I am also in the same boat, my 3rd & final test is Oct in Albany NY. I do know of 1 person passing on the 2nd attempt, so it is possible. I have signed up for the workshop & have ordered all the study guides to help sort the various places Sh...
I am reading the CPNE book & redoing each practice section. I bought the DVD & workbook to help as well. I will check for a CPNE workshop tomorrow , I just feel as if I may be missing some other resources.