Studying for the Certifying Exam

Sep 02, 2005 06:03 PM

by sonessrna

I am a senior SRNA coming up on 6 months until graduation. I took the Valley Anesthesia Course, I have the cards and the ""sweat book", in addition to the variety of anesthesia textbooks everyone here probably has. Those who have successfully taken the test, I am asking how you studied. Thanks.

gotosleep · Sep 03, 2005, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by sonessrna

I am a senior SRNA coming up on 6 months until graduation. I took the Valley Anesthesia Course, I have the cards and the ""sweat book", in addition to the variety of anesthesia textbooks everyone here probably has. Those who have successfully taken the test, I am asking how you studied. Thanks.

sweat book at least once maybe twice. memory master/cards at least twice. return to problem areas frequently. avoid marathon study sessions....study in blocks of 45 min to a hour to avoid fatique.

BigDave · Sep 05, 2005, 08:51 PM

One of our instructors said last week that they have changed the exam recently and that the Valley Review is less relevant. Anybody else heard this?

SproutRN · Sep 05, 2005, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by BigDave

One of our instructors said last week that they have changed the exam recently and that the Valley Review is less relevant. Anybody else heard this?

I have not heard that, but it wouldn't surprise me with all the stuff that recently went on regarding boards. I think the Valley Review will still be beneficial in reviewing all the information I have already forgotten!

Sprout

charles-thor · Sep 05, 2005, 09:45 PM

I’m curious to hear if anyone else has heard of recent changes to the “big quiz”

I plan on using the following:

Valley and Memory Master
Jensen’s Big Blue Anesthesiology Review
Re-read Morgan and Mikhail when the new edition comes out
Offer weekly sacrifices to the gods…

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Studying for the Certifying Exam

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