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

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

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. 

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...."

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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%.

Did you know?

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

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.