Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX

In this episode, I break down the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in a way that goes way beyond the vocabulary test version. You'll learn:

- what triggers each system

- which neurotransmitters and receptors are involved

- what happens to each major body system when one is dominant,

- how understanding this makes drug mechanisms predictable instead of mysterious.

By the end, you'll be able to look at medications like atropine, epinephrine, metoprolol, and albuterol and understand exactly why they do what they do, including the side effects.

If pharmacology has felt like a wall of memorization up until now, this episode is the key that changes that.

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You might be wondering, what in the world is JVD? It's another of those terms that nursing students hear all the time and plan to look up later. First, JVD stands for jugular venous distention. Second, hit play and I'll tell you all about JVD and why you should never stop noticing it.

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It's a great day to review the differences between STEMI & NSTEMI! In this episode, we'll review:

The key differences between STEMI and NSTEMI

How to recognize a STEMI on the ECG

What “contiguous leads” actually means

Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction

Tests utilize to diagnose and evaluate an MI

How STEMI and NSTEMI are treated

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You can read the article "Stemi vs NSTEMI" and view references ⁠here⁠.

This is a throwback to episode 309 of the Straight A Nursing School Podcast, where nursing school help is at your fingertips with hundreds of episodes covering your journey from taking the TEAS through passing NCLEX and having success as a new-grad nurse.

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Acute confusion is often one of the first signs something is wrong. The sooner you identify the cause, the sooner your patient can get the treatment they need. Hit play to review 3 common causes to keep an eye out for.

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Most nursing students spend months anxiously waiting for school to start. Then day one arrives and they're completely reactive, overwhelmed, behind, and wondering why nobody told them what to expect. This, my friend, is a quick path to nursing school burnout and I definitely don’t want that for you!

If you're starting nursing school soon (or you've just started and you're already feeling the pressure), this episode is for you. Hit play on this one and I’ll share practical things you can do right now, before the chaos hits, to set yourself up for the entire semester ahead.

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