Friday, February 1, 2008

Passing the RN NCLEX - when to work and when to wait

When should you start working at your first professional job? Many graduate nurses start right after school falsely thinking that their experience on the job will help them answer the NCLEX test questions. Consider the following points.

When you start a new job there is a certain amount of stress and information overload. This may interfere with your ability to study for the NCLEX.

Health professionals don't always do what is best for the patient. Some of them do the wrong thing. If you are depending on what you see at work to help you correctly answer NCLEX test questions, think again.

Graduate nurses often start on day shift, but eventually work an evening or night shift. When will you start to work a different shift? Will this make it harder for you to study?

What about those graduates that are on contract to work immediately after they finish school or have big bills to pay?? Ask your employer if you can have some time off before the NCLEX. It will benefit both of you.

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