You don’t have six hours a day to study. You probably don’t have two. This guide is for you anyway.

Written by Gupsy, a USRN trainer who has guided nursing students since 2013. She prepped for the NCLEX twice, the second time while working full-time, running a shop, caring for her dad, and pregnant. She took the exam days after an emergency C-section, and it ended at 85. This ebook is the plan she wishes she had.

What’s inside

• Self-Discovery Prompts: Fill-in pages to check your NCLEX readiness, name your life hurdles, and build a realistic action plan. They also help you decide whether now is the right time, or whether “later” is the smarter choice.
• Study Philosophy: Drop the guilt about hours logged. The NCLEX rewards nurses who think like nurses, not the people who studied the longest.
• Power Study Techniques:
  Gupsy’s tried and tested study techniques that do not require hours and hours of study and do not require thousands of practice questions
• Life Happens: Ideas for studying in the margins (commutes, breaks, chores, bedtime), a daily logistics planner, and a pre-exam checklist covering budget, childcare, work schedule, important dates, and wellbeing. It also has a guilt-free recharge list, because rest is part of the plan.
• Bonus: A prayer and Bible verses for the 10pm “I should be studying” moments.

Perfect for

• Nurses studying around shifts, kids, and family duties
• Returning nurses brushing up after years away
• Anyone who finishes practice questions and still doesn’t feel ready
• Anyone who has been told “just study harder” and needs a smarter way