Did you know that about 45% of nursing students that were trained in another country pass the NCLEX on the first try? Also, only about 27% of internationally trained nursing students who are repeating the NCLEX pass. That’s compared to about 88% of U.S. students passing the first time. And 44% of U.S. students that […]
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Easy Way to Remember Vaccine Schedule for NCLEX
Yes, there is an easy way to remember the vaccine schedule for NCLEX! I typically don’t use a lot of mnemonics or acronyms for memorizing content because I always think it’s better to understand certain things then memorizing. However, for vaccinations, what’s there to understand about the vaccination schedule? You just need to know when […]
Cardiac EKGs on the NCLEX
I had a nurse with over 30 years of cardiac experience teach me about EKGs and how to read them. She worked in the ICU and was part of the Rapid Response Team. I immediately loved this person’s style of teaching because she simplified everything so that we could understand. She was a teacher at […]
NCLEX Goal Setting
Something about the new year makes people want to think about setting goals to be accomplished in the next coming year. My students’ goal (and mine for my students) is very straight forward – PASS THE NCLEX. But how is that done when it can seem like such a monumental task? Especially when you didn’t […]
My Review of Saunders NCLEX Book 2020 Edition
I’ve looked at a lot of NCLEX review books over the years. This is my review of the Saunders NCLEX book 2020 edition. Yes people, real physical books are still relevant! And I love real books. However, with all the resources out there, you want to get the right book. You can go online all […]