It is imperative that nursing students are intentional in creating individualized study schedules that take into consideration all aspects of their lives. Therefore, their personal, work, and school life must be included in the study schedule. When creating a study plan, ensure that an appropriate space for studying is selected. Your space should be selected... Continue Reading →

If you are determined to achieve your goal of becoming a licensed nurse, your goal is very achievable with believing in yourself, action steps, self-reflection, hard work, commitment, seeking help when you need it, and passing the NCLEX. If you are to achieve your goal, you must believe that you have the abilities to do... Continue Reading →

We live in an era where many students need to work while they attend college, and nursing students are not exempt from this reality. Many nursing students work full-time while attending nursing schools and many of them are successful in completing their nursing programs. However, there are also some students who failed out of nursing... Continue Reading →

Since February of this year, this country has been dealing with COVID-19 which intensified in March, and to compound a difficult period the recent racial unrest that we are experiencing in this country has increased this stressful period. As a recent graduate nurse, how do you prioritize time, during this troublesome period? Please see suggestions... Continue Reading →

My NCLEX story began November 2018 at the Practical Nursing Orientation session. At the Orientation, I was advised to purchase the blue Kaplan NCLEX-PN Prep and strategies 2018 on Amazon, so I did and found myself reading it in my spare time. By January 2019, the first semester of the Nursing Program started and I... Continue Reading →

My name is  Amanual Wolday, LPN. I became a nurse in spring 2019. I would like to share my NCLEX-PN exam preparation story, with the hope of helping others to be successful in this exam. While preparing for the NCLEX-PN exam, I studied for 12 hours per week. I studied early mornings after midnight. During... Continue Reading →

  Preparing for the NCLEX examination is essential to becoming a licensed nurse. There is no easy way to passing the NCLEX examination. One must prepare for the NCLEX examination: A student must know nursing content and NCLEX strategies to be successful in the NCLEX examination. There is no getting away from studying nursing content... Continue Reading →

  Originally, I thought to myself, “I am going to take the NCLEX as soon as possible!” I had the temptations of summer on my mind and imagined that if I completed the NCLEX-PN exam that I would be free to the explorations of summer. However, as it would turn out I took the exam... Continue Reading →

  People who are successful are more likely to tell you that before they became successful they had the belief that they would succeed in their set goals. In other words, they made a conscious decision to believe that they were capable of achieving their goals. They were determined to win and planned to win.... Continue Reading →

After completing the Practical Nursing (PN) program at Saint Paul College, I was able to take the NCLEX-PN examination with confidence. I took the examination within two weeks of graduation and was successful on the first attempt. Throughout the PN program I listened to the guidance of the instructors and I was engaged during lectures... Continue Reading →