Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX

All nursing schools teach you the five rights of medication administration as a key component in keeping your patients safe, but if you want to take it further to understand all the factors that go into giving medication safely, this episode is for you.

In this podcast episode, I’ll talk you through the five rights of medication administration, and then keep going with six more that will take your critical thinking skills to the next level.

Medication rules are AWESOME because they're designed to keep both you and your patient safe, and I absolutely want that for you. So hit play and bulletproof your medication administration!

Snag a copy of these to keep in your clinical binder here.

You can read the article "Bulletproof Medication Administration" ⁠here⁠.

Now that you've got a foolproof system for your medication administration, why not take it a step further and build one for approaching nursing school as a whole. I get you started by walking you through the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones in my free ⁠Nursing School Survival Blueprint⁠. Nursing school gets easier when you have a system.

👉 Download the Blueprint

This is a throwback to episode 76 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.

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It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from a recent episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned.

These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students.

If you need a brush-up on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode #500: Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System - Your Secret Weapon for Pharm.

🧠 Ready to quiz yourself? Hit play and let's dive in!

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In this episode, I break down the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in a way that goes way beyond the vocabulary test version. You'll learn:

- what triggers each system

- which neurotransmitters and receptors are involved

- what happens to each major body system when one is dominant,

- how understanding this makes drug mechanisms predictable instead of mysterious.

By the end, you'll be able to look at medications like atropine, epinephrine, metoprolol, and albuterol and understand exactly why they do what they do, including the side effects.

If pharmacology has felt like a wall of memorization up until now, this episode is the key that changes that.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Nursing School Survival Blueprint - It's free & it walks you through how to study with intention, how to reduce cognitive load in real study sessions, and how to build the kind of understanding that actually shows up on your exams and in clinical.

#485: Why Nursing School Feels Overwhelming - Learn how cognitive load theory explains why you struggle to retain information no matter how much you study — and the five-step approach that helps nursing students study smarter, not longer.

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You might be wondering, what in the world is JVD? It's another of those terms that nursing students hear all the time and plan to look up later. First, JVD stands for jugular venous distention. Second, hit play and I'll tell you all about JVD and why you should never stop noticing it.

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⁠Nursing School Survival Blueprint⁠ - Feeling overwhelmed or unsure how to approach nursing school? Download this free Blueprint to understand exactly what's working against you — and what to do instead.

Straight A Nursing Study Resources⁠⁠ - ⁠Check out everything Straight A Nursing has to offer, including free resources and online courses to help you succeed!

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It's a great day to review the differences between STEMI & NSTEMI! In this episode, we'll review:

The key differences between STEMI and NSTEMI

How to recognize a STEMI on the ECG

What “contiguous leads” actually means

Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction

Tests utilize to diagnose and evaluate an MI

How STEMI and NSTEMI are treated

Feeling overwhelmed or unsure how to approach nursing school? Listening to my podcast is a great start. The next step? My free Nursing School Survival Blueprint. I designed this Blueprint to help you understand exactly what's working against you in nursing school — and what to do instead.👉 Download the Blueprint

You can read the article "Stemi vs NSTEMI" and view references ⁠here⁠.

This is a throwback to episode 309 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.

💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode!

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The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices