Med/Surg Certification Exam

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Hi all! I am about to take the exam in May and am terrified for many reasons. I actually am an oncology/organ transplant nurse and lack experience in many areas (although we see do see many general med/surg patients as well) . I was looking on some tips to help me prepare besides answering questions. Also any added information about the exam would be helpful!

Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

I'm sorry. :o No one meant to insinuate that you shouldn't be proud, and I'm sorry if it sounded that way. That the ANCC exam is more difficult, is just something that I have heard. We've only had one nurse in our whole hospital take it, that I know of.

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Specializes in ICU, oncology/organ transplant.

RealNurseWitch,

I do know that nobody was trying to make me feel bad, I just thought maybe there was something I was missing? I hadn't heard that one was more difficult than the other so I was just trying to figure it out I guess!

Thanks for your post though;)

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Specializes in Surgical.

How do you find out where and how much the exams are? I am attending a Med/Surg consortium that is reccomended for RNs who want to become certified Med/Surg. Do you all recommend the study books for passing the exam-like for NCLEX?

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Specializes in Medical Surgical & Nursing Manaagement.

I hold two certification, one from the ANCC as Nurse Executive = BCNE and from the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing = CMSRN. Accrediting organizations do not give these certifications away. I know nurses that failed both the ANCC & AMSN certification exams. I took a review course for the nurse Executive exam and self-studied for the CMSRN exam. I worked hard for both of them and am proud of this accomplishment.

Get a good NCLEX review book and review. AMSN sells on their website study guides and questions for their exam.

Good Luck

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