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• Pep talks and test-taking/studying tips
• Cool Chicken hints
• 18 dedicated reference pages of frequently-used nursing information across 10 subjects
• 7" x 10" dimensions
• Lay-flat wire binding
• Page count: 196
• Scratch-resistant cover, silver corner protectors, blue elastic band for closure

2023-2024 Academic Year

The 2023-24 planner follows an academic year: August 2023 - August 2024.

2024 Calendar Year

The 2024 planner follows a calendar year: January 2024 - January 2025.

The Nursing School Study Planner was created to help registered nursing and practical nursing students manage their time on a daily basis. Designed specifically with the demands of nursing school in mind, this nursing planner gives you space to:

• Plan your months and weeks.
• Set monthly goals and evaluate your progress.
• Track your daily time constraints.
• Track your clinical, simulation, or lab schedule.
• Keep track of your to-do list for school and home.
• Track upcoming assignments and exams.
• Plan future assignments.
• Track your habits for studying and more.
• Determine and track your three non-negotiable tasks for each day, including weekends.

Made for nursing students by working nurses and nurse educators, this nursing planner has everything you need to be able to plan ahead for your semester, get a jump on your assignments, and keep track of when and where you’re supposed to be. Be sure to check out the monthly drawings of our very own Cool Chicken in seasonally themed situations!

Reference Pages

• Lab Values : Complete blood count, Metabolic Panels, Liver Function Tests, Arterial Blood Gas, ABG Interpretation, Coagulation Panels
• Health Assessment : Cranial Nerve Asssessment
• Nursing Fundamentals : Vital Signs: Expected Ranges, Body Mass Index, Glasgow Coma Scale, Personal Protective Equipment, Types of Precautions, Injection Site Landmarking, Angles of Needle Insertion
• Pharmacology : Therapeutic Serum Drug Levels, Antidotes
• Medical-Surgical Nursing : Placement of EKG Leads, Heart Conduction System, EKG Interpretation: Expected Ranges, Hemodynamics
• Pediatric Nursing : Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development, Gross Motor Development, Fine Motor Development, Vaccine Schedule
• Maternity Nursing : Fetal Heart Rate Patterns, APGAR Scoring, Fetal Positions, Fetal Station
• Nutrition Essentials : Overview of Nutrients, Oral Diets, Vitamin Deficiencies
• Psychiatric Mental Health : Restraints & Seclusion, Psychiatric Pharmacological Side/Adverse Effects, Stages of Grief, Defense Mechanisms
• Leadership : Five Rights of Delegation, Scope of Practice

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When I was in nursing school, I quickly realized that my tried-and-true method of using my Apple calendar and a monthly printed planner was just not going to work. The schedule is just too jam-packed! When I transitioned to using a full-sized (8.5×11) planner, I immediately felt more organized and was able to keep all my tasks and priorities on track.

Why use a paper planner, you ask? Why not just use your smart phone? For some people, a digital planner can work well, but if you’re on the fence or struggling with managing your schedule, here are some ways a paper planner can help! And if you’re curious how I use a paper planner for time management, check out this post here .

• It’s super easy to pull out and jot down a quick list. Maybe this is the old person in me, but I just don’t like typing on my phone. I’d much rather jot down a quick note, rather than pull out my phone every single time I need to write something down.
• In addition to helping you plan your schedule, a paper planner has a lot of space to keep lists, jot down notes, and even track things like your steps or how much water you drink. Rather than using an app for your schedule, an app for your lists, and an app to track habits, you can do all of this in one place when you use a paper planner.
• It’s easy to see your whole month at a glance. With nursing school, you often have to plan pretty far in advance to ensure you get all your projects done while studying for exams. Knowing what your whole month looks like helps you prioritize your time so you’re not left scrambling at the last minute.
• If you’ve followed the organization system outlined in my book (#ad), then you’ve got your Master List all ready to go. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a convenient place to carry it around? I always carried mine in my planner and it made it really easy to plan my weeks because I could easily see what was coming up.
• A planner with a weekly schedule allows you to schedule out blocks of time to attend class, review your notes, study for exams, or work on projects. When you block out your time, you truly can see what it takes to get everything done.

Paper planners that are great for nursing school

As a planner addict, I’ve tried many planners and have decided that my absolute favorites for nursing school are:

• The Passion Planner – This planner is absolutely fantastic for nursing school. It has both monthly and weekly spreads, and I especially love that the days of the week are broken down into half hour segments. The only tiny drawback for me with this planner is that it doesn’t have a dedicated space for a daily to-do list. It does, however have space for a to-do list spanning each week. And if that works for you, then you definitely should give this planner a try. The medium size would probably be big enough for your busy schedule, but they also have an 8.5 x 11 version, too! Find your Passion Planner here.
• The Uncalendar – This is actually the planner I used in nursing school and I absolutely loved how functional it is. I used the full-size version and have never felt more organized in my life. One of hte great things about the Uncalendar is that it’s so customizable. For starters, it’s undated, so you can start using it anytime. And, each weekly spread has multiple space for lists and notes that you can use however you like. Check out the Uncalendar here.
• Hobonichi Cousin – This is the planner I currently use to run Straight A Nursing while also managing my life, my work schedule, and my teaching commitments. This planner is unique in that it has monthly, weekly, and daily pages. Plus, it is made of a very distinct (and thin) paper that I absolutely love, so it doesn’t get too bulky even with all those pages. The monthly pages are great for big-picture things, the weekly is where you could plan out your schedule, and then you could use the daily pages for specifics about an assignment or for making lists or jotting down reminders. You can grab your Hobonichi Cousin here!

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Last Updated on November 8, 2024 by Maureen Osuna, MSN, RN

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The 5 Best Planners for Nursing Students [BUYING GUIDE]

When juggling the demands of nursing school, it’s important to have one of the best planners for nursing students to stay on top of things.  Nursing students need to be able to organize their schedules, assignments, and goals for nursing school and beyond.  By having a solid nursing school planner, you take a lot of the hassle out of staying organized in your day-to-day life!

The top of our list is our very own TPN Nursing Student Planner for the upcoming academic school year from July 2023 – June 2024. With proven layouts for weekly organization and prioritization as well as monthly S.M.A.R.T. Goal tracking, you’re sure to reach your academic and personal goals.

Imagine a digital planner that keeps you organized, goal-setting, and mindful - now you can have it all - weekly and monthly spreads, SMART goal setting and reflection, and even affirmation and journaling to keep you grounded.

The Best Planners for Nursing Students

Digital nursing student planner.

The TPN Nursing student planner has been designed with proven layouts that will keep you organized for your nursing school classes as well as better plan and track your goals both in and outside of the classroom.

You’ll never miss a thing with the weekly spreads that include daily logs, priorities, habit tracking, and assignments.

On a monthly basis, you can benefit from SMART Goal setting, where you identify and track progress and perform an obstacle/solution analysis.

Being a great nursing student doesn’t just stop when you achieve academic success, however. Included are also guided journaling, where you have prompts for gratitude and affirmations. You can feel more grounded and confident as you gain a greater sense of being in the present.

Lastly, we understand stress and expectations can be high in school. You can enjoy the de-stressing benefit of beautiful anatomy coloring pages that feature intricate design patterns!

• Weekly spread includes prioritizing and habit tracking
• SMART Goal setting helps you to break down and achieve your goals
• Beautiful coloring pages help you to de-stress
• Guided journaling and affirmation setting keeps you grounded

Erin Condren 12-Month Academic Planner

This academic planner is our top pick for the best planner for nursing school .  It includes a sheet of nursing school planner stickers and dedicated pages to prepare for projects and exams.  You have your choice of eight gorgeous cover designs, while each notebook comes bound with strong metal and contains 234 pages.

The robust features are part of what make this such an excellent planner for any nursing student.  The pages allow you to create customized plans on a yearly, monthly, and weekly basis.  You can keep track of deadlines while tracking your goals.  In addition to the class schedules, you have 12 calendar spreads, 52 week spreads, customizable notes pages, and places to note your projects and exams.

• Sturdy metal binding, thick pages, and a choice of 8 different covers
• Monthly and weekly planning tools with customizable notes
• Sticker sheet and monthly tabs for easy organization
• Daily class scheduling pages and places to note projects and exams
• 12-month planning calendar

Imagine being able to stay organized for exams, projects, homework, and track your goals all in one place... well now you can with Erin Condren's 12-month academic planner.

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TheHappyPlannerCo Extended Planner for Nursing Student

This nursing student planner made our list of the best gifts for nursing students in 2024.

This planner is specifically designed for nursing students, including very specific tracking and organization systems.  It’s a great choice for nursing students who want a tool built for their specific needs, rather than a generic academic planner.  In addition to the planning tools for academic life, there are also diary tools to record home life , along with to-do lists for every area of study .

This flexible planner also includes a variety of important tools for managing your time and mental health.  You can plot your course details and assignments, set goals, record self-care strategies, track bibliography information, take notes, and even record your travel expenses and budget .

You can use this planner to help keep track of school as well as any part-time jobs. You can get side hustle ideas with our list of the best jobs for nursing students .

• 12-month academic planner specifically designed for nursing students
• Open diary format lets you track both school and home life
• Includes important help pages like self-care strategies, course trackers, and budgeting guides
• To-do lists make tracking assignments and keeping up with chores easy
• General notes pages can be customized to suit any of your needs

A perfect organization tool to keep your classes, assignments, and social needs in one spot!

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The Complete Nursing School 18-month Planner

I’m a fan of the clean white and pale-blue aesthetic of this nursing student planner by NurseInTheMaking on Etsy. The 18-month tabbed nursing student planner is likely all that you’ll need to stay organized (though they do offer some fun add-ons including badge reels, stickers, and more at an additional cost).

In this nursing planner, you’ll have a weekly spread that includes space to keep track of your assignments and classwork as well as monthly spreads for important dates. For those who are looking to get organized down to the last hour, you have the ability to plan for each day in military time.

• Specific to nursing students
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• Black spiral bound
• Many add-on options including badge reels, buttons, stickers, etc.

An 18-month tabbed nursing student planner that helps you keep organized daily, weekly, and monthly.

The Nursing Student Planner by LuxBook

This digital planner is a great choice for students who prefer to minimize their paper load.  If you prefer to organize your academic life using tablet, computer, and smartphone apps like Goodnotes, the product was made for you.  It’s best for people who are already familiar with the functions of Goodnotes .

The planner is designed similarly to a paper planner, with different spreads, research templates, and section dividers.  In addition to the monthly, weekly, and daily spreads, the nursing planner includes trackers for habits, assignments, and annual income.  This can be a great way to track what you’re earning at your part-time job. Looking for work? Check our guide for the 17 best nursing student jobs .

Nursing-specific templates are included, such as medication study sheets, a master plan template, and a template for questions to ask in class.

• Digital planner and help guide compatible with notes apps including Goodnotes, Xodo, and Notability
• Monthly, weekly, and daily spreads
• Six divided sections with four customizable dividers
• Helpful tools including study tips, questions for class, and nursing-specific research templates
• Includes habit tracker, assignment tracker, and income tracker

Get organized.. instantly.. with this digital download academic planner by Luxbook.

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Rather than being shipped in printed form, this nursing student planner comes as a printable PDF .  There are two advantages to this: The format is much more affordable, and you get instant access after purchase instead of needing to wait.  You also receive three copies of the planner in standard letter, A4, and A5 paper sizing.

The planner comes with nursing notes on each weekly spread.  You have a place to plot your course schedule and course overviews, a goal planner, a project planner, and a study planner.  Assignment and grade tracking pages are included.  You’re given monthly, weekly, and daily spreads, along with three different styles of note-taking pages.

• Affordable PDF download with printable pages in 3 sizes
• Note-taking pages in Dot-Grid, Graph, and Cornell Method formats
• Monthly, weekly, and daily planner pages
• Study, project, and goal planning pages
• Assignment and grades tracking pages

A budget-friendly option for a nursing planner that can be downloaded digitally and printed at home.

Buying Guide for the Best Planners for Nursing Students

There are quite a few factors to keep in mind when choosing a nursing day planner.  The right planner for you depends mostly on your organizational style.  While all students need their planner to fill the same basic needs, the format can vary.

A planner needs to accomplish the following things:

• Keeping your daily schedule organized, so you know how to manage your time each day
• Allowing you to track your upcoming due dates, tests, and projects
• Helping you set goals and feel accomplished when you complete tasks
• Organizing your class materials, so it’s easier to take notes and study

We’ll take a look at how different planners are structured, along with some alternative potential options for organizing your things.

Digital or Printed Nursing School Planner 

One of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether to buy a digital or printed planner.  Digital planners typically use phone or tablet apps (such as GoodNotes or Notability), while printed planners are bound more traditionally with paper. Our 2023-2024 school year nursing school planner works seamlessly on GoodNotes or Notability, depending on whether you have an Android or Apple device.

The right one for you will vary.  There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to both.  In fact, the academic community hotly debates whether digital or printed planners are better.

Advantages of Digital Nursing School Planners

Digital planners have become more and more popular in today’s smartphone age.  In the past, it was difficult to keep your notes and schedule online, since doing so required computer access.  But today, digital planning apps allow you to access your information wherever you have your phone and a 3G connection.

A digital planner is also more convenient and portable.  You can store a lot more information without taking up any extra room in your backpack.  With a digital planner, you can keep hundreds of pages of notes, dozens of to-do lists, daily schedules, weekly plans, and longer project plans, and you won’t have to worry about running out of space.

Some students may also find digital planners helpful because of their interactive tools.  Oftentimes you can set up alerts about impending due dates or reminders to study at a certain time.  The interactive level makes the apps a coveted time management tool.

Advantages of Printed Nursing School Planners

There are reasons that printed planners aren’t obsolete, even with the advent of such convenient smartphone technology.  In addition to being the preferred method of organization for many students, they also confer some scientific benefits.

Paper planners allow for a stronger level of focus.  If you find yourself desensitized to app reminders, a paper planner is a better way of tracking your due dates.  It forces your brain to engage and acknowledge the information, rather than swiping it away for later.  

In the same vein, taking notes by hand helps to encode them into your memory much more easily than typing them does .  You’re more likely to remember what you’ve written if you note it in your paper planner.  People with paper planners also tend to be more concise and self-directed, since there’s limited room to explain what’s important to you.

Paper planners have been shown to lower stress levels by helping people manage their tasks.  Even if you have an overwhelming amount of work to do, you can use a paper planner to prioritize.  With a digital app, the reminder notifications can quickly become too much to deal with.  And many experts recommend using paper to connect to your environment, rather than “zoning out” behind a smartphone screen.

Nursing Planners VS General Academic Planners

Planners like the Extended Planner for Nursing Students by TheHappyPlannerCo are specifically built for nurses.  Meanwhile, the Erin Condren Academic Planner is built with all types of students in mind.

Nursing students can use either type of planner to achieve their goals.  Academic planners tend to have strong scheduling and organizational tools.  They may also come with customizable dividers and notes sheets.  You’re more likely to find extra customization tools in generic academic planners, as the goal is for students to personalize the planner to their needs.

For those seeking general academic planners, you can see our list of the 5 Best Goodnotes Planners for 2024 and beyond.

Nursing planners have a focus on the specific demands of nursing school.  They understand the core components that nursing students need to learn.  It’s common for nursing planners to come with nursing facts, important details about standardized testing, and templates to track core class assignments.

When deciding which type of planner to get, the big question is how much customization you want to do yourself.  Would you prefer to have your templates already laid out, or do you want to create your own unique study system?

Binding a PDF Planner Yourself 

You can also bind a PDF planner yourself, with some of the costs covered here. You’ll need the PDF pages with the schedule, to-do lists, notes sheets, and any other included items.  Once you have the printed sheets, you can get to work.

Creating your own planner is a great choice if you like DIY projects, flexible customization, and money-saving tricks.  You can turn the planner into your own art project.  Many people also create planners with removable pages, allowing them to replace the information with new schedules every year.

Accessories 

Accessories are available for nursing school planners to offer better personalization, organization, and aesthetic appeal.

Nursing planner stickers are a popular option.  If your choice of planner doesn’t include any, you can purchase an extra sheet.  These funky stickers allow you to add visual organizational cues to your schedule, so you know exactly what you’re seeing at a glance.

You might also invest in writing utensils like colored markers.   As long as your planner paper is thick enough, markers and highlighters add beautiful pops of color while making it even easier to organize.  Like the stickers, they can serve as important visual cues.

Smart fine line coloring pens make for a great way to jazz up your planner and organizer.

Another helpful accessory is an organizational tool for your writing utensils.  You can keep track of your pencils, pens, markers, and highlighters.  Since they don’t get lost in your bag, you always have access to your full system of visual color coding.

Best Nursing Planner FAQ

Do you need a planner for nursing school.

Yes, you will need to use a planner to keep on-track for your assignments, coursework, tests, and important dates. Whether you opt for a nursing school-specific or general academic planner is up to you.

Do nurses use planners, too?

Of course! Nurses have to multitask a lot in their days, so staying organized is one of the best ways for nurses to manage their time. Planners are especially helpful for nurses who are working to reach a specific goal and need to track their SMART nursing goals .

Are there any free online nursing planners?

Most nursing planners charge a fee for their time and effort in creation, but you can try out Picmonic’s free nursing planner digital download before you decide on purchasing your own planner.

The best planner for nursing school is one that can keep you organized and on-schedule.  It should have ample room to track your assignments, write your testing information, view your upcoming events, and personalize your setup to meet your unique needs.  There are many different kinds of planners on the market, with some having stickers and movable dividers, while others are electronic-based.

If you’re still on the fence for the best planner for nursing students, then you can’t go wrong with the TPN Nursing Student Planner. This 12-month planner is available in a digital format, so that you can take it with you wherever you use your mobile devices. Keep track of your assignments, plan your goals, journal, and even de-stress with some beautiful coloring pages.

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Nurses Recommend the 10 Best Apps for Nursing Students

The best apps for nursing students help juggle the demands of their busy lives and get ahead in their studies even while on the go. The problem that most students have is cutting through the noise to find the right app that can help streamline their workload.

We talked with three nurses who shared their personal favorite apps for nursing students. These apps can help students learn, retain information, get peer-to-peer support, and more. Dive in to discover the perfect app to help you through your nursing program.

The Best Apps for Nursing Students

1 med mnemonics.

Beth Hawkes, full-time nurse and owner of NurseCode.com, works with nursing students to help them pass their exams and find the right job for them. She loves the Med Mnemonics app for the iPhone to help students retain information.

“Not only does this easy and intuitive interface allow customization, but it also lets users create their own list of mnemonic phrases or acronym sets in order to memorize more easily,” she says.

The app has over 1,900 mnemonics using acronyms, rhymes, and memory tricks to learn topics like anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and surgery. It has a searchable database you can filter by discipline, and you can create a favorites list or add your own.

Cost: $1.99

Mary Buffington, a burnout coach, nurse educator, and nurse entrepreneur, recommends this app for nursing students to stay on top of the latest medical news and expert commentary. The database contains information on all specialties, drugs, and diseases. It also has continuing education activities. Physicians author the disease and condition information and the drug profiles are authored by a doctor of pharmacy.

3 Epocrates

This app has been the gold standard of prescription data for many years. It is now owned by athenahealth and has a close relationship with pharmaceutical companies. The upgrades unlock disease information, treatment, alternative medicines, and laboratory and diagnostic information.

Jenna Liphart Rhoads, Ph.D., is a nurse educator with a clinical background in surgical-trauma adult critical care. Epocrates is one of her favorite apps for nursing students because it acts as a pocket reference guide that is not exclusive to nursing.

“Epocrates has a drug reference library, lab reference section, multiple types of medical calculators, and medical diagnoses section. This app is a great ‘all in one’ resource,” she says.

Cost: Free with two upgrades of $175 or more

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4 Nursing Central

Hawkes calls this one of the best apps for nursing students and registered nurses (RNs). The Nurse Central app combines five resources into one easy-to-use interface. Nurses and nursing students can access a database of over 5,000 drugs, a dictionary with over 75,000 entries, interpretations for hundreds of lab and diagnostic tests, and a review of over 250 medical conditions.

Users can create custom notes, see thousands of full-color images, and access the complete PubMed database from the convenience of their cell phones. The paid version includes updates for one year.

Cost: Free preview download with in-app upgrades from $39 to $179

Buffington also suggests the HearMe app, which anonymously connects you with a trained empathetic listener who is available any time of the day or night. Nurse burnout is a challenge for nursing students and nurses who must deal with the stress of a difficult program and challenging work environment.

The emotional wellness app provides peer-to-peer support where nurses can have real-time, text-based conversations with other nurses about their struggles. The average wait time is less than one minute and the average rating is 4.7 out of 5.0.

“Sometimes it’s easier to have real, honest conversations in an anonymous space,” says Buffington. “This platform helps you feel validated.”

Cost: Free download with in-app purchases ranging from $4.99 to $11.99

6 Headspace

The app is designed for people to “be kind to their mind.” Liphart Rhoads finds it is an excellent tool for meditation, stress reduction, and relaxation. The app claims its users find more joy in the day and sleep better at night. There are sample sessions on the site so you can try them before you download or buy the program.

“Headspace can be used before or after work, or even during a quick break at work or clinical, to find peace and mental clarity,” says Liphart Rhoads.

There are programs to teach users breathing exercises, improve self-worth, and guide meditation. There are over 70 million downloads and a star rating of 4.9 out of 5.0.

Cost: First 7-14 days are free; then $69.99 for the year or $12.99 per month

7 Eponyms App

An eponym is a word that originates from the proper name of a person, place, or thing. For example, Addison’s disease is named after Thomas Addison. The app gives you the history behind the names of diseases, fractures, surgical procedures, and more.

The app has not been updated in several years, but the information has not changed. There are 1,800 common and obscure eponyms with full-text search and 26 categories. Hawkes finds it is a good study resource for nursing students.

“It is a boon for nursing students who are already struggling with a large amount of information. It also gives short descriptions and allows easy search by category or popularity,” she says.

8 ECG Guide

Liphart Rhoads believes that understanding and identifying abnormalities on an electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most complex skills a nursing student or RN learns. The app has over 200 examples of common and uncommon ECG readings.

There are reference sections that address an ECG rate, rhythm, P wave, QRS complex, and ST segments, among others. Nurses learn how to identify ischemia, arrhythmias, heart block, and more.

“The app is a great resource for nursing students, new RNs, and experienced nurses who are learning how to read and interpret ECGs,” she says.

Cost: Apple store $.99 and Google Play $3.49

9 Drugs.com

The company supports two mobile apps. The medication guide app gives nurses and nursing students an easy way to look up drug interactions, pill identification, and drug information. The pill identifier app is a searchable database of over 14,000 medication images. The app requires an internet connection to see the images.

Pills are searchable by color, shape, imprint, and drug name. Liphart Rhoads recommends the app for nursing students and RNs to find helpful information for patient care. One of the options she values is the ability to check drug interactions to ensure that medications can be given together.

Cost: Medication Guide — Free; Pill Identifier — $0.99

10 NCLEX-RN Mastery

The app is connected to the study course. Inside the app, nursing students can use a comprehensive mnemonics list, take practice questions, learn terminology, and track progress with detailed statistics. There are several quizzes with explanations.

The company is so sure of the results of the program that they guarantee nursing students will pass the National Council Licensure Examination for RNs (NCLEX-RN) or get double their money back.

Cost: $35.99 per month

Meet Our Contributors

Mary Buffington is a burnout coach, nurse educator, and nurse entrepreneur. Her background includes oncology, travel nursing, patient navigation, and leadership. In 2019, she founded The Burnout Ward to provide tools and coaching for nurses experiencing burnout. She is passionate about creating sustainable solutions to decrease healthcare burnout and improve patient outcomes.

Jenna Liphart Rhoads is a nurse educator, freelance author, and editor. Her clinical background includes surgical-trauma adult critical care, interventional radiology procedures, and conscious sedation in adult and pediatric populations. Liphart Rhoads has taught in traditional BSN, RN-BSN, and graduate nursing programs in Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin.

As a speaker and writer, Beth Hawkes helps nurses at every step in their careers through her award-winning blog, Nurse Code , freelance writing, and as a career columnist at AllNurses.com. She authored the book “Your Last Nursing Class: How to Land Your First Nursing Job” to give nurses the ultimate insider guide to landing the job of their dreams. She also has extensive experience developing content for organizations such as Lippincott, HealthStream, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and others. She coauthored the Association of Nursing Professional Development’s Certification Preparation book and is an experienced certification review presenter and expert.

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