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From NCLEX Failure to Confident Nurse When I failed the NCLEX, I thought my nursing career was over before it started. Fortunately this failure was a gift that taught me five important lessons. Read More

100k in loans worth it? I've seriously been considering going back to school for nursing. I started a while ago but had to stop because of things going on in life at the time. Read More

The Dreaded Group Project - How to Succeed? Many school programs involve group projects. This assignment can strike fear in the hearts of many students. Here are some ways to get through this... Read More

Open book exams PRAISE THE NURSING GODS FOR OPEN-BOOK EXAMS. ...actually, I could leave this post at that and call it a day. Technically, unless it's proctored, any test in an online program could be open-book if you don't get caught. Read More

Thoughts on 1st semester I finished my first semester of nursing school today. It was really different. I was accepted with a 4.0 average without a sweat. (There were some students in my class with a 3.0). I thought i didn't have to work so hard to pass. Read More

How do I learn and not just memorize??? Ive just been accepted into an RN program (go me, go me) and I start 6 months of prereqs in January. I wanna go ahead and start familiarizing myself with, especially A&P, amd everyone says "learn it, dont just memorize it" but I dont know how to learn... Read More