Has anyone taken the HESI FNP exam?

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

Hi, my school is making us take the HESI FNP exam before we graduate and I am wondering if anyone here had to do the same. I took the HESI exam at the end of my RN program and I remember it being extremely hard...harder than the boards in my opinion. I have gone to the HESI website but I am not really finding anything info for FNPs. If you have taken it, what did you do to prepare and how was the exam? We have to have a 900 on the exam. Im not even sure what the 900 is out of, ya know? Any help would be much appreciated ?

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Specializes in ICU-Step Down, Cardiac/CHF, Telemetry, L&D.

I took it last month. It is modeled after the ANCC exam. You pretty much have to follow their test outline. I studied Amelie, Leik, and systems review. I did not follow the ANCC outline because I am taking the AANP. My school recommends their outline for HESI. You can inbox me.

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

Thanks Mercedes. I'm inboxing you now :)

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

Hey Mercedes, your mailbox is full so I have to post my comment here :). I passed! YAY. That was pretty hard. The questions were so vague and a lot of time I didnt think any of the choices were correct, but I passed it! 925 :) YAY

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Specializes in ICU-Step Down, Cardiac/CHF, Telemetry, L&D.

Congrats

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Tinabeanrn,I too will be taking the HESI for my FNP program. How was it? Was it really hard? How did you prep for it? Any help is appreciated!

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

It really wasnt that hard. It is very much like the AANP boards so if you taket those boards, that test really does compare. I studied from Amelie Hollier's study guide and question book. Its all stuff you know on the exam. I breezed through it. Besst wishes :)

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hello I will be taking the HESI FNP in 2 weeks. Any tips?

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Any tips for the HESI FNP will be really appreciated. Can I inbox you?

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

It wasnt that bad. Very vague questions. I was able to pick the answers out fine. I think it was mostly clinical stuff. Only a few policy questions on there. I think I remember some musculosketal questions like Osgood shaulter (spelling), OP, OA, LBP, some peds well child mild stone type questions. I think the question were similar to the review books . The one written by the lady with the last name Z, lol sorry I can remember the books name but its the review book for family nurse practitioners. Look at Leik too. Its not that hard of an exam. I breezed through. Good luck. Do you graduate in Dec? You will soon be in the wonderful world of clinical decision making like Mercedes and I..

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I do have the book for Fitzgerald. If that will help.

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Specializes in family nurse practitioner.

Fitzgerald really didnt help me with the Hesi. But it did help me with the AANP boards. Review Leik. That book is like a caught all. Let me know how you do on it

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