by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Nov 1, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Mentions, NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, Press, Strategies for Success, Test-Taking Strategies
The NCLEX® is much more than an exam of nursing knowledge – in fact – it’s mostly focused on your ability to use critical thinking through a variety of scenarios. The NCSBN created the exam to protect the public against incompetent and unsafe nurses,...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Sep 9, 2021 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nursing School, Strategies for Success
Being able to critically think in nursing, is being able to organize thoughts in a systematic and logical manner. This will help to ensure safe nursing practice and high-quality care. Although nursing students may hear the words: “The NCLEX will challenge your...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 13, 2020 | Coping with Stress, Critical Thinking, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing School, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Work-Life Balance
As we are all navigating through the uncertainties of COVID-19 and how this global pandemic is reshaping our day-to-day lives, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, scared and even helpless at times. Some of us may feel angry. Some of us may feel fearful. Many of us are...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jun 1, 2019 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX-RN, New Grad RN, Nursing School, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Test-Taking Strategies, Uncategorized
The NCLEX is designed to test the ability of nurses to use sound judgement. The creators of the NCLEX add a lot of distracting information in their passing level test questions. They do this because they are hoping test takers have the ability to critically think and...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jun 25, 2018 | Bullying, Coping with Stress, Critical Thinking, Inspirational, New Grad RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Work-Life Balance
Many of my nursing student clients have asked for a new perspective on the way that they receive helpful tips and strategies for success. With great thought, I’ve decided to try something new. I believe it could be fun and engaging for nursing students and new...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | May 2, 2018 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Coping with Stress, Critical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Work-Life Balance
It is my strong belief that if we spend more time focusing on supporting and uplifting our colleagues, nurses would find greater satisfaction in the work that they do. Therefore I decided to create a monthly blog series: the Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight –...