Abstract
With national NCLEX pass rates declining, nursing orientation costs increasing, and the nursing shortage escalating, the trauma that occurs when a graduate nurse fails the NCLEX can be felt reverberating throughout the clinical units. NCLEX failure not only adversely affects the individual who fails but can have a profound effect on staff workload and morale. Staff educators are in a unique position to help the new graduate who has been unsuccessful in passing the NCLEX; however, they may be unsure of how to approach the situation. The authors present several strategies that the staff educator will find easy to implement to help these graduates.