Let’s do something fun! Everyone and their uncle by now has most likely caught an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. For us healthcare workers, very few TV shows capture the realism that actually portrays medical units. So for funsies, I decided to rewatch the first season of Grey’s to compare it to my nursing experience. Now I know what you’re thinking, Taran, how can a show about doctors give you an idea about nursing? Answer, it doesn’t, because I have never seen a doctor do as much as they do on TV. Also, since I have recently switched to a surgical specialty I have a little more skin in the game.…

One year as a nurse! By the time this article is published however, it has been more than a year and a half, oops! In the past year I’ve learned about the difficulties of what it takes to be a critical care nurse and managing graduate school. There has also been a new addition to the family, a German Shepherd puppy. To say that it hasn’t been a busy year is an understatement. Something I’m sure every new nurse has felt is nursing is a tough field to work in. While there are different specialties, those working in hospitals or similar facilities know the feeling of long hours and tough…

I was a part of some of the first group of students to take the Next Generation NCLEX in 2024 and thought it might be helpful to share what worked for me to pass the exam on my first attempt. This exam naturally brings a lot of stress and anxiety to nursing students because it’s the thing we spent the past two to four years training to take to make sure we’re competent enough to practice medicine. Here are a few things I hope you might find helpful in preparing for the exam. The Purpose of The NCLEX Exam Like I mentioned before, the NCLEX is a national competency exam…