Practical articles on passing the NCLEX®, handling the hard parts of the job, and building a nursing career you own. Written by Damion Jenkins, MSN, RN, a nurse educator who has been helping nurses pass the NCLEX® and grow their careers since 2016.
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Taking the NCLEX® for the first time
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Career coachingNursing Documentation: Document Like Your License Depends on It... Because it Does!
Your charting is your voice when you’re not in the room. Learn how to document to protect your license and your patients. Description ...more
Nursing Students ,Nursing Career Coaching
November 07, 2026•10 min read
Your CPR is NOT a Study Plan - ChatGPT cannot help like an NCLEX Expert!
Uploaded your NCLEX® CPR to ChatGPT? Learn what AI can’t see about your performance—and why expert validation is what repeat test takers actually need. ...more
Nursing Students
October 31, 2026•8 min read
You Have the Right to Say "Not Like This"
Short-staffed or handed a patient you weren’t trained for? Learn the difference between refusal and abandonment and how to protest an unsafe assignment. ...more
Nursing Career Coaching
October 13, 2026•11 min read
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