CRNE exam OCTOBER 8, 2008

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Specializes in Operating Room.

i feel that you are talking about myself ,any way where did you take the courses.

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Alot of people have been saying they used the mosby or saunders book to prepare and still felt like they didnt feel prepared enough for the october exam....

Did anyone use the Lippincott? And if you did, how did you feel after taking the exam?

They only sell the lippincott where i'm from and the book is released tomorrow in stores and I plan to purchase it as soon as possible! Any comments guys?

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well this was my 2nd time taking it...the first time i used the mosby, crne prep guide...and i didnt think i had enough time to study and i ended up failing by 1 point...this time i used the crne prep guide...i took at 2 weeks course..which came with a book..so i felt very prepared....1st book wasnt so bad..but the 2nd one killed me. after going over some questions in my head and with friends..i realized i got many questions wrong..this is freaking me out A LOT! i seriously cant afford to fail again...i feel like my whole life is on hold..and i cant take the next step until i find out the results...the june results came after about 6.5 weeks...so i'm thinking it'll be around that same length this time around...this waiting game is killing me!!! i was fine for the last week or so...but now that its been 3 weeks since the exam..and i know the results will be here within another 3 weeks...its just driving me nuts...i constantly think abt this stupid exam...when will it all enddddddd........errrrrrrggggggggggg :angryfire

I know how u feel although this time I felt much better but nw I am counting down the weeks b4 I get the result n afraid I will b disappointed n canny fail again

By the way where did u write your exam?

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well i wrote my exam in toronto...not gonna say where exactly cuz i may give myself away with that info! LOL but yea...i felt worse the first time around and i only failed by 1 point...so i hope that this time i passed....but that fear will always be with me...doesnt matter if i pass or fail...:urgycld:

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Specializes in oncology, acute rehab.
Alot of people have been saying they used the mosby or saunders book to prepare and still felt like they didnt feel prepared enough for the october exam....

Did anyone use the Lippincott? And if you did, how did you feel after taking the exam?

They only sell the lippincott where i'm from and the book is released tomorrow in stores and I plan to purchase it as soon as possible! Any comments guys?

Lippincott was not published and available in time to be used for this test:typing

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Specializes in oncology, acute rehab.
this is freaking me out A LOT! i seriously cant afford to fail again...i feel like my whole life is on hold..and i cant take the next step until i find out the results...this waiting game is killing me!!! i was fine for the last week or so...but now that its been 3 weeks since the exam..and i know the results will be here within another 3 weeks...its just driving me nuts...i constantly think abt this stupid exam...when will it all enddddddd........errrrrrrggggggggggg :angryfire

I have a theory about the mounting anxiety: this is a premonition of state of mind one has to learn to deal with in order to survive a career in nursing. Skills have to be developed to achieve BALANCE or the job will do you damage :bow:

Do something good for yourself or someone else.

Breathe.

Take a walk around the block.

Remember how unique and beautiful you are in your heart...

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thanks for the advice coola!!!:up: i have been trying to keep myself busy and got involved in various activities and just taking this opporunity to spend more time with friends and family(thank god i have a great support system!!!!). but yeah i do have a problem balancing things in my life and i guess i just have to take it one step at a time and learn the balancing act! lol

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Alot of people have been saying they used the mosby or saunders book to prepare and still felt like they didnt feel prepared enough for the october exam....

Did anyone use the Lippincott? And if you did, how did you feel after taking the exam?

They only sell the lippincott where i'm from and the book is released tomorrow in stores and I plan to purchase it as soon as possible! Any comments guys?

I used the lippincott review series (i think there are 7 of them?). Only purchased the Med Surg, Maternal and Psych ones though.

It kind of helped but the practice tests from those as well as the from the mosby reviewers were so different from those asked in the tests. I don't really know if the reviewers helped any. I too am nervous about the results but to be honest i'm more excited because i'd just like for our wait to be over... (no im not confident about passing, to be honest i don't think i passed, but i guess i just want to KNOW for sure rather than keep guessing)

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I exactly know what you are going through these days...

This was my second exam as well. I admit that I did not put as much effort for the June exam, and to be honest, I thought none of people around me would fail..Finding out that I failed was hard, but waiting for the result is much harder. I think I am scared of the consequences rather than te result because I don't want to go through this anymore.

Right now, I am going crazy every day. I can't stop thinking, "What if I fail again, What should I do next? What can I do..." I feel so sorry for my family members who are having faith in me and encouraging me.

Two of my friends who failed with me are actually seeing psychologist.

CNA should really make the exam more carefully.

Exam especially a national exam should be something that has "exact" answer not tricky. When so many people say "The exam is tricky", they should consider if the exam is really reliable because so many people are going through so much hard times once they fail.

I know there were some "experimental" questions and that they will take those out, but which ones?? I think they should take out all of those tricky questions.

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For me, I think June exam was more reliable as well. Then why did I fail? To be honest, I didn't study much. All the nurses and friends who graduated earlier than me said, "You will just do fine. Only small number of people fail". I believed in that, and I took the exam very lightly. June exam had more of med/surg questions. Which if you knew that area, you would know the answer. If you don't know that area then you don't. But October exam has more of inter-relationship questions which I could not really prepare for it. Most of prep guides are focusing on med/surg but not on "What should you say?"....and October exam had so many questions like that which threw me off. All the detailed med/surg parts that I studied for the exam weren't there anymore....

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Specializes in meg/surg, pediatric, wound care.

I am going through the same thing with you all. This is my first time taking the CRNE. Personally, I am a new grad educated in canada, but i found that the exam was sooo tough and tricky as well. Although my school did prepare us for interrelationship questions but then it was totally not as tricky and fague as the questions in the oct exam. I would rather the oct exam consist of most med/surg questions and cuz at least that test us what we should know as nurses.

My friends who did the june exam told me that the pass rate is high and i shouldnt be worry about the result. But after the exam i just felt so worry and uncertain on how i did.... :crying2:

Next week, I will be starting my new job in an exciting unit and hospital that i really love. I hope i will pass, so i wont have to give up this job..:no: or maybe get the result later so i can work a little longer... but on the other hand i want my result faster tooo so the wait can end... i really dont know..

Praying for all of us!!

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sundai,

goodluck for your result.

I would like to find out what advice your university gave you regarding the interpersonal questions?

I am currently internationally studying for the exam and I keep reading about interpersonal aspects of the exam. Does this mean they are refering to ways you can communicate and developed theorys/models., or is it more psychosocial and asking questions on age related communication, and what a child can be expected of at each age.

from confused & curious Susan

:)

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