DrHarrietteBarker

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1. NCLEX RN 2ND RETAKE

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to RNEshun's topic in NCLEX

   You may need to evaluate the level of your nursing knowledge and how you apply it. One way that I suggest to my students is to practice on a lot of the alternate format questions. These questions require a bit more than just the simple multiple choic...

2. NCLEX - Test anxiety

   DrHarrietteBarker posted a topic in NCLEX

   NCLEX - Managing Test Anxiety When taking an exam such as the NCLEX it is normal to feel anxious. The hours of this exam represent a significant investment in terms of your time, energy and finances. So of course you want to get it over and move on...

3. Can't seem to pass the NCLEX PN

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to nursebrownsugah's topic in NCLEX

   Hi nursebrownsugah, You should consider working with a tutor. Tutoring can help you to identify the areas that are difficult for you and also teach you test strategies that would help you in understanding and responding to your questions. Dr. Harrie...

4. Nursetutoring

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to DrHarrietteBarker's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Aren't there any nurses out there who are interested in this topic? I was hoping that I could get a discussion going. Dr. H. Barker

5. NCLEX in on Oct 10th

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to fmaca88's topic in NCLEX

   First, you have to be confident. The NCLEX requires endurance. Passing Kaplan does not ensure that you will pass this test. You have to make sure that you have a good foundation of nursing knowledge because this is what the test is about. Prioritiza...

6. Another burnt out nurse - questioning everything. . .

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to AlphaPig's topic in Med-Surg

   You are overstressed, so you need to step back a bit. If you drive you could try home health nursing. It gives you some flexibility. Also you can try teaching a Home Health Aide course for an agency or a CNA course. All of these would take you away...

7. Nursetutoring

   DrHarrietteBarker posted a topic in Entrepreneurs

   Are they any other nurse tutors on this forum? I started a nurse tutoring business early this year. I began through an online service and also have my own private students. This is a good area for nurses to explore. I work with nursing students, a...

8. To study or not to study????

   DrHarrietteBarker replied to rubato's topic in NCLEX

   As a NCLEX tutor I would not recommend it. When it comes to this exam you hear all sorts of stories. The NCLEX exam is formatted differently from your nursing exams in school. Yes, they are all different kinds of people out there. Mozart was comp...