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 | Nov 23, 2019 | NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Repeat Test-Takers, Strategies for Success, Test-Anxiety, Test-Taking Strategies
Have you failed the NCLEX? Did you know that more than 20% of new graduate nurses have a difficult time passing? If you are a repeat test-taker, the first thing I want you to know is that it’s NOT your fault! The NCLEX is not a test of intelligence and it...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Nov 17, 2019 | New Grad RN, Nursing School, Strategies for Success, Studying, Uncategorized
ECG Interpretation for NCLEX There’s no doubt that the NCLEX can be stressful, especially when there are barriers to being able to comprehend, apply and analyze highly technical concepts and nursing skills. Over the years, a lot of my clients and students have...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Sep 18, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, NNBA, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success
Check out the video to learn more about what to expect at this year’s NNBA Conference! There is still time to register for the conference! To register, please click HERE! I look forward to seeing you all in Vegas! Best, Damion...
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 | Mar 24, 2019 | Continuing Education, Coping with Stress, Cultural Competence, Inspirational, job satisfaction, nurse retention, Nursing Inspiration, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance
There are many complex issues in the Long Term Care healthcare setting that affect nursing staff job satisfaction and retention. In an environment that focuses on incredibly challenging chronic illness management coupled with a percentage of minimally educated and...