. . . NOT because they aren't smart enough. They fail because they don't know how to THINK like a nurse. The nursing secrets series is your playbook for:
1. Surviving nursing school
2. Passing the NCLEX
3. Thriving as a new nurse
Written by Jon Haws, RN — ICU nurse, founder of NURSING.com, and former nursing school dropout — this series gives you what textbooks never can.
How to get through nursing school without losing your sanity.
How to think, study, and test like a nurse — and pass with confidence.
How to survive your first year and grow into the nurse you’re meant to become.
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Dear Future Nurse,
There are three moments in your nursing journey that will test you more than anything else.
The moment in nursing school when you wonder if you belong.
The night before the NCLEX when your heart won’t slow down.
And the first shift as a new nurse when you realize real lives are now in your hands.
I’ve lived all three.
I’ve sat in my car after exams wondering if I should quit.
I’ve stared at the ceiling at 2 AM before the NCLEX thinking, “What if I’m not ready?”
I’ve walked onto a hospital floor as a brand new nurse feeling like everyone else knew something I didn’t.
And here’s what I learned:
It’s not about memorizing everything.
It’s not about being the smartest student in class.
It’s not about never feeling afraid.
It’s about having a system.
A system for surviving nursing school without losing your sanity.
A system for passing the NCLEX with clarity instead of panic.
A system for thriving in your first year instead of just surviving it.
I don’t want you piecing this together on your own like I did.
That’s why I created the Nursing Secrets Series.
Not three random books.
But one complete path:
• How to study, think, and push through nursing school.
• How to approach the NCLEX strategically — not emotionally.
• How to step onto the floor as a new nurse with confidence and practical tools.
This isn’t about cramming 9,000 diseases into your brain.
That’s impossible.
It’s about focusing on what truly matters at each stage of your journey — the must-know principles, the mental frameworks, and the real-world tactics that actually move the needle.
The same clarity, structure, and teaching philosophy that has helped hundreds of thousands of nurses succeed is inside these pages.
Because nursing doesn’t just test your knowledge.
It tests your identity.
Your confidence.
Your resilience.
And you deserve more than guesswork.
You deserve a roadmap.
From your first semester…
to the testing center…
to your first shift…
You don’t have to do this alone.
Let’s build the nurse you’re meant to become.
Happy Nursing,
Jon Haws, RN
"Would suggest to all nursing students . . . Guaranteed to ease the stress!"
~Jordan
NURSING.com, founded by Jon Haws, RN redefines nursing education and NCLEX prep for millions of nurses and nursing students around the globe.
Through innovative and adaptive study materials and clear and concise supplements like 'NCLEX Flash Notes', NURSING.com takes learners from discouraged and stressed to motivated and passionate.
