Nursing school,
made easier.

01 Starting the exam: head, face, neck and chest → 02 Peripherals, spine, extremities and abdomen →

01 The five rules that decide whether your answer counts → 02 Abbreviations you have to read at speed → 03 Conversions, and which way the decimal moves → 04 The formula method: D over H times V → 05 IV flow rates: mL per hour and drops per minute → 06 Ten practice questions, worked four steps at a time → 07 The four-step template for any dosage question →

01 The lab value cheat sheet → 02 Memory tricks for the values you keep forgetting →

01 Function of electrolytes in the body → 02 Sodium (Na+) imbalance → 03 Potassium (K+) imbalance → 04 Calcium (Ca+) imbalance → 05 Magnesium (Mg) imbalance → 06 Phosphorus (P) imbalance → 07 Chloride (Cl) imbalance → 08 Read the panel, name the imbalance → 09 Electrolyte knowledge check →

01 How to approach Fundamentals → 02 Documentation and the nursing process → 03 Vital signs and what falls outside normal → 04 Maslow's hierarchy, and how to spot a priority question → 05 The ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation → 06 Ethical principles and HIPAA → 07 Informed consent and advance directives → 08 Delegation and scope of practice → 09 The chain of infection and the stages that follow → 10 Transmission-based precautions → 11 Oxygen delivery systems → 12 Blood types and compatibility → 13 Blood transfusions → 14 Colloids vs crystalloids → 15 IV therapy basics: where fluid lives and how it moves → 16 Types of IV solution: isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic → 17 IV therapy complications → 18 Hypovolemia vs hypervolemia → 19 Parenteral administration → 20 Enteral and other routes of administration → 21 Integumentary overview: skin colour, edema, lesions and drainage → 22 Pressure injuries: staging → 23 Pressure injuries: prevention and care →

01 How to approach Mental Health → 02 Neurotransmitters and what happens at each extreme → 03 Therapeutic communication → 04 Bipolar disorder → 05 Anorexia nervosa → 06 Bulimia nervosa → 07 Binge eating disorder → 08 Eating disorders: the side-by-side glance → 09 Schizophrenia spectrum disorder → 10 Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) → 11 Conversion disorder → 12 Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) → 13 Types of depression → 14 Anxiety disorders → 15 Phobias → 16 Personality disorders → 17 Mental health therapies →

01 How to approach Mother Baby → 02 GTPAL → 03 Pregnancy duration & Naegele's rule → 04 Pregnancy signs & symptoms → 05 Pregnancy physiology 1: skin, bones, kidneys, blood → 06 Pregnancy physiology 2: hormones, heart, lungs, gut → 07 What to avoid during pregnancy → 08 Maternal nutrition → 09 Tests during pregnancy → 10 Amniocentesis vs chorionic villus sampling → 11 Rh incompatibility during pregnancy → 12 Hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy) → 13 The placenta: abruption, previa and abnormal implantation → 14 Preeclampsia → 15 True vs false labor → 16 Stages of labor → 17 Electronic fetal monitoring → 18 Accelerations & variability → 19 Fetal heart tone decelerations → 20 Assessment of uterine contractions → 21 The 5 Ps: Passenger → 22 The 5 Ps: Passageway & Position → 23 The 5 Ps: Powers & Psychology → 24 Newborn assessment → 25 Post-delivery newborn medications & heelstick → 26 Hyperbilirubinemia → 27 Newborn reflexes & types of heat loss → 28 Postpartum assessment: BUBBLES → 29 Postpartum hemorrhage → 30 Breastmilk vs formula → 31 Postpartum infections →

01 How to approach Pediatrics → 02 Stages of play & milestone categories → 03 Milestones: 1 to 9 months → 04 Milestones: 10 months to 4 years → 05 Pediatric vaccine schedule → 06 Pediatric CPR & vital signs → 07 Kohlberg's theory of moral development → 08 Piaget's stages of cognitive development → 09 Pediatric anatomy 1: airway, heart, gut, skin → 10 Pediatric anatomy 2: bones, ears, brain, immunity → 11 Fever management → 12 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) → 13 Epiglottitis → 14 RSV — bronchiolitis → 15 Scarlet fever → 16 Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) → 17 Cystic fibrosis → 18 Developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH) → 19 Neural tube defects → 20 Reye's syndrome → 21 Pediatric skin conditions 1 → 22 Pediatric skin conditions 2 → 23 The three shunts of fetal circulation → 24 Fetal circulation in utero → 25 ASD vs. VSD → 26 Tetralogy of Fallot → 27 Coarctation of the aorta → 28 Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) → 29 Intussusception → 30 Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis → 31 Cleft lip & palate → 32 Pediatric GI conditions — three side by side → 33 Pediatric GI conditions — Hirschsprung's, imperforate anus, Meckel's → 34 Celiac disease & lactose intolerance → 35 Abnormal spinal curvatures → 36 Quick overview of pediatric infectious diseases →

01 How to approach Med-Surg class → 02 Lab values related to the kidneys → 03 Kidney overview → 04 Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) → 05 Nephrotic syndrome → 06 Acute kidney injury (AKI) → 07 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) → 08 Types of dialysis: hemodialysis → 09 Types of dialysis: peritoneal dialysis → 10 Dialysis quick comparison → 11 Urinary tract infection (UTI) → 12 Renal calculi → 13 Lab values related to the cardiac system → 14 Cardiac overview → 15 Blood flow through the heart → 16 Electrical conduction of the heart → 17 Auscultating heart sounds → 18 Congestive heart failure (CHF) — diagnosis & management → 19 CHF — left-sided vs. right-sided → 20 Coronary artery disease (CAD) → 21 Angina pectoris → 22 Myocardial infarction (MI) → 23 Cardiac biomarkers → 24 Angina vs. myocardial infarction → 25 Peripheral vascular disease — venous vs. arterial → 26 Peripheral vascular disease — fill in the chart → 27 Hypertension (HTN) → 28 EKG waveforms → 29 Steps to interpreting EKGs → 30 Normal sinus rhythm, sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia → 31 Ventricular tachycardia (VT) → 32 Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) → 33 Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) & asystole → 34 Atrial flutter & ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) → 35 Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) → 36 Cardioversion vs. defibrillation → 37 Lab values related to the endocrine system → 38 Endocrine system overview → 39 Endocrine hormones — what each one does → 40 Negative vs. positive feedback loop → 41 Renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) → 42 Diabetes: type 1 & type 2 → 43 Diabetes: sick day management & diagnostic criteria → 44 Diabetes: complications & foot care → 45 Hyperglycemia vs. hypoglycemia → 46 DKA vs. HHNS → 47 Cushing's syndrome vs. Addison's disease → 48 Hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism → 49 Hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism — signs & symptoms → 50 Hyperparathyroidism vs. hypoparathyroidism → 51 SIADH vs. DI → 52 Endocrine disorder emergencies → 53 Lab values related to the respiratory system → 54 Auscultating lung sounds → 55 Upper respiratory tract disorders → 56 Hemothorax, pleural effusion, pneumothorax & tension pneumothorax → 57 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) → 58 COPD — nursing considerations & patient education → 59 Pneumonia → 60 Asthma → 61 Chest tubes → 62 Mechanical ventilation → 63 Lab values related to the hematological system → 64 Iron deficiency anemia → 65 Thrombocytopenia → 66 Sickle cell anemia → 67 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) → 68 Lab values related to the gastrointestinal system → 69 Gastrointestinal system overview → 70 Acute vs. chronic pancreatitis → 71 Ulcerative colitis vs. Crohn's disease → 72 Types of hepatitis → 73 Cirrhosis → 74 Neurological assessments → 75 Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) — stroke → 76 Stroke — signs, symptoms & complications → 77 Stroke — nursing considerations → 78 Seizures → 79 Seizure precautions → 80 Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) → 81 Cranial nerves → 82 Cranial nerves — fill in the blanks → 83 Burns → 84 Phases of burn management → 85 Fluid resuscitation for burns → 86 Shock — hypovolemic & cardiogenic → 87 Distributive shock — septic & neurogenic → 88 Distributive shock — anaphylactic → 89 ABGs — the four components and how to read them → 90 ABG practice question — worked two ways → 91 Respiratory acidosis vs. respiratory alkalosis → 92 Metabolic acidosis vs. metabolic alkalosis → 93 Fractures & compartment syndrome → 94 Gout → 95 Osteoporosis → 96 Osteoarthritis (OA) vs. rheumatoid arthritis (RA) →

01 Tips for pharmacology class → 02 Drug names, suffixes & prefixes → 03 Pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic & pharmacodynamic phases → 04 Pharmacokinetics — ADME → 05 Half-life & therapeutic index (TI) → 06 Medication safety → 07 Herbal therapy & supplementation → 08 Suffixes & prefixes 1 — anti-infectives, anesthetics & antidepressants → 09 Suffixes & prefixes 2 — analgesics, respiratory, GI & antidiabetics → 10 Suffixes & prefixes 3 — cardiac & miscellaneous → 11 Common therapeutic levels & antidotes → 12 Antihypertensive medications — overview → 13 ACE inhibitors — and how they differ from ARBs → 14 Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists → 15 Beta-adrenergic blockers (beta blockers) → 16 Calcium channel blockers → 17 Heparin vs. warfarin → 18 Anticoagulants — bleeding precautions & monitoring → 19 HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) → 20 Bile acid resins → 21 Nitrates → 22 Antacids → 23 Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) → 24 Histamine (H2) receptor antagonists → 25 Lactulose (Cholac) → 26 Metoclopramide (Reglan) → 27 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) → 28 Aspirin (Bayer Aspirin) → 29 Acetaminophen (Tylenol) → 30 Opioids → 31 Quick comparison — NSAIDs, aspirin, acetaminophen & opioids → 32 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) → 33 SNRIs & DNRIs → 34 Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) → 35 Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) → 36 Quick comparison of antidepressants → 37 First-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) → 38 Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) → 39 Quick comparison of FGAs & SGAs → 40 Benzodiazepines → 41 Lithium → 42 Drugs given during labor → 43 Antibiotics overview → 44 Antibiotics — static or cidal, and culture & sensitivity → 45 Sulfonamides & fluoroquinolones → 46 Tetracyclines & aminoglycosides → 47 Penicillin & cephalosporins → 48 Vancomycin → 49 Macrolides → 50 Nystatin → 51 Diuretics: overview → 52 Loop & thiazide diuretics → 53 Potassium-sparing & osmotic diuretics → 54 Corticosteroids → 55 Corticosteroids — the nine Ss → 56 Bronchodilators (SABAs & LABAs) → 57 Insulin — administration & sliding scale → 58 Insulin types → 59 Antithyroid drugs → 60 Levothyroxine → 61 Allopurinol vs. colchicine → 62 Bisphosphonates vs. calcitonin-salmon →