by Gina B

I am taking the ANCC Generalist Board Certification Exam for Med/Surg RN's on October 3...has anybody out there done this already? Do you have any suggestions, tips, survival techniques??? I've worked on challenging med/surg floors since graduation (91), but haven't taken any 'real' tests since the boards! AAUGH!! Test anxiety is setting in again...maybe a good brownie recipe...Thanks!

Gina.. also looking for ANCC Med/Surg Review material.. preferably software with practice questions. Any ideas? I'll let you know what I find. Thanks...

Hey...I might have found something to help with the cert exam. Lippincott has a medical
surgical review series...and they also offer floppy disks with the information. While it isn't specifically designed for the exam, it does seem to cover the information in the exam outline. Another one that looks good is Lippincott's review of fluid balance (not the exact title). Good luck (P.S. I haven't purchased either yet...but I plan to)

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Props to you! I wish I could say I've passed it, but I've just sent in my (heavy) check and am hoping to take it within a couple months. I've got the "Springhouse Review for Medical-Surgical Certification" - the Lippincott book, and it's pretty thorough but I feel like my old nsg text & nclex review books are much better. I just took a nice review course offered by my hospital and was truly impressed w/ the presentation - as it merely outlined & showed me my weaknesses (which appear to be plentiful). I've heard that this test has ~64% pass rate, compared to the CMSRN test which is in the 80's%, but I've not been able to substantiate these numbers. I would highly recommend a review class if you have that option in your area. I wish you the best of luck.

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Hi, I am also thinking about taking it in December or early Jan of this year pick ancc because it is given several times a year. I will be coming from over seas and in the states on vacation. What are some online sites to prep for the test?
thanks in advance.

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Hi, Well how did you do on the test, I know you passed, please tell me the level of difficulty and how did you study.