For those of you who passed the RN-BC for MedSurg certification

[agent]

What are your pearls of wisdom as I study? What did you find most effective?

[kayern]

I studied a little bit everyday from the course books available. Good Luck

[RussA, BSN, RN]

I took the ANCC test in July 2010. Trust in your ability and experiences. Be familiar with Test Content Outline (look at the percentage of questions from each category). Take the sample test questions on ANCC website to get an idea of the type of questions posed on the exam. For myself, I purchased a used Medical Surgical Nursing Certification - Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Phyllis Healy and Leona Mourad (1998), ISBN 0-87434-919-2. Read/reviewed the book (look over "All" areas, i.e. Ethics, Legal, Behavioral, etc. Again look at the test content outline). From the amount of questions on the examination - you don't have to get all of them right...just 70% (350 of 500 possible points). Good Luck!

[Mommy&RN, BSN, RN]

I studied the book from ANCC. Read a bit of it everyday. The practice test in the back of the book is representitive of the test.

[kayern]

I took questions from their study guide and borrowed old NCLEX books. Good Luck!