NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam

misskesla · Jun 8, 2006

I took it today in Los Angeles. I was no where near as crazy as NCLEX. Just review your acid/base balance, Diabetes, Nutrition, Post-Op, Labor and Delivery, vaccination schedule, there are a ton of prioritizng questions, I only got 3 calculation questions (D/H) and one IV rate calculation,PT/PTT, Heparin, Coumadin, open ended communication, body mechanics, sterile technique, wound care, confidentiality, informed consent Pretty much everything you learned in LVN/LPN school but not soooo detailed. Everything involved a safety aspect. The thing I like most about the exam was that they have actually highlighted key terms that we usuallly "didn't see" example, Which nursing action shoud be AVOIDED? That was always a killer for me. Good luck to you. When are you taking it and how long have you been a nurse?

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nurseween · Jun 8, 2006

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... It seems to the big elusive test since none of the professors at school would give out any information on it......

I have been a LPN for 6 plus years, want to finish my RN, and still to this day have absolutely no idea what geometry has to do with nursing ..

I am taking the exam in September.

Thanks again, I sincerely appreciate it....

summerland5 · Jun 12, 2006

hi, i'm in lpn school-just started. what is the nln nursing acceleration challenge exam and what's it for? thnx! :)

fry.girl · Jun 18, 2006

Summerland,

I had the same question...Here is a link I found that gave me some insight:

NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exams

misskesla · Jun 20, 2006

I found out today that I got 88% on the exam!!!! Yeah. Now I can save a whole lot of money at Mount St. Mary's.Good luck to all who may have to take this exam.

summerland5 · Jul 6, 2006

hi c,

pretty pic! thanks so much for the link. i did learn a lot!

btw, are you or hubby from n. Louisiana? lots of barnetts up there,. it's where my family is from.

:)

kajunscrap · Jul 28, 2006

I am also taking ace in september. I didn't know what to study. i can't find any study guides specific to ace. i have been an lpn in hospital setting and nursing home for 19 years. are the questions as tricky as nclex?

misskesla · Jul 30, 2006

I found NCLEX to be more tricky.

Bubbles19 · Oct 7, 2007

Hello all,

I am currently an LPN in WV. Does anyone have any insight as to who to speak with or where to go so that I can take the challenge exam??? I thank you for any direction. It is almost like it is a secret? I have only found dead ends?

Nurse_Jimmie · Dec 23, 2007

If I took the Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (ACE) what would this exam cut out for me if I'm applying for the LVN to RN program in California?

Nitfree · Feb 12, 2010

I am taking the NLN for the second time...actually third. I was given the wrong test the first time and had to come back and repeat it a couple of days later when personnel discovered the error. I scored low on the NLN acceleration but high on the RN NLN. I am going to retake it to see if I can improve my score to get into the LPN transition program. It's been 32 yrs since I took LPN training but have been working all along. The test really blew me away because it asked for nursing diagnosis which I was not trained to do. How can I prepare for the test again and brush up. The NLN pre-entrance practice book didn't help at all because nothing was on the test that was in that book. South Florida Community College used to have old tests you could go through to practice but they don't anymore. Someone please tell me how to prepare. I have until April 22, 2010. :uhoh3: