Category Archives: Nursing Education

Start the New Year with a Clean Slate

Happy New Year! The celebration of a New Year marks a natural transition in everyone’s life — we leave one year behind to start another.   So that’s kind of fun, right? I mean, it gives you an opportunity to begin again. There do not seem to be many times in

What is a Theoretical Framework?

This Podcast and post define the difference between theoretical frameworks and conceptual models, define conceptual and operational definitions, and introduces the nursing metaparadigm concepts. Examples of these concepts are included. Access the Podcast Player by clicking on the Play icon! Updated December 8, 2023.   **This document contains some affiliate links.

Tips for Mental Health Wellness: Personal and Interpersonal Strategies

Guest Author: I’m pleased to welcome Sharleen Lucas, RN, WEMT, OEC as a guest author to the Nursing Education Expert blog. Sharleen is an acute care nurse who now spends her time as a freelance health content writer. She is the creator of RNextdoor.com. For more on Sharleen, scroll to

Tips for Mental Health Wellness: Intrapersonal Strategies

Guest Author: I’m pleased to welcome Sharleen Lucas, RN, WEMT, OEC as a guest author to the Nursing Education Expert blog. Sharleen is an acute care nurse who now spends her time as a freelance health content writer. She is the creator of RNextdoor.com. For more on Sharleen, scroll to

Five Tips for Success in Your Undergraduate Nursing Program

This post provides general tips to help you be successful in your undergraduate nursing program. These tips will work regardless of the type of undergraduate nursing program you are enrolled in or the format of your classes (e.g., online, traditional classroom, or for your clinical rotation). This post was proofread

COVID-19 Resources for Nurses and Nursing Students

This post provides information about COVID-19 resources of interest to nurses and nursing students. While the information is geared toward the nursing profession, it will also be valuable for non-nurses reading this post!  This post was proofread by Grammarly**  **This document contains some affiliate links. See the end of the post

Nursing Leaders Call for Flexibility for Graduating Nursing Students

    Students, with the mandatory and voluntary social distancing measures taken to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many of you have had your clinical rotations limited or stopped completely. This is a press release requesting nursing schools and nursing programs to consider alternative and innovative solutions for

NCLEX Update: Limited Test Centers to Open

Students, this is a press release from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) that I just got that will interest those of you wanting to schedule your NCLEX exam.  for Immediate Release March 23, 2020 NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations testing will resume on a limited basis at

Good Habits Can Make You Happier and More Successful

Getting ready for (or being in) school is a great time to talk about productivity and strategies for forming better work habits so that you can stay focused and get things done. One of the secrets of succeeding in nursing school is forming good habits around personal routines and work

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