Introduction  The first six months of my nursing career has held some great moments but also some really hard ones, and it has taught me a lot in both my professional and personal life. Every new nurse hears that the first few years of your career are the most difficult, and I thought this would be a good moment to take some time to reflect on how this chapter of my life has been going, and what I’ve learned. After all, I will only have this experience once.  How it’s Going  Being a new nurse recently out of school and starting your first job can be overwhelming on a multitude…

I was a part of some of the first group of students to take the Next Generation NCLEX in 2024 and thought it might be helpful to share what worked for me to pass the exam on my first attempt. This exam naturally brings a lot of stress and anxiety to nursing students because it’s the thing we spent the past two to four years training to take to make sure we’re competent enough to practice medicine. Here are a few things I hope you might find helpful in preparing for the exam. The Purpose of The NCLEX Exam Like I mentioned before, the NCLEX is a national competency exam…

Firstly, congratulations on becoming a nurse and choosing the profession that serves our communities at one of the highest levels. Nursing is a career that is incredibly rewarding but also very challenging. I myself am a new graduate nurse and have been practicing since the end of June 2023, and I have been thinking of a few things I want to share that other new grads may find helpful before starting their first nursing job. Introduction During the final year of my nursing program there was a lot of excitement about who is applying for which hospital, what specialty, and what city or state they will be moving to. I…