Technically, all of nursing school is a crash course in NCLEX exam preparation.  From your very first “welcome to the magical world of nursing” quiz all the way to your advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology and biochemistry exams.

After graduation, however, the real NCLEX studying fun begins.  It is almost as if on graduation day, towards the end of the ceremony, the dean of nursing is standing on the stage with a stopwatch, counting down…. 3, 2, 1… “Okay now you’re graduated, let the NCLEX studying begin!”

As I recall, I was the dork who had already purchased my twenty pounds of NCLEX study books, workbooks and CD’s before graduation day. NCLEX studying almost seemed like an extension of nursing school to me.

I had been studying like a madwoman for four and a half years (counting required summer sessions that made nursing students stand out from the rest).  A few more months of hitting the books couldn’t hurt.  Of course, I had to keep reminding myself of this as I was cramming more and more details from the study aids into my head as the exam date approached.

Fortunately, a nurse has created a website to help nursing students prepare for their NCLEX exam. AllNurses.net also serves as a comprehensive resource for nurses and student nurses to look up other vital pieces of data and clinical knowledge. This includes nursing guides, tutorials, disease references, lab values and medication information, all at the click of a button.

The site’s “PDA Reference Software” is a portable version of the website resources that nurses and student nurses can have with them in their uniform pockets as they see patients and handle often complex situations where running back to the nurse’s station for information is not an option.

There is a lot of information to be absorbed in nursing school and interactive tools like this can be a very helpful addition to the student and new grad’s resource kit.