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This is where you hear my passion and what I really love about nursing, and how to help nursing students and new nurses. My blogs are published every Saturday at 9 am. If you are on our mailing list, you will receive an email telling you about the blog for the week and a preview of next week Here is the link to subscribe if you want:

Rhoda Sommer 10/24/26 Rhoda Sommer 10/24/26

The Gap Nobody Warns You About

Passing the NCLEX is only the beginning. Discover the clinical judgment gap between NCLEX preparation and new nurse confidence—and how to close it.

Rhoda Sommer 10/17/26 Rhoda Sommer 10/17/26

Clinical Judgment: What Is It, and How Does It Relate to the PRIORITY Method?

What does clinical judgment really mean? Learn how to recognize patient clues, connect what you're seeing, make safe nursing decisions, and use the PRIORITY Method to put clinical judgment into practice.

Rhoda Sommer 10/10/26 Rhoda Sommer 10/10/26

What 40 Years of Nursing Taught Me About Why Smart Nurses Struggle — On the Test and On the Floor

Discover why smart nursing students struggle with the NCLEX and new nurses struggle on the floor—and how clinical judgment helps bridge the gap.

Rhoda Sommer 10/3/26 Rhoda Sommer 10/3/26

You Don’t Need to Know More — You Need to Decide Faster

Learn how to stop second-guessing NCLEX answers, build clinical judgment, and make safer nursing decisions with practical tips from nurse mentor Rhoda.

Rhoda Sommer 9/26/26 Rhoda Sommer 9/26/26

The PRIORITY Method: Finishing the Patient Story

Learn how the PRIORITY Method helps NCLEX students use clinical judgment, recognize when to ask for help, evaluate outcomes, and answer priority questions.

Rhoda Sommer 9/19/26 Rhoda Sommer 9/19/26

The NCLEX Isn’t Testing What You Memorized—Priority Method Part 2

Know the content but still miss NCLEX questions? Learn why the NCLEX tests how you think—not just what you memorize how to pass the nclex—and discover a new way to approach every question.

Rhoda Sommer 9/12/26 Rhoda Sommer 9/12/26

The NCLEX Isn’t Testing What You Memorized—It’s Testing How You Think

Stop memorizing and start thinking like a nurse. Learn why students miss NCLEX questions and discover the first steps of the PRIORITY Method.