NCLEX Secrets: Your Playbook for Outsmarting the Exam, Mastering the Material, and Passing with Confidence

The NCLEX can feel overwhelming—thousands of practice questions, endless content review, Next Gen question formats, and the constant fear: “What if I’m not ready?” But passing the NCLEX doesn’t have to be that way. “NCLEX Secrets” is your guide to passing the NCLEX with confidence on your first attempt.

Whether you’re a nursing student preparing for your first NCLEX attempt or retaking the exam after a failure, this book contains everything you need: complete study plans, test-taking frameworks, Next Gen NCLEX strategies, and the exact system that has helped Nursing.com members achieve a 99.25% NCLEX pass rate.

What You’ll Learn Inside This Book:

• Test-Taking Strategies That Actually Work: Master the ABCs + Maslow’s framework for priority questions, answer elimination techniques, and critical thinking methods that work on any NCLEX question format.
• How to Study for the NCLEX the Right Way: Discover why doing thousands of practice questions matters more than content review, and learn the proven 80/20 approach to NCLEX prep.
• Complete Study Plans for Every Timeline: Get detailed 2-week, 4-week, 6-week, and 12-week NCLEX study plans with daily schedules and question targets.
• Mastering Next Gen NCLEX (NGN) Questions: Learn specific strategies for highlight, dropdown, matrix, and bow tie questions—with examples that show you exactly how to approach each type.
• Know When You’re Actually Ready to Test: Stop guessing if you’re ready. Learn the objective indicators that tell you it’s time to schedule your NCLEX exam.
• Real Student Success Stories: Understand why students fail the NCLEX (and how to avoid those mistakes) through real stories from students who failed 3, 4, even 6 times—then finally passed.

Why This Book?

“NCLEX Secrets” is not just about passing a test—it’s about giving you the confidence, strategies, and proven system you need to succeed. Jon Haws, RN, has distilled years of NCLEX preparation experience into this comprehensive guide, drawing from his personal journey as a nursing student who withdrew from school, nearly gave up, then came back to pass the NCLEX and build the leading NCLEX prep platform.

You’ll get practical, proven advice on:

• Why practice questions are more important than content review (and how many you actually need to do)
• The exact frameworks to use for priority questions, SATA questions, and Next Gen NCLEX formats
• How to dissect any NCLEX question systematically, even when you don’t know the answer
• Time management strategies for test day (so you don’t run out of time)
• What to do the week before your NCLEX, the day of the test, and while waiting for results
• The nursing process, Bloom’s taxonomy, and critical thinking methods specific to NCLEX success
• Essential cheat sheets for must-know lab values, medications, and nursing concepts

Who is Jon Haws, RN?

Jon Haws is a registered nurse, educator, and founder of Nursing.com, a revolutionary NCLEX prep platform that has transformed how nursing students prepare for the NCLEX exam. His unique teaching approach focuses on test-taking strategies and critical thinking skills, helping nursing students feel more confident and prepared for exam day.

Jon’s journey wasn’t easy—he withdrew from nursing school in 2009, convinced he wasn’t cut out to be a nurse. But he came back, changed his approach, passed the NCLEX, and worked as a neuro ICU nurse before founding Nursing.com. Today, his platform has helped over 700,000 nursing students, with members achieving a 99.25% NCLEX pass rate.