Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX

Your patient was just started on linezolid for a staph infection. Three hours later, you notice agitation, tremors, diarrhea, and a temperature of 102.8. You check the chart and see they take sertraline for depression. 

In this episode, we break down the key things you need to know using the Straight A Nursing LATTE Method. 

In This Episode You Will Learn:

•   What serotonin is and why excess activity becomes dangerous

•   The classic triad of serotonin syndrome symptoms

•   Which medications, supplements, and drugs trigger it (the list is longer than you think!)

•   Treatment priorities — including what to AVOID

•   What to teach patients who take serotonergic medications

•   A case study: Margaret, linezolid, and a dangerous triple drug interaction

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Nursing School Survival Blueprint - Nursing school gets easier when you have a system. This free Blueprint walks you through the key shifts that separate struggling students from thriving ones — download it and start applying them this week.

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Let's start your week strong with a quick tip you can incorporate right away. In this Mo's Monday Minute shortie episode, I'm breaking down the connection between potassium and insulin and how it plays out in hyperkalemia and diabetes. See you there!

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Nursing School Survival Blueprint - If you want a clearer, more effective way to approach nursing school, download the free Nursing School Survival Blueprint. It walks you through the key shifts that help you study smarter and feel more in control.

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Every other week I republish one of my most popular or impactful episodes from my backlog of over 450 episodes. This week I'm highlighting Episode 136, which is about why so many students struggle with their mental health nursing class even when they're doing well in their other classes.

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FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life!

Straight A Nursing App - Study on-the-go with the Straight A Nursing app! Review more than 5,000 flashcards covering a wide range of subjects including Fundamentals, Pediatrics, Med Surg, Mental Health, Maternal Newborn, and more! Available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! 

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Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.

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It’s PodQuiz Monday! Test your knowledge from a recently encore'd episode with a quick set of audio flashcards designed to reinforce what you learned. These mini-reviews are a great way to study on the go, and they give you a taste of what it’s like inside Study Sesh, my audio study tool for busy nursing students. If you need a brush-up on the scoop on poop before you do this podquiz, I've got you covered in episode Encore #51.

🧠 Ready to quiz yourself? Let’s dive in!

👉Want more practice like this? ⁠Check out Study Sesh!

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Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.
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If nursing school feels harder than you expected… you’re not alone.

You studied all weekend. You walked out of the exam unsure. You feel behind even though you’re constantly studying. You were a strong student before this… and now you’re questioning everything.

Here’s the truth - nursing school feels hard for structural reasons.

Not because you’re not smart. Not because you’re not capable. Not because you suddenly forgot how to study.

In this episode, we break down:


Why traditional study strategies stop working


What “linear content” is, and why nursing school isn’t linear


How non-linear clinical reasoning changes everything


Why memorizing normal lab values isn’t enough


The friction created when effort doesn’t match structure


What to do instead of studying harder

Download the FREE Nursing School Survival Blueprint and start applying these principles this week.

If you want the full system that prepares you for nursing school success from day one, check out Crucial Concepts Bootcamp.

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Nursing School Survival Blueprint - If you’d like to work more strategically in nursing school, I created this FREE Nursing School Survival Blueprint that walks you through these key pillars and shows you how to start applying them right away.

Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more.

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The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network.

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