Thank you, thank you ,certification done!

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Good afternoon ladies and gentleman,

Let me introduce myself. Hi! I am a nurse practitioner student and I have been lurking these boards for over a month now. I have hung on your every word regarding the AANP examination. I have searched for hope and comfort in your writings that would give me some kind of peace. So today I strip away my nurse practitioner student title and now it just family nurse practitioner. So I want to say thank you cause in my head you were my best friends! Unlike with the outside world, you knew the turmoil in me regarding 150 questions, 3 hours, 2.5-3 years of school, insane clinical hours, and the every present need to drink. So to all the ladies who put their experiences on this forum. From a lurker, I say thank you!

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Good afternoon ladies and gentleman,

Let me introduce myself. Hi! I am a nurse practitioner student and I have been lurking these boards for over a month now. I have hung on your every word regarding the AANP examination. I have searched for hope and comfort in your writings that would give me some kind of peace. So today I strip away my nurse practitioner student title and now it just family nurse practitioner. So I want to say thank you cause in my head you were my best friends! Unlike with the outside world, you knew the turmoil in me regarding 150 questions, 3 hours, 2.5-3 years of school, insane clinical hours, and the every present need to drink. So to all the ladies who put their experiences on this forum. From a lurker, I say thank you!

Hi,

What materials/books did you fine helpful while studying for your boards? I'm not expected to graduate until next May but I want to start early.

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Specializes in Peds Med/Surg; Peds Skilled Nursing.

How long did you study before taking the boards? I graduate in December and wanted to start studying towards the middle of my last semester (like October) so I can take my boards as soon as I am eligible.

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I went to the Hollier 3-day review which ultimately took 2.5 years of education and just merged it together. I purchased the 2013 Review Book by Hollier which provide quick easy answers to each question. I also purchased the 2010? (don't quote me) Fitzgearld Review Book considering the we were told that the AANP exam on average has information that is 2-3 years old. The Fitzgearld book provided more detailed explanations of questions being asked. I recommend this book if your review time is more than 2-week in duration.

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I attended the Hollier review in May. My study period was set of two months but honestly I reviewed most of the information 2 weeks prior to the exam date. That first month I took the AANP practice questions, NPprep exam x 1, and the APEA Qbank questions which highlighted my weakness subject.

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Specializes in Peds Med/Surg; Peds Skilled Nursing.

Thank you! You gave me great ideas on how to organize myself for studying.

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Specializes in Pain, critical care, administration, med.

I took my AANP Boards for adult health in March 2013 and passed. I was very lazy doing quite a bit if procrastinating. About 3 weeks before I did tons of questions and then reviewed the ones I got wrong. I studied mnemonics for areas I couldn't absorb. I did got to the Fitzgerald conference about 6 months before. I used her books and Leik. When I arrived to the test I wrote down those items that I had memorized and found it useful. I even went in with the mindset I might have to retake. Good luck!

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Congratulations!! That is awesome :)

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Congratulations. We are so glad that you found allnurses to be helpful as you went through the daunting experience to become certified. Good luck in your future as FNP.

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