(And how to be a better test taker) I hear this all the time, "I'm just a bad test-taker". But what exactly does that mean? It can mean a couple things: 1. You didn't study and you don't know …
Don’t Use Old Test-Taking Strategies for NCLEX
Some of the NCLEX review courses have been talking about the same, old test-taking strategies for the past 50 years. Well, guess what?! NCLEX caught on a while ago and many of the test-taking …
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How Many Tries is Too Many for NCLEX?
I was reading a long discussion in that huge NCLEX forum (allnurses) about a very emotional topic! It was basically about how many tries is too many when taking the NCLEX. Or when should you give …
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Common Milestones on the NCLEX
Remembering the milestones is at the top of the list for the "Most Annoying" NCLEX questions. They are annoying because you feel like you are memorizing most of them. My students tell me they …
Why Did I Fail the NCLEX?
Let's get this out of the way first. You can fail the NCLEX and still end up being a great nurse, a phenomenal nurse actually. Don't beat yourself up about how you didn't pass. It happens sometimes. …
Common Drug-Drug Interactions for the NCLEX
These are the top 8 common drug-drug interactions every nursing student taking the NCLEX should know. 1) Erectile dysfunction drugs and Nitrates All the erectile dysfunction drugs end in FIL, …
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