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5 Reasons Why Nurses Should Prioritize Mastering Assessment, Analysis, and Follow-Up

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Oct 7, 2024 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Critical Thinking, job satisfaction, New Grad RN, New Graduate Nurses, nurse retention, Nurses Matter, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Strategies for Success

As nurses, we often find ourselves stretched thin—between demanding shifts, heavy patient loads, and the constant influx of new information, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment. But one thing remains clear: mastering the core clinical skills of assessment,...

Studying for the NCLEX: How to Balance it all

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | May 31, 2023 | NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, New Grad RN, Next Gen NCLEX, NGN Prep, repeat test-taker, Strategies for Success, Studying, Test-Taking Strategies

Are you wondering how you can possibly figure out a way to balance all of your competing obligations while also studying for the NCLEX? Don’t worry – I got you! Studying for the NCLEX isn’t as complicated as it seems, and with my NCLEX Strategies for...

Next Generation NCLEX Made Easy with The Nurse Speak!

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Mar 20, 2023 | NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Next Gen NCLEX, repeat test-taker, Strategies for Success, Studying, Test-Anxiety, Test-Taking Strategies

The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) is an evolving version of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), which is a standardized test that nursing graduates must pass to become licensed nurses in the United States. The NGN aims to evaluate a nurse’s...

Nurse Educators – Are YOU Ready for the Next Generation NCLEX?

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jan 1, 2023 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, New Grad RN, NGN Prep, Nursing Education, Nursing School, Strategies for Success

Nurse Educators – the Next Generation NCLEX is quickly approaching and will go live April 1st, 2023. This means that ALL NCLEX candidates who take the test on or after 4/1/2023 will be taking the NGN exam. I am working with many graduates who are currently...

Next Generation NCLEX®: Are you Ready?

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Sep 1, 2022 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, Nursing Education, repeat test-taker, Strategies for Success, Test-Taking Strategies

Over the past couple of years, I’ve heard a lot of chatter surrounding the topic of the “Next Generation NCLEX®”, especially concerns coming from fellow nurse educators. Admittedly, some of the things I was hearing sounded suspect, and I wanted to...

Help! I failed the NCLEX® – What’s Next?

by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Feb 27, 2022 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, repeat test-taker, Repeat Test-Takers, Strategies for Success, Test-Taking Strategies

YOUR BEST BET FOR NCLEX SUCCESS IS TO WORK WITH AN NCLEX EXPERT LIKE ME! Check out what others have to say about my NCLEX Strategies for Success Program and Tutoring! 👇👇👇 “I had taken the NCLEX before and failed. It is tough figuring out the whole process for...