I Failed Out With One Semester Left | What Happens Now & How to Decide What's Next

We can help if you decide to return or need help making the decision.  Visit us at https://NURSING.com
 
You were so close. One semester l...

My Preceptor Calls Me Stupid Every Clinical

VISIT NURSING.com for help with communication with preceptors: https://nursing.com
 
Being called stupid by your preceptor isn't "tough lo...

The Discrimination That's Ignored In Nursing

A Black student mistaken for housekeeping. A disabled student told to "reconsider her career choice." A trans student deliberately misgendered daily....

When Your Nursing Instructor Wants You to Fail

Get help at: https://nursing.com
Episode 3: When Your Instructor Wants You to Fail
You're prepared. You know your meds. You practice your...

The Nursing Brain Sheet That Actually Works (PLUS FREE DOWNLOAD)

The Nursing Brain Sheet That Actually Works (PLUS FREE DOWNLOAD)
GET YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD AT: https://nursing.com/cheat-sheet
It's 10am on y...

How to Survive an Nursing Abusive Preceptor

You're doing everything right in clinical, but your preceptor is setting you up to fail. They humiliate you in front of patients, refuse to let you pr...

Pressure Ulcers Nursing Care Plan

View the full lesson here: https://academy.nursing.com/lesson/nursing-care-plan-ncp-for-pressure-ulcer-decubitus-ulcer-pressure-injury/?quiz-view=ope...

Encephalopathy Nursing Care Plan

Find the full lesson here: https://academy.nursing.com/lesson/nursing-care-plan-ncp-for-encephalopathy/
 
This here is the nursing care p...

be YOUR best self (not this)

I was so wrong . . . let me explain. I first created this shirt back in 2019 - at the time I was focused on the word "BEST". As in, "Be Your BEST Self...

Abdominal Pain Nursing Care Plan

Find the full lesson here: https://academy.nursing.com/lesson/nursing-care-plan-ncp-for-abdominal-pain/
 
First, we're going to collect o...

i cried as they mourned their loss

Working as a nurse in the ICU, I cared for many patients who are burned into my mind and heart forever.
 
One of those patients was a youn...

"i don't know . . ."

Them: "How can we help?"
 
Me: "I don't know . . ."
 
The hardest part is I honestly don't know what will help. [many of you k...

sound familiar?

I've been where you are.
 
During my first semester of nursing school, I walked into a room of 25 students who would be my cohort. As I sc...

4 words saved her life

The power of four simple words - "You CAN do this" - transformed one nursing student's life from the depths of despair to professional success. This r...

Finally Master Nursing Pharm (plus silly song)

I still remember the night before my first pharmacology exam.

3 AM. Energy drinks scattered across my desk. Hundreds of flashcards in d...

"My Nursing Preceptor Is Awful!" 😢 (How to Survive, Learn, and Come Out Stronger as a Nursing Student or New Grad)

Struggling to stay on track in nursing school or NCLEX prep?
This is the plan 300,000+ students have used to pass — with daily structure, Flash...

7 Lies Nursing School is Drilling Into You

Struggling to stay on track in nursing school or NCLEX prep?
This is the plan 300,000+ students have used to pass — with daily structure, Flash...

They Say People Like Me Shouldn’t Be Nurses (Can You Be A Nurse With A Learning Difference?)

Struggling to stay on track in nursing school or NCLEX prep?
This is the plan 300,000+ students have used to pass — with daily structure, Flash...

Why Most Nursing Students Are Terrified of Pharmacology (And How a Pair of SOCKs Changed Everything)

Struggling to stay on track in nursing school or NCLEX prep?
This is the plan 300,000+ students have used to pass — with daily structure, Flash...

Why Do I Feel Like I'm the Dumbest Person in My Nursing Class?

Struggling to stay on track in nursing school or NCLEX prep?
This is the plan 300,000+ students have used to pass — with daily structure, Flash...

Is Nursing Even Worth It Anymore? (I Quit 10 Weeks Before Graduation . . . It Was The BEST Decision I Ever Made)

Is nursing still worth it, or is burnout making it impossible to stay in the profession? In this episode, Jon Haws, RN, gets real about the struggles...

End The Nursing Shortage (My Journey Part VII)

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my unexpected path—from stepping up as a charge nurse to creating a community of thousands of nursing...

"You're Going to be Charge" (My Journey Part VI)

In today's episode, I'm taking you through a pivotal part of my nursing journey—from my early days in the Neuro ICU to precepting students, becoming a...

I Will Always Remember You (My Journey Part V)

Welcome to The Nursing Podcast, where we dive deep into the real-life experiences of being a nurse. I'm Jon Haws, RN, founder of Nursing.com, and toda...

Sleeping on a Dumpster Mattress (My Journey Part IV)

Oh man . . . it's hard to believe that about 14 years ago I was sleeping on a mattress I'd found in the dumpster - not even sure if nursing school wou...

I Quit Nursing School (My Journey Part III)

Caveat: some people (nurses) might not agree AT ALL with what I say here . . . oh well!  I want to share how it is to give confidence to those struggl...

3 Surgeries and Professor from H*** (My Journey Part II)

For some FREE resources to help you through nursing school visit www.nursing.com 
My name's Jon Haws, RN, founder of Nursing.com.  Today we're g...

3 Moves & a Baby (My Journey Part I)

When I think back 14ish years, it is hard to believe just how far this nursing journey has taken me.  Sometimes it's helpful to think back to the begi...

Look To Your Right . . . Now Look To Your Left . . .

Nursing school is hard enough without the fear tactics.  And the truth is, there are so many ways that people learn.  Instead of saying "One of you wo...

Stop Wishing For a Better Past (oh, and happy 5 year anniversary)

The past is prologue - there comes a time when we have to stop wishing for a better past.  It took me 5 years to accept the past as a way to move forw...

3 crucial survival tips for nursing school (and your first year as a nurse)

I literally wrote the book on surviving your first year as a nurse (The New Nurse Survival Guide) and today I wanted to share 3 tips from that book th...

THIS is what I would tell you to start doing today [take NCLEX questions every day]

If I could encourage you to start doing ONE thing today while you're in nursing school - it would be this. 
 
To join the NURSING.com Insi...

Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

What I Wish I Knew: Potassium-K Lab Value Levels
 
What do bananas, avocados, and kale all have in common?
Potassium!
For more...

Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation | How I Learned ABGs

This patient's lungs were so bad, gas exchange had to take place outside of his body... Learning to read ABGs, and understanding what to do with that...

What I Wish I Knew | My Patient With Distributive Shock

This week I opened up some old nursing school notes, and I started remembering how hard nursing school really was!  
I remember, in particular,...

What I Wish I Knew | Coronary Artery Disease CAD for Nurses

Hey man, so uh, just letting you know that I'm at the hospital being admitted. I'm having a heart attack, so I probably won't be in tomorrow."

What I Wish I Knew | My Patient with Heart Failure (CHF)

What I Wish I Knew | My Patient With Angina

When my patient's son said he wasn't feeling right, it would have been easy to assume it was because of the stress he was under. 
He was visitin...

Voices For The Voiceless | What It Means To Become An ICU Nurse

ICU Nurses- Voices for the Voiceless For more on cardiac care to help you in nursing school visit 
NURSING.com/heart
Roughly 1 out of ever...

Keeping Up With The Carditises- Heart Inflammation

For more Carditis and the heart just visit NURSING.com/heart.  
Did you know that the average human heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping 2,0...