Category: NCLEX
5 Crucial Tips When You Failed the NCLEX
You failed the NCLEX. That is not a fun situation. You know what they say: if at first, you don’t succeed at passing the NCLEX…eat a cupcake (or two), have a good cry and then let it go! Is everyone...
What Every Nurse Should Know: Estimating TBSA
The burn unit: one place I NEVER wanted to float to in the hospital! It was all ages at the hospital where I was. As you can imagine where all situations were difficult, some of the pediatric cases were incredibly heartbreaking....
4 Mnemonics Every Nursing Student Should Know For Hyperkalemia & Hypokalemia
Mnemonics! These little nuggets are some of the greatest ways to memorize information. I know before I started nursing school, I never could have imagined the true scope of just HOW MUCH stuff would be stored up in that brain...
Drug Names – Stems, Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes
One of the toughest parts of preparing for the NCLEX is pharmacology. Learning a large number of generic drug names and what they all do is a challenge for sure! The NCSBN has removed all brand and trade names from...
NCLEX Simulation FAQ
Every nursing student knows the importance of the NCLEX, but few know what to expect. As you begin your nursing journey, you have the opportunity to experience the NCLEX first-hand with our just released ONLINE simulation of the actual NCLEX Exam! Increase your...
6 NCLEX Exam Tips Every Nursing Student Must Know!
Graduation, you made it! Most students graduate and immediately begin the hunt for a career. For us nurses, graduation is just one of the huge milestones in the process of becoming a nurse. You have worked so hard to get...
Memorizing Lab Values for the NCLEX Exam
Nursing is all about applying what you know to effectively promote health, prevent illness, and compassionately care for the ill and dying. Although the NCLEX rarely offers up any knowledge-based questions, studying for your boards or nursing school exams invariably...
3 Important Question Answering Strategies All Nursing Students Must Know!
As I am sure you are beginning to realize, understanding how to approach and answer certain types of questions can be just as difficult as the extensive content knowledge you have worked so hard to learn. Sometimes, understanding the strategies...
How to Pass the NCLEX: NCLEX Nursing Boards Info
9 Critical things to know (from Students who passed) 1. When should I start studying? The average USA nursing student begins studying 2-3 months prior to the NCLEX, with most of the effort being spent a month or so prior...
1 Small Mistake Nursing Students Make Taking The NCLEX – Don’t Let It Happen To YOU!
Each week, I have the opportunity to communicate with many of you in the NCLEX Mastery community through email. One of the most common mistakes I see people making daily is reading questions too fast and assuming that they know what...