

Welcome the RN Student blog!

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