Failed the NCLEX Before? You're Not the Problem. Your Strategy Is.
The Dr. R Method™ is a Bio-Psycho-Educational system built for repeat test-takers and at-risk nursing students. It retrains how you think through NGN questions and helps you manage test anxiety, so you walk into the exam ready.
Led by Dr. Michael J. Rietscha, DNP, MSN, AAS, LNC, RN, EMT-B, TECC, TMP: nurse educator, ACEN accreditation surveyor, and NCLEX coach to hundreds of students, including one who passed on her 20th attempt.
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Every student at Coach Nurse Academy starts with a diagnostic interview. We look at your test history, where your clinical judgment breaks down, and what happens to you under pressure, then build a plan around you, not a generic question bank.
Coaching follows the Dr. R Method™, a Bio-Psycho-Educational system that pairs NGN clinical judgment training with test-anxiety management and study habits that hold up on exam day.
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Repeat NCLEX test-takers. Whether you've failed once or many times, we find out why and fix the thinking behind it, not just the content.
Nursing students at risk. Struggling in a course or worried about failing out of your program? We step in early with a plan built around your syllabus and exams.
New graduates preparing for the NGN. Build strong clinical judgment before your first attempt.
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