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Nursing School is challenging, demanding and can be very stressful.
The following resources were put together from suggestions from
other nursing students as well as from coming across articles
and web sites that we believe will help you make it through
nursing school successfully.
Nursing Skills Videos | Nursing Assistant Skills Videos
Recommended Web Sites and Resources
- ABG
Intrepretation-Well written learning guide with a case
study as well.
- Active
Learning Center- A compilation of self-assessment
tests/databases in different areas of knowledge. Try the
Pharmacology or Microbiology self-quizes to study with
before your actual exams.
- About The
TOEFL-Information and helpful tips about passing the
English as a Foreign Language Exam. If you're a foreign
student or nurse you have to pass this for admission to a US
School of Nursing or to take the NCLEX® exam.
- Algebra
Help -Equation calculators, lessons, explanations &
study tips- all in very readable format, not dry or stilted.
- Anatomy
Book Online-Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body online
book features 1,247 vibrant engravings as well as a subject
index with 13,000 entries to help you study.
- Anatomy
Tutorials- Multimedia online tutorials with practice
exams.
- Assessment & Physical Exam-Comprehensive guide to how to assess and examine your patient. (Since nurses must conduct patient assessments, history, and exam each shift this is essential basic knowledge.)
- Auscultation
Assistant -Listen to a variety of heart murmers &
some breath sounds online- sound quality recently upgraded.
For more respiratory sounds visit The
Rale Repository
- Care
Plans-Ready to print & customize care plans for all
major nursing diagnoses & more resources.
- College
Career Fair Database- Searchable by keyword, state, and
month. Maintained by the National Assn of Colleges and
Employers
- California
Nursing Students' Association-Range-of-Motion articles,
info about the association & news.
- Chuck
III's College Resources - Dorm check list, prof's rated
by students so you can try to pick your classes well, free
term papers, lots of help with writing & homework.
- Citation Builder- Citation Builder formats your bibliography and automatically formats citations in APA or MLA style. Build your reference list online for free.
- Clinical Info for Your PDA:- Use this free evidence-based clinical information to complete class assignments, lab exercises, and research. Thomson Micromedex provides you with drug, disease, lab, and toxicity information, plus clinical calculators, and drug interaction and diagnosis tools.
- Credit
101: What You Didn't Learn In College-With college
graduation comes many new concerns: getting a “real”
job, an apartment, maybe a car. You’ll need to buy a good
interview outfit, furnish that apartment and finance that
car. This article provides some insight you may find useful.
- Cyberounds
Interactive grand rounds from the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine. Conferences on 15 clinical specialties.
- Drug
Calculation For Nurses Quiz-Twenty questions complete
with help, answers and solutions to the problems.
- EKG
Learning Center- An extensive tutorial with images and
quizzes on each lesson.
- Future
Nurse -Nice online study tips, acronym list, practice
tests & other interactive features.
- Grammar and Spell Checks Can Never Replace the Need for Quality Writing-
Writing well is critical to success in nursing school as well as the rest of your career. Want to improve your writing? Here are some basic rules to help get started.
- How to Get the Most Out of Job Fairs- Job fairs offer the chance to chat with hiring managers in person. Read this to learn how to make the most of a job fair!
- How
to Talk to Someone About a Difficult Topic-Do you need
to talk to a friend, a co-worker, or your spouse about a
difficult subject? Is it causing you a lot of stress and
anxiety? You are not alone. This article offers real advise
to help.
- How
To Flunk Out-Really, this is a well written article on
what to do in order not to flunk out- highly recommend it.
- Human
Physiology Practice Exams- Cardiovascular, respiratory,
renal, endocrine and gastrointestinal physiology practice
tests. The quizzes were developed by 6 different professors
and feature automatic online grading. Terrific study aid!
- Infection
Control For Nursing Students- An important component in
preparing for nursing practice is an understanding of the
infection process and prevention techniques. This online
short course walks students through step by step.
- Instant
Anatomy-Anatomy tutorial with diagrams, tips, and
mnemonics for remembering important aspects of anatomy, with
lists of questions that bring test understanding of basic
principles.
- Interactive
Clinical Skills Tutorials- Learn and sharpen skills in
multiple elements of patient care- CPR simulators, ECG
tutorials & self tests, heart & lung sounds, rhythm
interpretation, cardiac patient, ACLS, interactive adult
& pediatric patient simulators, trauma, & much
more.
- Interactive
Statistical Demonstrations and Tutorials- Huge list of
links to online practice quizzes, interactive learning and
statistics simulators.
- Math
For Morons Like Us--Help with everything from
Pre-Algebra to Calculus. An interactive site with message
board, study quizzes & loads of help available.
- National
Association for Associate Degree Nursing- The leading
advocate for associate degree nursing education and
practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future
of health care education and delivery.
- NCLEX Test Prep
 - Information about the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN along with practice labs,
study tools, and test preparation.
- Nursing
Calculators- Includes Dosage calculators, Calculate IV
rates, Calculate infusion time, Calculate dosage given or
infusing, Clinical Calculators, Conversion Calculators &
Drug Calculators.
- Nursing
Grand Rounds- Streaming video presentations include
cardiac assessment, pulmonary assessment, the neuro exam and
more. Requires RealPlayer (free). Univ. of Arizona College
of Nursing.
- Nursing Study-A new site for nursing students, Nursing Study has an on-site medical encyclopedia, nclex tips, and some quizzes.
- Nursing
Theory Page-If you're writing a paper or preparing a
presentation about a theorist this is where you'll want to
visit. Many nursing theories & nursing models are
presented on this wonderful site to make your research
easier.
- Nursing:
Launching Your Career
 -Knowing
the direction that nursing is moving in will help you get
the edge in your job search
- NursingWorld-The
home site of the American Nurses association. A must student
resource- keep abreast of news, nursing issues, fresh
articles from The American Nurse magazine & avail
yourself of the ANA's vast resources onsite.
- Periodic
Table Of Elements-Simply click on any element to display
it's name, number, weight, and characteristics.
- Pharmacology
Math Tutorial- Covers common conversion factors and
equivalencies, abbreviations, ratios and proportions, IV and
titration, and pediatric pharmacology math.
- Pharmacology
Study Questions-Questions & answers from Analgelsics
to pulmonary (from UMKC)- very helpful.
- Playing Your ‘A’ Game: How to CRAM your Way to Academic Success
All students desire to be at the top; however, their work habits and level of discipline do not always support their scholastic desires. What is it that causes one student to perform poorly, and another to have academic Success?
- Research
It!-Handy online tools to help you study &
research-thesaurus, dictionary search, Acronyms, language
translator, quotation finder, bibliography finder, maps
& lots more.
- Nursing School Life- Safety Tips for Dorm and Campus Safety
- Sigma
Theta Tau International -Nursing honor society that
strives to create a global community of nurses who lead in
using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the
health of the world's people.
- Sign
Language-Learn sign language online through multimedia
tutorials.
- Student Loan Guide- Studentloanguide.net offers a Consolidation Loan which can reduce your monthly payment by as much as 58%. There are no credit checks, applications, origination, or processing fees associated with your application. Consolidate your student loan and save today.
- Shock
Syndromes- Everything from the classifications of
different shock syndromes, stages, causative factors, to
treatment.
- Student
Nurse Forum- Study & research aids, message boards, a hosted chat room and much much more.
- Study Tips and Test Taking Strategies- Numerous links to a variety of study guides and test-taking strategies.
- Summer
Jobs- Database of seasonal and part-time opportunities
for students and education professionals. Listings include
job description and contact details.
- Term Paper Help Center- A free complete term paper help course created with the input of Harvard-educated writing tutors that covers grammar, citing sources, organization, topic selection, and more.
- The
Easiest Way To Write Anything- Do you ever stare at that
blank piece of paper and wonder how to start that report or
essay? Do you suffer from writer's block?
Read this brief article for some tips that just might help
you get going.
- The
National Student Nurse's Association-NCLEX® study aids,
career advise, news & forums.
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