[johnson0424]

tracelane, i know what you mean i did a test today and i got 125/150 right and i take my test in 5 days! i am nervous!! but i am also ready to get over it with so i am getting ansy!!! i feel like i am mixing things up now and am going to focus on those things that i feel that i dont know well such as dev stages and immunizations oh heck peds in general!!! i came upon a question today a gray white ring around the periphery of the iris in an elderly is a normal finding-thought iot would be an emerging cataract also a question about children(12 yo) cholesterol level of 190 and the mother asks if this is ok and the response is supposed to be" this is unacceptable, the desired level is <170" didn't know that one never learned chol. levels in children. Oh and have you ever heard of paresthesisas in the peri menopausal period as being normal? I have not.

[johnson0424]

christvs when do you take your exam?

[core0]

Originally Posted by johnson0424

tracelane, i know what you mean i did a test today and i got 125/150 right and i take my test in 5 days! i am nervous!! but i am also ready to get over it with so i am getting ansy!!! i feel like i am mixing things up now and am going to focus on those things that i feel that i dont know well such as dev stages and immunizations oh heck peds in general!!! i came upon a question today a gray white ring around the periphery of the iris in an elderly is a normal finding-thought iot would be an emerging cataract also a question about children(12 yo) cholesterol level of 190 and the mother asks if this is ok and the response is supposed to be" this is unacceptable, the desired level is <170" didn't know that one never learned chol. levels in children. Oh and have you ever heard of paresthesisas in the peri menopausal period as being normal? I have not.

I will point out that when you take most certification tests, you sign an agreement to not discuss the test questions. A number of blogs/websites have been sued over this. Be nice to allnurses please.

David Carpenter, PA-C

[johnson0424]

david, this was not from the actual test-this was from a practice book for the exam. i apologize i did not realize you could not discuss questions from a practice exam book. i have not taken the exam yet and if i did sign something like that i would have not discussed it.

[tracelane]

Hi David,
Yeah, we are just sort of studing together. I wish it was over but sadly no. We'd be truly crazy to just post the real questions willy nilly

These are from practice tests in review books.

[tracelane]

Johnson, I did not know that either about the peri menopause. I feel the same way. Things I had straight last week are starting to confuse me!
I ran across a PRACTICE QUESTION yesterday saying a woman comes in with BP of 158/92, she's on a thiazide what do you do next? I was thinking diet changes but one option was to start an ACE so it threw me. It was diet with checking her NA intake and calories.
This is torture. Makes me wish I'd gone with the education option or something.

It does help to know I'm not alone anyway!

[core0]

Originally Posted by johnson0424

david, this was not from the actual test-this was from a practice book for the exam. i apologize i did not realize you could not discuss questions from a practice exam book. i have not taken the exam yet and if i did sign something like that i would have not discussed it.

I didn't realize that. Its probably OK to discuss practice questions although you run the risk that one of the certification programs could also misinterpret it (just like I did). Good luck on your test.

David Carpenter, PA-C

[christvs]

Originally Posted by johnson0424

christvs when do you take your exam?

I wish more than anything in the world (see how sad my life is right now, lol ) that I knew when I am taking my NP exam. It's been almost 5 weeks now since I mailed in my application and I am still waiting. At least now I have my ANCC ID # so every day I type it in to the prometric web site to see if I am finally allowed to schedule it. But not yet. I really feel completely ready to take it right now too. Oh well. I will just live vicariously through you guys!

[Joan Z]

I called the ANCC today to find out what the status of my application is... it's "still undergoing evaluation". Honestly, what is there to do? They had the official transcripts, how long does it take? I even asked the poor phone answerer and she said "that's just how long it takes". Really, the nursing profession is doing itself a disservice. The direct customers--us--are worried and irritated, the indirect customers (patients, the folks who want to have us up and working) think it shows tremendous disorganization.

In the meantime, I am repainting my house, one room at a time. Plus I got a load of topsoil delivered, so I can work on moving dirt when I get tired of studying...

[christvs]

Originally Posted by Joan Z

I called the ANCC today to find out what the status of my application is... it's "still undergoing evaluation". Honestly, what is there to do? They had the official transcripts, how long does it take? I even asked the poor phone answerer and she said "that's just how long it takes". Really, the nursing profession is doing itself a disservice. The direct customers--us--are worried and irritated, the indirect customers (patients, the folks who want to have us up and working) think it shows tremendous disorganization.

In the meantime, I am repainting my house, one room at a time. Plus I got a load of topsoil delivered, so I can work on moving dirt when I get tired of studying...

Joan Z, how long ago did you mail in your application? I agree with you; I don't know what the heck is taking so long! It's getting very hard to try to distract myself with other things too, because the exam is all that is on my mind.