I Passed Ortho Nurse Cert Exam!

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I passed the exam this morning.

If you are considering it or currently preparing, I am happy to provide my advice/input.

Thanks, I'm still studying for it, hope to take the exam soon!

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

I'm a terribly old ortho nurse, but I took the ONC in 1989, again in 93, again in 95 and again in 99. It cost me approximately $1000 each time. (Oh I passed every time with honors). I'm a good test taker but to me it was the hardest dang test I'd ever taken. Back then you had to drive to where it was offered it wasn't computer based. I admire anyone who gets that ONC, so congrats!

What helped me most was remembering what the doctors discussed on their rounds. I did the book study but to me the one on one was irreplaceable.

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I'm planning on taking my ONC exam in the next month or two. I have several different resources and want to know what you all think will be the most helpful to prepare me for the exam. I have the core curriculum text book, CD rom self assessment, PowerPoint and lecture from NAON review course, and I also plan on purchasing the practice quizzes from the Testing website. Which one should I focus on??

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I had all of those except the book. I did the PP packet from a review session and the CD-ROMs. Another colleague suggested that and it worked for me. To me the book was way too expensive.

Good Luck!!!

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If one study item helped you the most what was it? The power points or the cd rom?? Which one was most similar to the test, or were they similar at all?

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On 8/15/2014 at 5:20 PM, AWanderingMinstral said:

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being "impossible," I would give it either a 6 or 7. I studied for about six weeks and I used the NAON Orthopaedic Review Course and Orthopedics Made Ridiculously Simple. I also reviewed all of the practice questions on the NAON Orthopaedic Nursing Self-Assessment CD (and looked up anything I was unfamiliar with). My manager let me borrow the NAON materials. Otherwise, I would highly recommend printing out the ONC exam description (ONC® Exam Description » Orthopaedic Nursing Certification Board Orthopaedic Nursing Certification Board) and using the "Simple" book and the CD for 600 practice questions.

Hi,

I have been trying to study for the exam and purchased the CD from the NAON website but unfortunately they are not shipping them due to covid. I really would appreciate using the CD to review and practice questions. Would you consider either lending or allow me to purchase it off of you? Will you please email me?
thanks,

[email protected] 

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