Passed AANP for FNP. Tips from my personal experience

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This is just from my personal experience.

Materials:

1. Both APEA and Fitzgerald disks (a classmate and I exchange them when we were done with the disks).

Fitz-Excellent medication review for each system, but a lot of information; can be overwhelming. Inadequate review in the peds section.

APEA- Info is broken down into simplest form to understand; good review on peds and pregnant.

2. Fitzgerald review book (love this; very thorough with lots of questions)

3. Leik's review book-concise and easy to read

4. APEA's questions and answers book- did not use

My approach:

1. Listen to both sets of CDs once after school is done (I listened to some lectures during school already)

2. Read the entire Leik's review book.

3. Study each body system using the review books that accompanied the CDs

4. Read the Fitz review book and answer the questions

5. Make flashcards of weak areas.

Bare minimum, I would recommend APEA's review CD/course and Fitz's review book. I think the sample exam from Fitz's website is made up of the questions in her book and the sample exam from APEA is from the questions in her APEA's questions and answers book.

Make sure you make a timeline of your studying goals. Good luck. I hope this helps

BIG congratulation to you Tinabeanrn and MERCEDES674 : )

Its truly inspirational, I look forward to being where you are in a couple of years. You guys pray for me now : )

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Hello all! I have been reading your posts and they have encouraged me. I am currently studying for my FNP boards. I am taking AANP. I have horrible test-taking anxiety (mainly due to the fact that I took NCLEX twice :( ) I have been to a Fitzgerald review and am doing her question/content book. I need some practice tests and computer questions that are close to what is on the AANP exam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!!

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Which "Fitzgerald Review Book" do you mean? She has several. I have her CDs and the workbook that came with that She is lecturing from it. She also has on her website another format with additional material that I will do when I finish going over the workbook with the CDs. I have listened to them once but did not use the workbook, This time I'm doing them like it is class with the workbook with time to review after each CD. I also have her 3rd edition review book with questions and rationale for each done in short text form. Is there another review book that goes over systems that would be helpful. I take the exam in early October. Thanks and congrats to LHendon.

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Hello-

I just took the AANP exam on April 9th. Failed it !!! The Test was strange.

So in Total disbelief. I took the FItzgerald review, Read the Leik books, And the fitzgerald book and did the question bank from APEA.

OK took 3 predictor tests and passed them all. So What happened is really strange. I did

I had no questions on Growth and Development, Immunizations, Antibiotics. There was a heavy concentration on Musculoskeletal system. There was an X-Ray.

I am shocked !!!

What should more should I be doing ?

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Hello congratulations-

Did u just take this exam. Any chance I can talk to you.

or send u an email.

mine is [email protected]

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I PASSED THE AANP!! What a load off, that was the most nerve racking test ever! Congratulations to everyone who passed.

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Hi Fabandoo,

I am going to be taking my FNP exam soon any chance I could email you for advice?

Thanks!

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Hey Sarcia12,

You can ... my email is [email protected].

- Fabadoo

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Hey Sarcia12,

You can ... my email is [email protected].

- Fabadoo

Congratulations! Would you be able to share your study plan? How long did you study for? Thank you in advance!

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Hello-

I just took the AANP exam on April 9th. Failed it !!! The Test was strange.

So in Total disbelief. I took the FItzgerald review, Read the Leik books, And the fitzgerald book and did the question bank from APEA.

OK took 3 predictor tests and passed them all. So What happened is really strange. I did

I had no questions on Growth and Development, Immunizations, Antibiotics. There was a heavy concentration on Musculoskeletal system. There was an X-Ray.

I am shocked !!!

What should more should I be doing ?

Did you listen to Hollier review? Which predictor tests did you take? How about the AANP's predictor test?

I'm sorry to hear that you failed. Are you taking it again soon? Good luck!

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Congratulations! Would you be able to share your study plan? How long did you study for? Thank you in advance!

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Hey CocoaLoverFNP,

I studied Leiks book back and front and supplemented with Holliers book and her 1500 question book. I did all the questions that were in Leiks as well as Holliers and felt that those questions gave me the tools to do well on the test. I would go back and read the rationales of the questions even if I go the questions right as it helped. The test questions are also straight forward and you have everything you need in the question to help you answer it. It is not like NCLEX where you have to think outside the box. Most of the question you can read the question and take 2 answer and mark them as wrong.

My advice is when you get the initial time to see how to navigate the test and even if you get done quicker than that take the remaining time to write down synonyms for the CN's and the murmurs, and other important information. This really helps when you get those questions. Do not skip the time. Also if you do not know the answer to a question mark it and move on, but always mark an answer on it just incase you do not have time to go back. I believe I finished test in less than 2 hours and you have 3 hours to take it.

If you have anymore questions feel free to email me on the email address mentioned above as for some reason allnurses will not let me private message yet due to 15 message rule or something like that. I wish you all the best!!!

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Hey CocoaLoverFNP,

I studied Leiks book back and front and supplemented with Holliers book and her 1500 question book. I did all the questions that were in Leiks as well as Holliers and felt that those questions gave me the tools to do well on the test. I would go back and read the rationales of the questions even if I go the questions right as it helped. The test questions are also straight forward and you have everything you need in the question to help you answer it. It is not like NCLEX where you have to think outside the box. Most of the question you can read the question and take 2 answer and mark them as wrong.

My advice is when you get the initial time to see how to navigate the test and even if you get done quicker than that take the remaining time to write down synonyms for the CN's and the murmurs, and other important information. This really helps when you get those questions. Do not skip the time. Also if you do not know the answer to a question mark it and move on, but always mark an answer on it just incase you do not have time to go back. I believe I finished test in less than 2 hours and you have 3 hours to take it.

If you have anymore questions feel free to email me on the email address mentioned above as for some reason allnurses will not let me private message yet due to 15 message rule or something like that. I wish you all the best!!!

Will do!!! Thank you very much

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