FAQs & Nursing School Chronicles

As a nursing student, I’ve learned that we share the same questions, worries, and fears about nursing school. While some of this advice comes from my own classes, a few of these insights and resources are general for all nursing students. Here’s a mix of practical FAQs and insights from my experience, because nursing school is a wild ride, and we’re all in this together! 🩺✨

⚠️Disclaimer⚠️ 

This page is under construction, details soon to come! I will provide brief reviews from my personal experience, including tips and resources (as soon as my toddler allows me to sit at my desk 😂). 

Tips & Resources

Resources

AFE & DFC (Clinicals)

VCBC

Concept Maps

Shadow Health/ Sherpath/ Sims Chart/ OMS

BSN Class Review

206: Foundation of Nursing Fundamentals

215: Pharmacology I *

225: Concepts of Nursing – Health Promotion *

235: Nursing Communication and Informatics

246: Concepts of Nursing I (Health Assessment) *

266: Concepts of Nursing II (Med-Surg) *

315: Pharmacology II *

325: Population-Based Chronic Illness and Health Promotion

335: Concepts of Professionalism, Management, and Leadership

355: Capstone Proposal

My personal review coming in the Spring Semester 2025 ;)

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346: Concepts of Nursing III (OB)

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375: Advanced Issues in Cognition

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366: Concepts of Nursing IV (Advanced Med-Surg) *

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425: Gerontological Nursing

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435: Scholarship and Evidenced-Based Practice in Nursing

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395: Entry into Professional Nursing Practice

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445: Concepts of Nursing in the Complex Patient

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465: Decision-Makingin Nursing

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485: Capstone Leadership

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General Education

ENG 120: English Composition I

ENG 311: Professional and Academic Writing

HUM 301: Applied Ethics

SCI 131:I ntroduction to Nutrition

SCI 215: Microbiology

SCI 220: Human Anatomy

SCI 221: Human Physiology

SCI 225: Pathophysiology

PSY 201: Introduction to Psychology

PSY 300: Human Development

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