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What has made this exam so much harder to pass than the CCRN is that there have been no study guides. Now they have a couple as well as the Hickey text, which is amazing.
The people I have known who have passed this exam used Hickey. Has anyone used these test prep guides and can comment?
I am in critical care now, but I cut my eyeteeth in neuro nursing and still consider it home.
I'm going to start studying for the exam soon. I plan to take it sometime next year. From what I have heard the exam contains a lot of anatomy and rehab questions. I guess I'm really nervous because I am not sure what to study. I have not seen any study guides. I bought the AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing book, but I am thinking about buying the Hickey one because everyone seems to like that one best.
I passed the test over a year ago. My advice is to cover a little bit on a lot of topics. I had very few anatomy questions. Alot of questions on things like ADHD, appropriate diets for different conditions. Only 1 question on cranial nerves! I would do more studying by reading journal articles. There is a free mag called Neurology Now that has easy read articles. I spent a lot of time reading Barker, but felt articles would have been a better option and more enjoyable. Good Luck!!
I passed my CNRN on July 30th, 2013. I would recommend to EVERYONE to use the CNRN review course provided by Gannett education. It is called the Intensive CE series preparation for the CNRN exam, registered via AANN. I took both this review course, and the one provided by Mo-Metrix media. The Mo-Metrix review had only 1/10 of the information provided by Gannett's education. I would recommend the Gannett's review ONLY to everyone if they want to pass the CNRN. It is a very difficult exam, but this review course made a big difference for me. Most of the topics on the exam were not even part of the mo-Metrix review.
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