Are you in need of some extra help but don’t know where to look? Here are some of my favorite accessible resources from when I was a nursing student and even now as an CVICU nurse. I’ve broken the sections down into nursing school, NCLEX prep, new grad nurse, ICU nurse, CVICU nurse, and Pre-CRNA School. Hopefully soon, an additional CRNA School section will be added once I get an offer of admission into a program! Click on any of the links below to access the resources 🙂
Nursing School:
- Fundamentals:
- Pharmacology:
- Pharm Flash!
- Mosby’s Pharmacology Memory Note Cards (great for visual learners)
- Medication Administration Study Guide
- Dosage Calculation Study Guide
- Cathy Parkes YouTube and Flashcards
- Pathophysiology:
- Psychiatric Nursing & Mental Health:
- Psych Notes Clinical Pocket Guide
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Success by Davis
- DSM-5 Overview Quick Study Trifold
- Cathy Parkes YouTube
- Maternal, Newborn, & Peds:
- Books and resources to help make clinicals easier:
- Care Plans – My top 3 favorite resources:
- Drug Guides – My two favorite resources:
- Mosby’s Drug Guide (my ABSOLUTE favorite)
- Davis’ Drug Guide
- Critical Care Badge Cards
- Med Surg Badge Cards
- Critical Care IV Drip Cards
- TEAS exam resources:
- ATI TEAS Review Book by ATI (this is by the test maker)
- ATI TEAS Review Book by Trivium (my preferred source)
- ATI TEAS Flashcards
- ATI TEAS Study Guide by Spire
- NCLEX Preparation:
- NCLEX Mastery phone application (this is highly worth investing in for on-the-go studying)
- NCLEX Mnemonic Cards from our Etsy shop
- Saunder’s NCLEX Review
- UWorld (these review questions are most similar to the NCLEX exam in my opinion)
- Kaplan NCLEX RN Review Book
- NCLEX RN Notes by Davis
- ICU Nursing Resources:
- The ICU Book (large version) and The Little ICU Book (pocket sized)
- The Ventilator Book
- Nicole Kupchik’s CCRN Review Book and Practice Questions
- Cardiovascular Nursing Resources:
- Nicole Kupchik’s CMC Review Book and CSC Review Book
- Cardio Education Nursing Associate’s CMC Practice Questions
- Cardiac Surgery Essentials
- Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery
- West’s Respiratory Physiology
- Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts
- Field Guide to Congenital Heart Disease and Repair
Now, let’s talk about resources for test preparation! I mainly utilized the ETS practice exams for full length review. For individual section practice and repetition, I used the 5lb Book of GRE Practice Problems to help study. Since my study time was limited and I respond well to verbal/visual teaching, I opted to watch the Magoosh GRE videos and Greg MAT review videos. Magoosh has some free videos on their app and website, but they also have additional available with a fee. Greg MAT is a site for GRE prep that costs $5 per month! I also turned to YouTube for some of the tips and tricks type of videos when I got tired of studying specific materials which is where I came across Galvanize. Kaplan I mostly used their book for memorization of the quantitative formulas. If you need a cost effective way to study, use Greg MAT and the books in the top three photos to the right.
- Resources perfect for Prepping for your interview and building up your emotional intelligence:
- Anatomy & Physiology brush up prior to school:
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The Study Nurse 