After taking my NCLEX in July, I thought I would feel relieved, but to my surprise, I wasn’t. Waiting the 48 hours for the unofficial quick results was absolutely torturous. Falling asleep at night was nearly impossible. My NCLE Read More

Achieving my BSN was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. After graduation, I could not wait to go out and celebrate with my friends. Unfortunately, the celebration was short-lived; I knew I had to get my head back into Read More

Graduating from nursing school is one of my most valued accomplishments, as I’m sure it is for most of us. Four years of blood, sweat and tears finally paid off. As I have heard from new grads, the transition from nursing stu Read More

As we all know, having a good bedside manner helps build a trusting relationship with patients. In class, our professors explain how we should behave at a patient’s bedside. They tell us to be kind, caring and respectful. Hearin Read More

We have come to mid-semester, and I am sure most of us, myself included, are thinking ahead to a much needed summer vacation after another intense semester of nursing school. But what we really should be doing is searching for sum Read More

When you are a nursing student, clinical experiences often can be difficult. Many of us feel nervous, timid or out of place on the unit. Some of us are negative even before we step foot on the unit, because we don’t like the hos Read More

With the start of the new year comes the start of our spring semester, and we should remember to leave any negativity we may have experienced in the past where it belongs — in the past. Although we shouldn’t dwell on the diffi Read More

I can remember giving my first injection like it was yesterday. My hands were shaking. I could feel the beads of sweat on my forehead. Of course, my patient was so afraid of getting an injection there were tears in his eyes. My Read More

Finals are near and it’s almost impossible not to think ahead to this dreadful time of year. I did not figure out how to efficiently study for nursing tests until my junior year of college. I have kept track of what works whe Read More

When I was a freshman nursing student, I wished I had an older, wiser nursing student to tell me what school is really like and what to anticipate along the way. I wished I had someone to give me tips and let me know the teache Read More