Category: Nursing
2022 Discounts for Nurses Week and Beyond
Happy Nurses Week 2022! During this week, which occurs annually on May 6-12, we take the time to recognize nurses and the impact they’ve made on [...]
Top 10 Nursing School Scholarships in 2022
Funding is something that must be considered when determining your undergraduate and graduate academic goals for nursing school. Nursing school is [...]
Tips for Success in Nursing Clinicals
If you’re like most nursing students, your clinical experiences will be either the best or worse (or potentially both) part of nursing school. The [...]
Did the Pandemic Affect APRN Compensation and Employment?
For the past seven years, Medscape has surveyed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) regarding job details, including salary and job satisf [...]
Test Yourself with These Free Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Practice Questions
It’s time to start mentally preparing for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam. You may be feeling overwhelm [...]
What Happens if You Fail the NCLEX®?
You took the boards and failed to pass. That is tough to take and deeply discouraging, but don’t let it take the wind out of your sails. It's not [...]
Top CME with Gift Card Offers for 2022
We may have just entered 2022, but time flies! Soon, many clinicians will be in a hurry to complete their annual continuing medical education requ [...]
4 ANCC & AACN Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Free Practice Questions
Are you preparing for the ANCC or the AACN Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Board Exam? BoardVitals released two AG-ACNP question b [...]
Can You Answer All 6 of these ANCC FNP Practice Questions?
When you are preparing for the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) exam, taking sample questions is a great way to test your knowledge. [...]
5 Free Certified Pediatric Nurse Exam Practice Questions
Gearing up for the CPN Exam? See where you stand and try your hand at these 5 free Certified Pediatric Nurse Exam practice questions from the all- [...]
Applying to NP School: What You Need to Know
Now is the perfect time to advance your nursing degree and become a nurse practitioner. This profession is projected to grow 30% by the year 2030, [...]
A Day in the Life of a Cardiovascular ICU Nurse Practitioner
People often ask me what I do as a Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CVSICU) because the role is ambiguous to [...]
How to Fulfill Your ANCC Pharmacology Requirement Fast & Easily
There are more than 325,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the US and all of them have “prescriptive authority” as part of their profession [...]
Five Free NCLEX-PN® Practice Questions
Gearing up for the NCLEX-PN®? See where you stand and try your hand at these 5 free NCLEX-PN® practice questions from the BoardVitals NCLEX-PN® qu [...]
Tips for Shadowing a Nurse Practitioner
What is one of the best ways to decide if becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) is right for you?
Shadow the role!
Shadowing a nurse practitioner giv [...]
The Trend of Trauma-Informed Care
We received hundreds of submissions for the 2021 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship. Applicants were asked to answer the question "Can you des [...]
Understanding the Stigma in Women’s Health
We received hundreds of submissions for the 2021 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship. Applicants were asked to answer the question "Can you des [...]
NP Practice Authority and License Renewal Requirements By State
Determining the number of continuing education (CE) hours required to renew a nurse practitioner license (NP) and understanding practice authority [...]
‘Nurses, Thank You’ – An NP’s Experience as a Patient
I remember my early nursing days working in the fast-paced ICU as being some of the most intense and overwhelming times of my nursing career. It’s [...]
Understanding Your BoardVitals NCLEX® CAT Score
The BoardVitals NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® question banks are equipped with Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) technology. Users can create an unlimited [...]