Navigating Nursing School With Your Nursing Tutor (Help and Support for Nursing Students)

Hey there! This is Nurse Nicole, founder of Your Nursing Tutor and the VIP Tutoring Membership, and today I’m resharing one of the 4 most popular podcast episodes of 2021, just in case you haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet. Today’s episode is my answer to the commonly asked question, “How can you memorize everything you need to in nursing school when there’s so much information?” I’ll be gi...

Do you really need individual tutoring in order to be successful in nursing school? Or can a more affordable group tutoring option help you? Today, you’ll find out whether group tutoring is worth it to help you through nursing school, or if you should shell out the BIG bucks to get private tutoring, instead. For a trascript of today's episode and links to the resources I mention, visit the show no...

Today I'm going to answer a student question one of my VIP tutoring members recently asked me...and it’s definitely the most important question that YOU should be asking yourself during nursing school, too! Not only will you discover what this very important question is, AND why it’s the key to your nursing school success, but you’ll also find out how the answer to this question explains why you’r...

I wanted to get on today to share with you something that is going on in my life right now. And it is the common cold. It's not COVID. I got tested, I'm fine. Okay, it's just a real legitimate cold, those do still happen. So I didn't write out notes for this, because it was just something I kind of spontaneously was thinking about. But I wanted to show you how even something like the common cold c...

I think it’s important for experienced nurses who seem so competent to share stories about when they messed up or did something embarrassing ...that way you can feel more confident as a student nursing when you do something silly while still learning. After all, nobody starts out as an expert nurse 💜 In that spirit, I want to tell you about a time that I made myself look kinda like a fool in fron...

If becoming a nurse is really their dream, then why are there so many nursing students struggling and even failing in nursing school? Why don’t students seek help earlier, before they’re in a “do or die” type academic situation where they’re at risk of failing a class? On today’s episode, we’ll be talking about the HUGE problem in nursing school where a large number of seemingly committed nursing...

Today, I’m going to share with you why mid-Fall is NOT my favorite time of year as a professional nursing tutor. We’ll also be talking about the HESI Specialty Exams, which you might be facing in a month or two during finals. I’ll let you know how they’re different from the Entrance and Exit HESI Exams, how hard they are, and what you can be doing right now to prepare for them. Today is the third...

What is the HESI Exam for nursing school? Is the HESI exit exam harder than the NCLEX? What’s the best way to study for it? And what should you do next if you FAIL it? Today is the second in a 3-part series about HESI Exams to clear up a lot of misunderstandings about them, as well as answer the most common questions that I see asked. Even if you never have to take a HESI exam in your life, it’s s...

What is the HESI Exam for nursing school? Is it the same thing as the ATI? How can you prepare for it, and what should you do if you FAIL it? Today, I'm starting a series that will help you feel more confident and prepared for the many different standardized exams that you're likely to see in nursing school. And while I'll mostly be focusing on HESI during this series, you can be sure that you'll...

Today you’ll learn how one Nurse transformed from struggling student who felt “completely overwhelmed”, to independent and “flying on her own” as a successful nurse entrepreneur who now makes over 6 figures. She also happens to have been my very first nursing student that I tutored way back in the day when I was hired as my school’s only official peer tutor. Want to hear more about this inspiring...

Do you feel like all of the hard work you do to study is going to waste because you continue to get bad grades in nursing school? Or maybe math is standing in your way of becoming a nurse? Or perhaps you’re overwhelmed by the sheer number of medications covered on your next Pharmacology exam, and you’re desperately searching for the best flashcard brand or other study tool that will save you? In t...

I firmly believe that you should 🤩 feel excited 🤩 whenever you see a Dosage Calculation on your exam, because it means FREE POINTS... ...but only if you know how to confidently and correctly answer them, every time. Oh...and math anxiety is NOT an excuse to get them wrong, either, at least not after you listen to today's episode! Welcome to Episode 40 of Navigating Nursing School with Your Nursi...

Setting your patients quickly at ease is an essential skill for male nurses, but female nurses will benefit from mastering this tip as well! Listen now: Today, you’ll be hearing from Senior Nursing Student Devon Taylor, who is re joining us today with another valuable contribution to this Expert Tips for New Nursing Students Series. His first tip was in episode 32, answering the question of whethe...

It doesn't pay to live dangerously in nursing school. Listen to learn how to avoid one of the biggest pitfalls. Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Ashley who has over 5 years experience as a BSN Nurse on a Med-surg and telemetry floor, and is the co-founder of the “Nursing Meme Only Page” Facebook Group, which has over 11,000 members. She will be telling you the most dangerous thing you can do as...

It doesn't have to be that way. There IS a way to handle them without losing your cool. Listen and find out how! Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Keith Rischer, a nursing education innovator AND founder of KeithRN.com, who will share how to effectively deal with disrespectful nursing colleagues so that you don’t end up feeling constantly angry. And remember, you are still a nursing colleague ev...

Have you ever encountered a nurse bully? Then you need to listen to this one! Today, you’ll be hearing from Nursing Professor Kimberly Probus, who will tell you exactly what steps to take when dealing with a nurse bully , which is unfortunately something you’re probably going to face at some point in your nursing career, possibly even while you’re still in nursing school. She’ll also share what yo...

No matter where you are in your nursing journey or in life in general, this is some good advice! Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Linda Bright, who is sharing her number 1 tip for new nursing students. Linda has a perspective that I know a lot of you will appreciate, because she was 50 years young when she decided to start nursing school as a second career, after working as a public school teac...

Having trouble staying motivated? Feeling a bit burned out? Listen to this good advice on how to get through the toughest days. Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Chelsey Rodgers, a Critical Care nurse and founder of Tribe RN, who is joining me to share her genius method for staying motivated and preventing burn out, even when nursing school gets so tough that you’re ready to quit. And I’ll tell...

Do you have an ideal nursing job that you are hoping to get? Then you definitely need to listen to this one! You’ll be hearing from Nurse Jenny Finnell, a CRNA with over 7 years of experience AND the founder of the CRNA School Prep Academy. Jenny is joining me today to share the number one thing you should do as a new nursing student that will make it easier to get the nursing job of your dreams l...

Today we are talking about the question I get asked ALL the time - should you work while in nursing school? You’ll be hearing from Student Nurse Devon Taylor, who is in his last semester of nursing school and preparing to launch a podcast called “Memoirs of a Murse” (A “murse” is a male nurse, if you didn’t know that already). Devon is offering his advice about a question I get asked ALL the time...

Today, you’ll be hearing from Nurse Denetra Hampton, founder of the Nursing Education and Study Center. Denetra will be on the show to reveal where you will find some of the most important information in your textbook...even though most nursing students will completely overlook this. All links and resources I mention in this episode can be found on the show notes page: www. YourNursingTutor.com/ep...

Today, I want to help you continue living your life even during nursing school, while still maximizing your useful study time. On today’s episode, I have guest Nurse Esther Beyderman, the author of “Nursing Audio NCLEX-RN Review Series”. Nurse Esther will be telling you her absolute best hack for how to maximize your study time ... especially when you spend a lot of time “on-the-go” while commutin...

Today, I want to help you feel more confident while in nursing school . On today’s episode, Nurse Laura of Nurse It Like You Mean It will be joining me. Nurse Laura is going to share her best strategy for self-evaluating HOW you’re doing in nursing school , and particularly in clinicals, so that you don’t have to suffer with a lack of confidence . All links and resources I mention in this episode...

Today, I want to help you with your time management while in nursing school . Today you’ll be hearing from Nurse Erica Rodriguez, a new grad Labor & Delivery nurse and the founder of “Nursing Student Support Group” on Facebook, which has over THIRTY thousand members. Nurse Erica will be sharing her number 1 habit that you should be doing NOW, as a new student, to keep your overwhelm to a minim...

Today, I want to help you feel more confident AND make it easier to advocate for your patients while you’re still a nursing student. On today’s episode, Nurse Janine Kelbach, a veteran Labor & Delivery nurse and owner of Savvy Nurse Writer, is sharing the BIGGEST secret that helped her succeed in nursing school, even with the additional challenge of having a baby during nursing school. All lin...