The Prudent RN Student: Recent Episodes
Monica Ruff, RN, MSN-Ed
Welcome to The Prudent RN Student Podcast - a podcast about all things related to nursing school students and new nurse graduates. This podcast covers topics from nursing content to skills to survive as a student, however we hope it will also serve as a source for new nurses in the field. If you are a struggling nursing student or new nurse, this podcast will help break down more complex topics into more manageable segments that you can understand and remember. Nursing school is stressful and the topics are geared exactly for the nursing student. We hope to inspire, educate and empower you in your nursing practice so you may be the best version of you as a nurse in the future. For related content to this podcast check out my blog at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2029017or website at www.ThePrudentRNStudent.com
Nursing school exams are unlike any other college exam or course that you will take in your academic career. People who have not been through nursing school do not fully understand how nursing school works and how difficult it can be. You need to know the best way to prepare for your success of those exams before you begin to study. Just like everything else in nursing, you need a fool-proof plan.
Most nursing students when going to clinicals for the first time or even after they have been several times are still not completely sure of how and what they are expected to perform. This episode will break down all the possible parts of a typical clinical day and explain what your instructors are looking for and give you ideas on how you can succeed and meet the challenges put in front of you. Don’t miss these helpful tips and be sure to listen before attending any clinical rotations.
Sometimes while in nursing school you become so overwhelmed that it is hard to focus. You can easily become derailed from your goals by trying to do too much and not being organized or having a plan. In this episode I will talk about some ways that you can create a laser focus for yourself and take steps that will keep your end goals or the end result at the forefront of your mind. This is one tool that your success depends on in nursing school and in life.
You are a unique learner and all learners are made very differently. In this episode we will discuss the importance of discovering your learning style and what that means to you while in nursing school. I will discuss how to personalize your learning experience so you can learn with your style in mind to succeed. We wil talk about how you can maximize your learning potential and help you achieve your goals to success. Understanding your learning style will help you better understand how you study and take information in. Knowing your personal learning style will give you self confidence and a plan to give you insight to your personal strengths and weaknesses. You will as a result be able to enjoy learning with a better understanding of how your brain works.
It is important as a student to successfully plan your time. In this episode we will discuss in great detail how to break down the areas of your day in time segments. By breaking down your day in segments, you will learn more about your day and decide if you have time to hang out with your friends each day or if you need to say “no” to some activities so you can get in some much needed study time. Whatever you decide, you will want to make sure you schedule all of your time and be a prudent student as time not scheduled can easily turn into wasted time. This episode will be an eye opening discovery to time management.
We all want to be successful but what does that look like and how do we gain the tools we need to reach success. In this broadcast you will learn about 12 characteristics that successful people have that you can model to become your best self.
Nursing school is stressful and without the right tools to succeed students have a hard time figuring out how to organize the chaos. It doesn’t have to be chaos once you learn how and come up with an effective plan but organization is a skill that not all students automatically have. This episode will break down the parts of nursing school that you need to organize and give examples of some ways to create a plan to organize your nursing school life.