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CPAN exam 2018

Hello to all my CPAN nurses! Has anyone taken the CPAN this year (2018)? Im wondering how difficult the questions are. I took a couple practice tests from the ASPAN website and did great- thought the questions were short and to the point. But I've been doing practice questions from a question book as well- they are SO detailed and a lot harder- more specific and related to topics I have never even seen in my day to day practice. Any advice you can give me would be great. Thanks.

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    It's well worth it to purchase the on demand learning for the exams on the ASPAN website! Then purchase the practice tests- those 2 things helped me greatly!! Good luck.

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    I just passed my certification today. I studied 3 different exam preparation materials...

    the ASPAN Certification Review Book (Purple) - gives you specific question per category and has a rationale

    - - if you buy a new book, it comes with a code that gives you additional 750 online exam

    mobile app STAT Pearls for CAPA/CPAN - better rationale plus a list/ link of the study/ research that supports it

    recommended Web Tests from ABPANC - this gives you a feel of the real exam structure, I took the practice test the week I took the exam

    I would rate the exam 7/10. 0 easiest and 10 hardest. But I think it depends on how long you are working in PACU, patient acuity and population you serve. Eye procedure is very rare at my PACU so I find that system challenging. Just keep answering questions to get the feel of how the exam is structured. And look it up right away why it was incorrect.

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