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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

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Resilience: Adapt, Tolerate, Rebuild, and Improve!

The Lexico Dictionary defines resilient as being “able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.” I know this is a crazy time – the COVID-19 pandemic is something that none of us have seen in our lifetime. The uncertainty about when and how we will get back to something

80% BSN by 2020: Why Aren’t We There Yet?

Guest Author: I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Oescher as a guest author to the Nursing Education Expert blog. Jeff is a medical writer for Vohra Wound Physicians, a national wound care physician group. For more on Jeff, scroll to the bottom of the post. This post was proofread by Grammarly.**  **This

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

How to Answer Questions You Will Get Asked about COVID-19

As nursing students or practicing nurses, you will get asked for information and your personal opinions about how to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what to say. Original post published March 16, 2020; Last Updated December 10, 2020.  Note: The information below was correct at the time this

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

Giving Thanks for Good Habits

Thanks to my subscribers and those of you who have shared this website with your friends and colleagues! I’m working very hard to provide you with content that will help you in your personal and professional lives. I hope you celebrate all the things that make you happy and thankful

Tips for Getting the Most out of the APA Publication Manual

In my nursing programs, all formal papers had to be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guidelines. So I learned APA style, as required. I really learned it.  Other than revisions for a new edition, once I learned APA, I didn’t have to learn it again — I

What’s New in the 7th Edition of the APA Manual?

It’s here! With a 2020 copyright date, and after almost 10 years, the new Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (AKA the APA Manual) is here! This post tells you what’s new in the 7th edition and how to navigate the vast amount of information contained within.  Remember that as

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