One free place for the new-nurse resources you’ll actually use.
Nursing school teaches you a lot. It just can’t teach you every little thing that comes up on the floor.
And the things that get skipped are usually the things you suddenly need at 10:17 on a Tuesday. 😅
The New Nurse Toolkit brings all of FreshRN’s free mini-courses, checklists, scripts, and quick-reference resources together in one place, so you’re not digging through old notes or trying to remember which random link had the thing you needed.
Built specifically for new grads and newer nurses who want practical help with common acute-care situations, ICU basics, shift organization, report, and communication.
What's inside the toolkit ⬇️
How to handle Afib with RVR (mini course)
Patients flipping into Afib with RVR is a pretty common situation in acute care. It’s not a code blue, but it’s also not something to put off.
Learn the basic pathophysiology, what to assess first, and the practical steps to take at the bedside.
Bonuses:
⭐️ Sample phone scripts for provider notification
⭐️ My cardiac assessment checklist
⭐️ Summary checklists
“Great refresher and helped to fill in some major gaps when managing patients with afib with RVR. Easy to read and understand. Not too heady....great for RN's who just need the bullet points and not an MD manual.”
— Deanna E. Crane, RN ADN/BME
Conscious Neuro Assessments (mini course)
Nursing textbooks can make a neuro assessment feel like a VERY involved process. But what are you actually expected to do at the bedside?
This mini-course helps peel back the layers and walk you through a practical conscious neuro assessment for acute-care patients.
Bonuses:
⭐️ PDF Conscious Neuro Assessment Checklist
⭐️ Sample Scripts to Communicate Neuro Changes
“This mini neuro course was great and broken down into bite size chunks to process. Great job describing the LOC levels.”
— Molly, RN
ICU Drips For Beginners (mini course)
New to ICU drips? Terms like pressors, levo, titration, and Y-site can make it feel like everyone around you is speaking another language at first. 😅
Get a beginner-friendly breakdown of why common ICU drips are used and how to start making sense of them at the bedside.
Bonuses:
⭐️ PDF Chart of Common ICU Drips
⭐️ Blank PDF Chart of ICU Drips - fill in your own
⭐️ A PDF Summary
“great way to get basic exposure to critical meds and drips, looking to transfer to ICU soon and this gave me a great refresher”
— Kelsey Porter, BSN, RN
Toolkit Preview Below 👇
- Start Here: What to Do When Your Patient Flips into Afib with RVR
- Recognize Afib with RVR and Determine Stability
- Your First Five Minutes at the Bedside
- Notify the Provider and Anticipate Treatment
- Put It Together: One Patient Scenario
- Your Afib with RVR Toolkit
- Your Next Step: Become Confident with Cardiac Patients
- Your Neuro Check Starts Before You Touch the Patient
- The Conscious Neuro Assessment: Your Step-by-Step Bedside Walkthrough
- Is This Neuro Decline… or Did the Dilaudid Just Hit?
- How to Report a Neuro Change So People Pay Attention
- Grab Your Neuro Assessment Cheat Sheets
- You’ve Got the Assessment—Now Let’s Make Neuro Finally Click
Hi, I’m Kati 👋
I’m a nurse educator and the nurse behind FreshRN.
I’ve spent years creating resources for new nurses because I remember how many things get missed in the shuffle when everyone assumes somebody else already explained them to you.
The Toolkit is where I've gathered several of those practical resources into one place so they’re easier to find when you actually need them.
FAQs
Who is the New Nurse Toolkit for?
It’s designed for new grads and newer nurses who want practical support with common acute-care situations, ICU basics, shift organization, report, and communication.
How much does it cost?
Nothing! The New Nurse Toolkit is completely free.
Do I get access immediately and for how long?
Yes. You can start using the Toolkit as soon as you enroll, and you’ll have lifetime access to the free resources currently included.
The Toolkit may change over time as we add, update, or remove resources based on what’s most useful for new nurses.
What’s included?
The Toolkit includes free mini-courses, quick lessons, checklists, scripts, and downloadable reference tools. The exact resources currently included are listed on this page.
Grab the free resources now so they’re there when you need them.
The New Nurse Toolkit gives you free access to practical mini-courses, checklists, scripts, and quick-reference tools made for the kinds of situations new nurses actually run into.