AANP Certfication Exam ( I failed it)

[ERandAestheticFNP]

Hello,

My name is Jamie and I have been an ER nurse for 7 years. I took the AANP exam yesterday April 3 and failed it. I am extremely sick to my stomach about this. How can I fail this exam? I was a 4.0 GPA student during my MSN/FNP program. I took Fitzgerald review update course 3 days long. I have her CDS and her review book. I have Hollier, many guideline books and so many quiz books as well. My weakness has always been test taking. I know the material. I have to say this exam I took yesterday was like NO OTHER! There were questions on the exam I have never seen before. I guessed on more than half of the questions. There was maybe a handful of questions I said WOW I know this one.

So I need help! Where do I begin now? I need 15 Ce's I guess and then I need to re take the test. Anybody who has failed this exam I would love to talk to you. Also anyone who has taken it and passed I would love to talk to you. I am just so depressed. The sad part is my job in the ER as an FNP has been waiting for me for months. I hope that they do not pass me by because of this.

I am just so depressed! I cant believe it... I studied so much that I have not spent much time with family or my friends. I was really looking forward to being me again.

[Blessedx3]

Mickey4--How much longer until you test? Best of luck...Special prayers for you!

[mickey4]

This is Mickey4. Thanks for all the support! I retook the exam yesterday evening and passed! Praise God!

If anyone has the answer to my question abt disclosing the first failure on the credentialing application, please let me know.

[Blessedx3]

CONGRATS!!!! That is awesome...

[butch0818]

I have taken the AANC and AANP certification exams. Most recently was yesterday. I took the Fitzgerald review as well as Hollier. I also used Leik review book. Does anyone have any suggestions that you can share with me. Each time I came close to passing, but close is not good enough. I do not know what else to do. Help.

[Christen, ANP]

What do you think made you not pass? Was it a content problem / lack of knowledge? Test taking anxiety? Etc etc?

~Christen :)

[butch0818]

I have always been a poor test taker. After the exam I went back and looked over my study material and I noted that when I did the process of elimination I chose the wrong answer after eliminating the 2 definite wrong choices. Also, can anyone give me suggestions on studying theory, cultural issues, and pratice & role. There was not much in Fitzgerald review. I am going to take the ANCC exam again as soon as I am cleared. Thanks for any suggestions. I want to get this behind me because I am soooooo exhausted.

[wannapass77]

Help... I just failed my aanp/fnp boards.... Seems to be a familiar post... I studied for months and went in very comfortable with the material... I am not a good test taker.... But more than half the questions I had... I had not seen or heard before and if I had...the answers were not what we have been taught!!!! And for some questions... I could get down to 2 choices and not from there!! This do depressing... frustrating...

Any suggestions?? I did holier review course and an additional test book of questions.. and it didn't help at all

[FNPRN]

I am sorry to hear that. It makes the two of us, I failed mine yesterday too. I am totally confused as to what to do now. I did the Fitzgerald prep book front to back, listened to her CD's more than 3 times. I am thinking of buying the Barkley review as i need 15 hour CE, another 400 dollars!!!!! any suggestions is appreciated please:cry:

wannapass 77 hung in there, this is just a road bump to make us stronger NPs even tho depressing

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

I wouldn't spend another $400 for more review material when you already have the best review material on the market and it didn't help. What I would to is spend $25 and take the practice test at the Fitzgerald website so you get a printout of your weak areas, then you know exactly what content areas you need to study intensely. Then do your CE in that area.

In addition, I would go back to my fundamentals. Study your physical assessment text, pharmacology, and go through your material from school by systems.

[NPmimzy75]

I saw that ANCC has a $25 general test taking strategies online course, maybe there is something like that that would be helpful too.

(Anyone take this from ANCC and find it helpful?)

[CDH1]

I recently took the AANP certification exam three days ago and FAILED IT. I felt like I was kicked in the stomach. I also studied Fitzgerald, and Mometrix FNP study guides. I could not believe the test. There were more than half the questions that I had never seen and medications I had never heard of. I have been an RN for 20 years and after the test, I felt like I had studied for the wrong test. I am depressed and feel like I don't know what to do now. I will retake the exam, but my confidence level has really taken a blow. Any suggestions on how to move forward would be greatly appreciated.

[CDH1]

I totally understand..the same thing happened to me. I felt like the test preperation material did not prepare me for the FNP exam. I seriously felt like I had studied for the wrong test. I have read through several posts and it seems like the Fitzgerald website has some study questions that may be helpful for 25 dollars. I am kind of in limbo now.