I made my appt for the FNP exam

christvs, DNP, RN, NP · Jun 23, 2008

I feel that I will do well on the exam because I have been studying a lot like 5 days a week now. I think after 2 or 3 more days I will be totally ready to take it, but of course I can't yet!!! ANCC received my application on June 6th and now I have called them twice. I just called today and they said yes, we have your application and if there are any problems, we will contact you...otherwise it's back to the waiting game. I just want to know my test date already. I'm tired of studying so much and plus, if I don't end up taking it until who knows when, I may have to keep reviewing the stuff 50 million times. Ugh. I just get so disappointed when the mailman comes by and there's nothing.

tracelane, DNP, NP · Jun 26, 2008

I feel the same way. The ANCC received my app on May 15 and said it will take 6 weeks to process! They gave me an ID number to use when I call and ask about it. I followed the link on their site to the prometric "schedule an exam" link. It asks for an ID number and I thought, I bet it's the same. I checked every day and it kept saying ID number invalid. Well, yesterday it logged me in and let me schedule the exam.

This might be a little quicker for you guys. The lady at the ANCC said I could use the number they give me over the phone to schedule the exam. She didn't tell me it's the same number to check on it.

I'm taking it July 8th. Stressed about it. I bought the Fitzgerald CDs, review book and a second review book and am studing each night. I've listened so much I can talk along with her in some parts! I feel like the woman with the cough and dragging herself around is an old friend.

christvs, DNP, RN, NP · Jun 26, 2008

I feel the same way. The ANCC received my app on May 15 and said it will take 6 weeks to process! They gave me an ID number to use when I call and ask about it. I followed the link on their site to the prometric "schedule an exam" link. It asks for an ID number and I thought, I bet it's the same. I checked every day and it kept saying ID number invalid. Well, yesterday it logged me in and let me schedule the exam.
This might be a little quicker for you guys. The lady at the ANCC said I could use the number they give me over the phone to schedule the exam. She didn't tell me it's the same number to check on it.
I'm taking it July 8th. Stressed about it. I bought the Fitzgerald CDs, review book and a second review book and am studing each night. I've listened so much I can talk along with her in some parts! I feel like the woman with the cough and dragging herself around is an old friend.

Thanks for the tip. I'm going to ask for the ID the next time I call them. I bet the people at the ANCC love me by now, since I call them like every week. :) I think you will do well on the exam since you are obviously studying very hard. Good luck. I envy you taking it so soon! :)

johnson0424 · Jun 26, 2008

tracelane, i take mine july 9 are you taking FNP? i too am studying fitzgerald and am doing the cds and the book. good luck...

tracelane, DNP, NP · Jun 26, 2008

Yes, the FNP it is! I think we'll all be fine. We're studing anyway! I'll post how I do on the 8th. I keep finding things I don't know.

johnson0424 · Jun 27, 2008

i know what you mean a friend of mine told me a questions she had on the exam and i told her oh you would treat that with a fluroquinolone and she said no it would be a macrolide and boy did i feel dumb...i am listening to the cd's but get kinda lost when she talks about all the organisms-guess i should have paid attention in patho!!!

christvs, DNP, RN, NP · Jun 28, 2008

I am so excited! After sending in my application 26 days ago, I received a letter in the mail from the ANCC today saying they received my application for the ACNP exam and gave me my ID #. How sad is that, that I am so excited just to get any piece of correspondence from the ANCC? :) It's not like I got my eligibilty letter or anything, but I am so happy to have something to hold onto for now. I feel like this process is taking forever.

tracelane, DNP, NP · Jun 28, 2008

Hey, if you guys come across something you didn't know want to post it? Maybe it'll be something one of us has on the exam. I did a practice test today and answered 100 of the 150 correct. Could have been worse!

One of the questions was if you have a 3 week old female baby with serosangouns (spelled wrong) lady partsl dischage what do you tell the mom? The correct answer was that it was normal. Didn't know that. Would have worried me in real life.

Another was what do you give to a 17 year old with positive mono and positive strep who is allergic to pcn. It was erythromycin. Should have known that one. Guess you'd have to give this anyway since the pcn would cause a rash with the mono.

These were just practice questions though.

johnson0424 · Jul 3, 2008

tracelane, i know what you mean i did a test today and i got 125/150 right and i take my test in 5 days! i am nervous!! but i am also ready to get over it with so i am getting ansy!!! i feel like i am mixing things up now and am going to focus on those things that i feel that i dont know well such as dev stages and immunizations oh heck peds in general!!! i came upon a question today a gray white ring around the periphery of the iris in an elderly is a normal finding-thought iot would be an emerging cataract also a question about children(12 yo) cholesterol level of 190 and the mother asks if this is ok and the response is supposed to be" this is unacceptable, the desired level is

johnson0424 · Jul 3, 2008

christvs when do you take your exam?

core0 · Jul 3, 2008

tracelane, i know what you mean i did a test today and i got 125/150 right and i take my test in 5 days! i am nervous!! but i am also ready to get over it with so i am getting ansy!!! i feel like i am mixing things up now and am going to focus on those things that i feel that i dont know well such as dev stages and immunizations oh heck peds in general!!! i came upon a question today a gray white ring around the periphery of the iris in an elderly is a normal finding-thought iot would be an emerging cataract also a question about children(12 yo) cholesterol level of 190 and the mother asks if this is ok and the response is supposed to be" this is unacceptable, the desired level is
I will point out that when you take most certification tests, you sign an agreement to not discuss the test questions. A number of blogs/websites have been sued over this. Be nice to allnurses please.
David Carpenter, PA-C

johnson0424 · Jul 3, 2008

david, this was not from the actual test-this was from a practice book for the exam. i apologize i did not realize you could not discuss questions from a practice exam book. i have not taken the exam yet and if i did sign something like that i would have not discussed it.