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 | 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...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jan 22, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance
It feels like New Year’s Eve was just yesterday – and it’s already nearing the end of January! As the saying goes “time sure does fly by when you’re having fun”, and that’s exactly what’s been going on here at The Nurse...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Nov 19, 2018 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Uncategorized, Writing
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 – that...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Nov 4, 2018 | Holiday Work, Inspirational, Nursing Inspiration, Personal Experience, Uncategorized
Just because Thanksgiving hasn’t come yet doesn’t mean we can’t start giving thanks for all that we have and share with others. In order to show our appreciation and celebrate the many contributions of nurses, I want to share what I am thankful for, as...