Nursing School Week by Week
Welcome to your go-to spot for all things nursing school! 📚✨ Join Nurse Melanie each week as she shares real-life tips, tricks, and advice to help you succeed – from acing your classes to landing your first nursing job. Whether you're just starting out or gearing up for graduation, we've got you covered every step of the way. Let’s make nursing school a little less stressful, together!
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April 3, 2025
Head-to-Toe Physical Assessment: Listen & Learn! [Rewind]
Master the Head-to-Toe Nursing Assessment: Step-by-Step Audio Guide for Students and New Nurses
In this high-yield episode of Nursing School Week by Week, I'm walking you through a complete head-to-toe physical assessment—perfect for nursing students, clinical check-offs, and new nurses looking …
March 28, 2025
Mastering Bedside Shift Report: A Nursing Student’s Guide to ISBAR
In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, Nurse Melanie walks you through the essential skill of mastering bedside shift reports using the ISBAR method. If you're a nursing student feeling anxious about giving shift reports, this episode is for you! The ISBAR method—Identify, Situation, Backg…
March 20, 2025
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Nursing School Study Schedule: The Exact Formula for Straight A’s
Struggling to balance nursing school, work, and life? In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, I break down the ultimate nursing school study schedule—the exact system I used to get straight A’s while juggling clinicals, ex…
March 13, 2025
Electrolytes Made Simple (Part 3): Calcium, Magnesium & Life-Threatening Imbalances Explained
In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, we dive into calcium and magnesium imbalances, breaking down what every nursing student needs to know about hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia, hypermagnesemia, and hypomagnesemia.
You’ll learn:
✅ The critical roles of calcium and magnesium in muscle con…
March 7, 2025
Potassium: The Heart’s MVP – Essential Electrolyte for Nursing Students | Episode 2 of Electrolytes 101
Even a slight change outside the normal potassium range of 3.5 to 5 can lead to serious symptoms. So, as nurses, we need to stay vigilant about monitoring for any potassium imbalances to ensure patient safety and health.
March 1, 2025
Electrolytes Made Easy: Hyponatremia & Hypernatremia Explained for Nursing Students
Electrolytes 101 – How to Spot Life-Threatening Imbalances
Electrolytes aren’t just numbers on a lab report—they can be the difference between life and death. In this episode of Nursing School Week by Week, we’re breaking down sodium imbalances in a way that actually makes sense.
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