Certifications

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NCLEX: Lab and test results pop quiz!

Student nurses, test your smarts. RNs, you passed the NCLEX once. Could you do it again?

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5 things I’ve learned as an NP student

1. You don’t know jack…

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Student life: The walking dead

I’m still wrestling with the “Oh my gawwd” thoughts and the “I know nothing” fears. Oh yeah, and didn’t a holiday just pass recently? Called Thanksgiving?

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12 biggest reasons nurses get a BSN

What is it about this nursing degree that calls to so many nurses?

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NCLEX quiz: lab values

Quick: What’s a normal BUN? Potassium? Review basic — and essential labs — with our quiz.

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What working as a nurse’s aide taught me

Having started at the bottom of the ladder, I’ve learned a thing or two about being an effective mentor…

Field of dreams

Field of dreams

Choosing a specialty is a very personal matter. Some nurses take a direct route, but for others, it’s a long and winding road.

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NCLEX quiz: How prepared are you?

Think you’re ready for the NCLEX? Double-check yourself with our quick quiz.

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Do you agree with the eight-year initiative?

For as long as I have been a nurse, there has been a huge debate over educational requirements for basic RN licensure, AKA entry into practice. Here’s my opinion…

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Why we nurses have to stay on top of our game

I believe there are nurses out there who still think CEUs are a waste of time. Here’s why they are not.

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The real skinny on becoming an NP

I’ve finally discovered the employment conundrum Nurse Practitioners have that other advanced practice providers do not…

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The “nursing experience” myth debunked

Every nurse has been told this during a conversation about job opportunities: “You need to get some regular floor experience before you specialize.” Not true!

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NCLEX quiz: infections

Thanks to antibiotics and antifungals, infectious diseases are no longer the scourge they once were. But are you up on the latest treatments?

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What’s my incentive to acquire a DNP?

Are there pay rate changes to the DNP as opposed to the MSN? What are some other benefits of acquiring a DNP? Get Nurse Sean’s answers.

Second acts: Nursing as a second career

Second acts: Nursing as a second career

When he said, “There are no second acts in American lives,” F. Scott Fitzgerald may have been right—at the time. No more, as these nurses prove. Each made a major career switch and finally landed the role of a lifetime.