Nursing School Week by Week

Mar 07 2025 42 ep. 18 mins 29
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Get the inside scoop of nursing school from someone who has gone through it. Join nursing student, Melanie, each week for tips on everything from acing your Fundamentals class to getting your very first job as a nurse.

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Potassium: The Heart’s MVP – Essential Electrolyte for Nursing Students | Episode 2 of Electrolytes 101

Mar 07 2025 14 mins  
Send us a text Mastering Potassium: Essential Knowledge for Life-Saving Nursing In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, the focus is on the critical role of potassium in the body. The discussion includes the importance of potassium for heart function, recognizing the dangers of both hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) and hypokalemia (low potassium levels), as well as the

Electrolytes Made Easy: Hyponatremia & Hypernatremia Explained for Nursing Students

Mar 01 2025 18 mins  
Send us a text Understanding Electrolyte Imbalances in Nursing Practice In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, host Melanie breaks down the critical concept of electrolytes, focusing on their imbalances and the associated dangers. She emphasizes the real-world implications for nursing practice and provides detailed information on the four key electrolytes: sodium, potassiu

First Semester Success Guide: What to Do NOW to Prepare for August

Feb 18 2025 33 mins  
Send us a text Preparation Tips for Nursing Students: Insights from Nurse Melanie In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, I share essential tips to help you prepare for nursing school. I cover how mastering time management and organization skills with the use of digital and paper planners can be a game-changer. I also explain the importance of setting up an organized worksp

Mastering Cardiac Meds: Your Ultimate Nursing Guide

Feb 11 2025 46 mins  
Send us a text In this episode of 'Nursing School Week by Week', we dive deep into cardiac medications, breaking down complex pharmacology concepts into bite-sized pieces. We start with an overview of the main categories: diuretics, antiarrhythmics, and anticoagulants, using various analogies to make them memorable, like plumbers for diuretics and electricians for antiarrhythmics.

Go to Nursing School for Free

Jan 14 2025 15 mins  
Send us a text Nursing is one of those few degrees that you can get for free, if you play your cards right. And this is one of those times when it pays to do some research, because besides paying for your first house, college will probably be your biggest expense in life. Paying out of pocket for nursing school is expensive. Average costs range from $12,000 to $35,000 for an associ

Home Health Nursing For The Win

Apr 03 2024 20 mins  
Send us a text 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 on some myths about home health nurses, kind of the reputation that they have and if I think that that’s warranted or not. And how it compares to working

FALLS

Sep 30 2023 26 mins  
Send us a text 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 as a fall. We're gonna get into what makes a person more likely to have a fall; we're gonna get into what we as nurses can do to help prevent falls, and we're al

Night Shift vs Day Shift (Part 2)

Sep 05 2023 14 mins  
Send us a text 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 give. So, that can be good if you’re trying to practice your skills, but bad just because it’s more work and it’s going to take lo

Night Shift Nursing vs Day Shift

Aug 29 2023 17 mins  
Send us a text 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 to go over the pros and cons of each to help you make your decision. Check out Lecturio for incredibly helpful videos and so much more! Get 50% off a subscriptio

Stroke - Case Study

Aug 18 2023 27 mins  
Send us a text 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. What do you do? Can you complete all 5 critical actions, or will you carry out a dangerous action? Learn the most important things to do