AANP Certfication Exam ( I failed it)

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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.

I have to admit even though I took my exam back in 2013 it was more difficult than I expected but I did pass. I bought both Fitz's book and Barkley's book and CD's off Ebay. Fitz's wasn't cutting it for me, so I took the CD's and copied them to my Ipod and listened to them non-stop for a month of studying. If I was in the bathroom, I had the Ipod going, if I was in the car the CD's were playing. I even went to sleep with Barkley talking me to sleep. That is the only thing I used, but it was literally non-stop for a month. Knew every single thing about Hepatitis and not one question on the exam covered it..LOL One of my current patients used Adderall all through college to keep him focused in class/on tests and he graduated with a 3.8 So you might look into getting a short term script for it and see how much more focused you are while studying and taking the exam. He too has bad test anxiety and he stated it really leveled him out for test time.

does AANP require us to complete our 15 hours of CE's from any where specific? where can i complete my hours quickly?

Can you tell me what u did to pass the asnp exam? Thanks

Anyone recently take the AANP? I took it yesterday and failed. Felt like I studied for 3 months for nothing. I took the Barkley review class and used his CD's and book plus Leik practice book until I couldn't see straight. Felt like I studied for the wrong test upon sitting through the exam. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I am taking the ANCC 2/22 and need a plan to pass!!! Please

feel disappointed and like a failure/have never failed a test/my heart sunk to my feet/confidence blown

I also take my exam in a couple of weeks and scared to death. I am taking the ANCC exam. Has anyone taken this exam?

I am shocked so many people failed AANPC, people in my class failed Hesi and Apea which makes no sense. I took the test in 1 hour 45 minutes. It was straight forward.

The best study tools are Leik and you must read it from front to back. Also I used Hesi prep Apea because we had to pass it at UT. But THE most helpful tool was ...

Medical Board Review and Question Bank - BoardVitals this is like Gold!!!!!

it has guides and test bank of 1800 questions for Aanc and Aanp. I did AANP

Family Nurse Practitioner AANP Exam Review

Family Nurse Practitioner Board Review (FNP Exam) - 9 CEUs

I have taken the american critical care nurses exam and passed with no difficulty. I have well prepared noted for FNP,ACNP...You can contact me at paul [email protected] and will help. I couch nurses too on how to approach the exam. Guaranteed money back if you dnt pass.

Hello Everyone

I'm new to this site. I graduated in May with FNP degree, since then I took ANCC and took AANP today and failed it. The questions in the exam had information that I did not see in Leik book. I studied that book about 3x. I also took the review for Fitzgerald and have her CD's as well as Amali's CD/s. To say the least I feel so frustrated and incompetent. I've been a nurse a for over 10 years . Anyone knows how long do I have to wait to reapply for the AANP?

Hi willdoit2! Don't get discouraged. You are allowed to take the AANP twice a calendar year. After you take the test and fail all you have to do is get 15 cue's then reapply for the exam. Shouldn't take more than a week or two to have you approved to test again!

I failed today like you I have a 4.0 GPA took APEA review the test looked foreign to me.

Hey girlie. I failed in December and I'm possibly going to retake mine soon! We should compare notes, if you'd like!

Hi guys, I also failed the AANP on Thursday of last week. I could not believe the kind of questions I was getting. I knew after the first 20 questions I wasn't going to pass the exam. I am quite upset, disappointed, and honestly just shocked. I took the APEA review online, and audio, multiple times. I knew the book and could recite it to you. I also have the Leik book and fitzgerald books but did not really use them. After this failure, I feel like I may never pass that exam. I signed up for the ANCC exam and will probably take it in about 3 weeks. I am worried sick about it too. I graduated with 4.0 and feel like there is no way any one person could know all the material on that AANP exam. I guess I am just not as smart as I hoped I was. After reading nothing but good things about the Leik book, I am all over it for the past two days and will learn it inside and out. I also ordered a cultural nursing book to get familiar with the different cultures, and I downloaded some information on epidemiology. I also have the boardvitals questions package for the ANCC for another month. I plan to do lots of those questions and study daily at least 4 hours a day. I hope this will be enough to pass the exam. I have seen comments on here about the NHinstitute FNP review..does anyone know if that is helpful? ANY information that anyone can provide to help me learn what I need for the ANCC would be greatly appreciated. I have a job waiting for me but will lose it if I do not pass this exam! I feel so alone because I did an online program and have no one to study with or no one to bounce ideas off each other. I am just plain depressed. Thank you all for listening.

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