by NurseHive | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog
Study. That’s the only way to pass the NCLEX on your first try. Ha . . . ha. Yeah I know, you were hoping for some secret knowledge, some super-clever study hack where your brain just turns into a giant sponge soaking up lab values, procedures, pharm info, and medical...
by NurseHive | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog
You may have heard about how hard the NCLEX exam is. But how difficult is it really? Nursing school isn’t easy – the tons of information you have to learn and all the note-taking, quizzes, exams, and clinical. After all that, you should be a pro at test-taking,...
by NurseHive | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
When preparing for the dreaded NCLEX exam, every nursing student is looking for the magic hacks, tips, or tricks to help them crush it. And there’s a lot of them out there. A lot. It’s no big surprise. The NCLEX exam is the final test of all those long years studying...
by NurseHive | Nov 10, 2020 | Health
There are quite a few ways a patient can be positioned for lots of different reasons – but there are 5 positions that are the most common. These 5 positions cover everything from the patient at rest to prepping for neurosurgery. We’re going to give you a quick...
by NurseHive | Nov 10, 2020 | Health
Although often overlooked, the importance of proper patient positioning shouldn’t be ignored. Patient positioning is vital for three main reasons: Access and exposure to a patient’s body Preventing injury to the patient Maintaining the patient’s dignity While those...
by NurseHive | Nov 9, 2020 | Health
Getting patients situated in the proper position is a key responsibility of nurses. Whether it’s getting a patient more comfortable, collecting samples, or prepping for surgery, nothing can be done if the patient isn’t in the correct position. But proper patient...
by NurseHive | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
Within a 4 mmHg range – That’s how accurate aneroid sphygmomanometers are. Maybe you were expecting a big build up until the answer to the question, but there it is. Now, read on if you’d like a quick explanation of what that number means. We’ll also hit a...
by NurseHive | Nov 9, 2020 | Reviews
Both aneroid and mercury sphygmomanometers are used by nurses, doctors, EMTs, and regular people everywhere – so which is better? That’s a break room or casual conversation argument that would probably only come up between nurses or healthcare professionals....
by NurseHive | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
If you’ve been looking at online NCLEX prep courses but are still on the fence as to whether or not you should sign up – read on. This isn’t a top 10 list of the best NCLEX prep courses – what this is for is to help you make that decision on whether or not...
by NurseHive | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
Looking for some killer studying strategies to help you pass the NCLEX the first time? Of course, you are, that’s why you clicked on this article. Well, you can see in the title of this blog that we’re offering you 5 studying strategies, but there are a ton of them...
