Getting ready to take ANCC

Sha-Sha RN · May 27, 2015

Hello, I have failed the AANP in the past and I will be taking the ANCC in a few weeks. I currently have the "Family Nurse Practitioner Review Manual, 4th ed." I am ready, however is there any other study material that anyone suggest I use that worked well for you. I am so hoping to pass this exam and I have studied so hard for the AANP as well but I am due to take the ANCC as of now and I want to make sure I have all the information I need to study for the non-clinical questions.
I would greatly appreciate any feedback because I am getting nervous...lol.

Did you take a review course? Did you Check out past posts on this forum? There are plenty of posts on this topic. I know for me the Maria Leik book helped along with my Fitzgerald review course. Also there a book by kellerman, a FNP review book 1000 questions with rationales. Brush up on your research hierarchy, know your derm, ekg strips.

Ash7187 · May 27, 2015

I took my ANCC exam in October 2014 and passed on the first try. I studied for a little less than 2 months. I used several different methods to study. However, out of all of them, the best study materials were the Leik book (it has about 600 questions in the back) and both ANCC volume I and II books. My best advice is to do as many questions as possible. My exam had a lot of non-clinical questions, random things from hierarchy of research to legislation. Definitely read up on the cultural issues in Leik, there were at least 5-6 questions on that stuff. For example: what is the Spanish term used for evil eye and the answer was "mal ojo". I recall several questions on Hypertension, Diabetes, Ophtho and Derm. They also had photos on the exam. For instance, they would ask you which patient would you treat for an antibiotic and they have four pictures of people with different eye conditions. Based on the eye conditions, you have to determine which one is an infection and would need antibiotics.

So these are just the specifics of my particular exam but I hope it helps you in figuring out what to focus on! To me personally, I found the non-clinical questions to be more difficult. Luckily many of my classmates and friends took the exam right before me and had similar exam questions so they gave me a heads up. If I didn't study the non-clinical information, I would've failed! Best of luck!!