AANP FNP Exam - PASSED!

gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP · Jul 14, 2006

Oh, I know! I felt the 30 seconds it took to say pass/fail took 5 years off of my life!
CONGRATS!
I'm still waiting for my official results....tomorrow means it's been 3 weeks! A small part of my brain is worrying my prelim results will be wrong!

I have heard of some people who have gotten theirs in as little as 2 weeks, and others who say its been 6. I have the same paranoia!

opalmRN · Jul 14, 2006

:balloons: Congratulations, what an accomplishment. You must feel very relieved!:balloons:

MelissaCT · Jul 14, 2006

Hmm, the Fitzgerald class said it's usually 2-3 weeks. Maybe that's just the average. But I need that piece of paper to move on with my life! And my job!

Spike_17 · Jul 14, 2006

Lordy! A huge congrats to you!

And so my story goes:

I have been out of my MSN FNP school since 1999 - worked for a couple of years in Family Medicine - moved out of the area - and move into an area that requires certification!

Well, for the last 8 years - I have been teaching at my Alma Mater - for the last 6 years - SOLEY teaching! EEK!

Now, I have been offered a wonderful 'drop-dead' position but need to get certified! And so the story goes -- HIT THE BOOKS!

I am leaning towards the AANP - and have been studying with review books and some CD's = but I am overwhelmed with all the MILESTONES / DEVELOMENTAL stages / ANT GUIDANCE and the HIV info is staggering!

Any advice would be so very helpful - esp. STUDY PLANS!

Much Thanks!

This is my first posting - hope I put it in the right place?

gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP · Jul 15, 2006

I took the fitzgerald review course, bought the cd's and the review book - i think it helped me immensely.

I have heard people who have been out practicing for while say that it is almost harder to take the test then than it was to take it right out of school because you choose things based on your experience, and not based on what a brand new NP would do "by the book" so to speak.

But - I do know that people do it! I am sure you can too!

Michelle

Spacklehead, MSN, NP · Jul 15, 2006

Congratulations!

Lurksalot, BSN, RN · Jul 15, 2006

Congrats, well done!:balloons:

Trauma Columnist · Jul 15, 2006

Fantastic! Wonderful news. I did the AACN adult health CNS test on July 3rd, got the results in the mail on July 10th but the darn state is soooo slow. Oh well - no more studying! Woo hoo!

gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP · Jul 15, 2006

CONGRATS TO YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!

This is so exciting - I remeber counting down graduation at the same time!!! :monkeydance:

imisscoco · Jul 21, 2006

I am sitting for the Adult ANCC exam a week from tomorrow on 7/28/06. I could not be more nervous. I don't know if I studied enough. Went to the Fitzgerald review course in May and have been using her book and tapes. But not all day everyday and here it is one week away. Any pointers for wrapping it up before the exam. I still have some week areas like cardiac. Can't wait to get it over with though.

gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP · Jul 21, 2006

Honestly I don't know that you could EVER feel that you have studied enough. You have been studying for the past several years though and that does help - no matter how much you think you have forgotten everything you know. That actually mattered more than most of the last minute studying I did.

I reviewed things that would help me reason things out mostly - like re-memorizing the cranial nerves again, and pnuemonics that would help jog my memory. I dont know if ANCC gives you lab norms or not - AANP does on MOST things. If they don't I guess I would know those too. Names of drugs I wasn't terribly familiar with. All of that helped I think. And ieven if it didn't it made ME feel better LOL

christvs, DNP, RN, NP · Jul 21, 2006

Honestly I don't know that you could EVER feel that you have studied enough. You have been studying for the past several years though and that does help - no matter how much you think you have forgotten everything you know. That actually mattered more than most of the last minute studying I did.
I reviewed things that would help me reason things out mostly - like re-memorizing the cranial nerves again, and pnuemonics that would help jog my memory. I dont know if ANCC gives you lab norms or not - AANP does on MOST things. If they don't I guess I would know those too. Names of drugs I wasn't terribly familiar with. All of that helped I think. And ieven if it didn't it made ME feel better LOL

The test is all multiple choice, right? Does everyone get a set number of questions? (It's not like NCLEX, right?) I'm starting my NP program in 3 weeks for acute/critical care and I cannot wait to get started. :)