Fitzgerald online Acute care review??????

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Specializes in cardiac.

Has anyone use this?

How about any of her other "online seminars"? I'm wondering about the handouts and question bank that is supposed to come with this. I'm not sure about spending over $300 for something I can only access twice, is it worth the money? I have some older (?2008) Barkley review CD's / handouts and the Miller ACNP question book.

I don't know where to begin studying and wish I could find a source for review questions. I'm starting to think I should buy one of the ANP review books. Very frustrated at the lack of acute care review materials!

How about a CCRN review book, with this help at all for preparation for the ACNP cert?

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.
How about a CCRN review book, with this help at all for preparation for the ACNP cert?

I took both ACNP-BC and CCRN exams. They are different. ACNP content covers a broad range of adult medical conditions and not just critical care. There are even emergency medicine questions that cover toxicology and trauma. CCRN is purely critical care in content with very few questions that focus on patient management from a provider's perspective (no questions that build on a presented case scenario). There is a lot of psychosocial/Synergy Model type questions in the CCRN. I would stay away from practicing on CCRN content and getting it mixed up with ACNP content at this time so it doesn't confuse you.

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Specializes in cardiac.

Thanks for the heads up Juan, good to know. I just feel like the only way I know how to study for an exam like this is by doing practice questions to uncover what I don't know. I don't live near any of my classmates either so I have no one to discuss / study with. I've started making flashcards as I go over material and I think I'm going to just buy that Todd book even though it's old.

Also, where does ANCC get the material for questions on current guidelines? What source's information should we know?

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

ANCC's ACNP-BC exam content outline is found here: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Documents/Certification/TestContentOutlines/AcuteCareNPTCOMar2010.aspx

The test reference list is found here: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/AcuteCareNP-TestRefMar2010.aspx

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