I PASSED AANP EXAM!!

[Serrano2886]

Like so many other NP graduates I trolled allnurses.com gathering as much information as possible in efforts to pass this exam (Adult-Geri Primary Care -- AANP), and today I am finally able to report that I PASSED!!!!

I felt the exam was fairly challenging. I felt most questions were straight forward. I marked 17 out of the 150 because I was unsure and 2 of them I literally had no clue and literally guessed.

Here's how I studied:

1. Barkley Live Review: I took the Barkley Live Review in January which I believe was very helpful, however if I knew better I would've taken in closer to the test date. Also if you have the CDs the Live Review isn't necessary.

2. Barkley CDs : These are great and almost verbatim what Barkley says in the live review I listened to this in the car and were really helpful for the test. My job requires a lot of traveling in the car, so I listened to his CDs daily.

3. Barkley DRTs: The questions were way harder than the actual exam, and they do not resemble the exam question format at all. (I did 2 DRTs scored a 78 and 80). I also completed all of the questions in his book about 600. (Barkley's Curriculum Review for Adult - Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners). This was the least helpful tool for me.

4. Amelie Holiier CDs: I found the CDs very helpful especially with reviewing hemo and psych. She is very easy to understand. However, I preferred the Barkley CDs because it had more information and was geared more towards the test taking and not so much clinical practice which Amelie tends to focus on.

5. Amelie QBank: Amelie's QBank most closely resembled the exam questions. There were at least 4 questions that were very similar or verbatim in her QBank. I did all of her questions over 1200. This was extremely helpful and the rationales are great. I consistently scored > 75.

6. Leik's book really ties it all together and her exam tips are spot on. This was my bible. Her questions were challenging and helpful. I also did all 600+ questions in her book.

7. Oooo Leik's app I used religiously and was very very helpful, especially the rationales.

So here was my process: I first listened to Barkley CDs, then listened to Amelie CDs while reviewing their corresponding review books. I followed up with the Leik book. I did 1 or 2 systems per week. Then I did system focused questions on the QBank, FNP mastery app, and Barkley. This allowed me to absorb the information I needed to pass this test. Out of 150 questions there were only 2 questions I was clueless on.

For all of the practice exams I was consistently scoring > 75.

I hope this helps someone! It took sooo many hours but it's doable and believe me I am not the straight "A", easy learner.....it takes me forever to absorb information with a lot of repetition...

Good luck to you all!!!! You're going to do GREAT!!!

[aellisrn]

Congrats!!! I am taking this exam hopefully within the next week. How long did it take you to get your ATT?

[LadyT618, MSN, APRN, NP]

Congratulations!

You're the first person I've seen on allnurses.com who has taken that specific exam with AANP. I hope to take that exam when I'm finished with my AGPCNP program in the next 2-3 years. I will keep your post in mind when it's my time. :)