Category: Nursing Exams

Preparing for an Aptitude Test

When schools and companies want to determine how well a person will be able to adapt to new circumstances they frequently use aptitude tests. Aptitude tests gauge a person’s ability to apply knowledge they already have to handle situations they may have previously never encountered. An aptitude test may identify a certain skill set that a person [...]

Overcoming Unhealthy Test Anxiety

Overcoming Unhealthy Test Anxiety

Test anxiety is a common phenomenon among students, especially since it can often determine whether you have to retake a class or not.  Not all test anxiety is bad though.  In fact, a healthy amount of test anxiety can actually encourage you to study harder and at least shows that you care about doing well [...]

Midwife Certification Exam and Accreditation

Once you’ve made the decision to pursue a career as a midwife, the next task is figure out the correct path to take toward your goal.  No matter how you do it, though, three elements will be required:  you’ll be expected to pass the midwife exam, you’ll be expected to have proper accreditation, and depending [...]

Eligibility for the CHES

Eligibility for the CHES

In the healthcare world, CHES stands for “Certified Health Education Specialist Exam.”  It’s an exam which serves as a tool that measures a person’s possession, interpretation and application of knowledge in seven specific areas that are required of health educators.  See the Official CHES Site.  Passing the exam means that the person has at least [...]

Nursing Career Option: Certified Diabetes Educator

Although the majority of people who become nurses do so because they like providing direct care to their patients, others prefer a more indirect route–the area of patient education.  A career as a certified diabetes educator, or CDE, allows you to do just that.

Have You Considered Becoming a Pediatric Nurse?

If you like children and want to work with them you might want to consider becoming a pediatric nurse that will give you the opportunity to specialize in this area. A pediatric nurse is in direct contact with children every day and able to care and comfort them when they are ill or have another [...]

What Tests Do I Have to Pass to Get Into Nursing School?

Getting into Nursing School was harder than I though! I knew there were Nursing Entrance exams, but I learned not to underestimate exams!