Passed LS3 Today!!!!!!

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Specializes in Hospital, SNF, NH, Home Health.

passed ls3 today with an a!!!!! so happy to have that one over with! i sat there the entire test really thinking that i was failing. it was sooooo hard. now that i have taken all of the nursing exams, i can tell you (in my opinion) that ls3 is the hardest. it is so tricky and requires a lot of knowledge and critical thinking.

now onto the fcca and cpne!!!!!!

:yeah:

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Congratulations!! :)

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Specializes in Surgery, Med/Surg/ICU, OB-Peds, Ophth.
passed ls3 today with an a!!!!! so happy to have that one over with! i sat there the entire test really thinking that i was failing. it was sooooo hard. now that i have taken all of the nursing exams, i can tell you (in my opinion) that ls3 is the hardest. it is so tricky and requires a lot of knowledge and critical thinking.

now onto the fcca and cpne!!!!!!

:yeah:

way to go!!! lots of great news coming through the last couple of weeks. congrats on joining the ranks of fcca/cpne ready :yeah::yeah: i am so jealous, lol!! hope to be joining you by april! i really appreciate your opinions on test difficulty. may i ask how you prepared for the lifespan exams? what kind of note taking do you do? did you use saunders? i have switched my note taking to mind mapping, and it is really helping me go a little faster through my material, but worried what kind of effect it will have on my exams (normally i have been only as & bs). thanks again, and i just love hearing about the sucess stories! back to my content guide... ugh!! :)

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Specializes in Hospital, SNF, NH, Home Health.
way to go!!! lots of great news coming through the last couple of weeks. congrats on joining the ranks of fcca/cpne ready :yeah::yeah: i am so jealous, lol!! hope to be joining you by april! i really appreciate your opinions on test difficulty. may i ask how you prepared for the lifespan exams? what kind of note taking do you do? did you use saunders? i have switched my note taking to mind mapping, and it is really helping me go a little faster through my material, but worried what kind of effect it will have on my exams (normally i have been only as & bs). thanks again, and i just love hearing about the sucess stories! back to my content guide... ugh!! :)

thanks! what i did for each exam was read all the chapters assigned on the content guide. then i took the first practice exam. then i studied back over the readings and sg101 notes. then i took the last practice test.

to learn the specific disorders i used notecards and carried them around with me. i also practiced questions with the saunders book. that helped a lot. the biggest thing i can recommend is to make sure you read all the assigned chapters. i didnt do that the first exam, and it hurt me. after i made sure i read every chapter it said to, i did better.

hope this helps! good luck!!

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Specializes in Surgery, Med/Surg/ICU, OB-Peds, Ophth.
thanks! what i did for each exam was read all the chapters assigned on the content guide. then i took the first practice exam. then i studied back over the readings and sg101 notes. then i took the last practice test.

to learn the specific disorders i used notecards and carried them around with me. i also practiced questions with the saunders book. that helped a lot. the biggest thing i can recommend is to make sure you read all the assigned chapters. i didnt do that the first exam, and it hurt me. after i made sure i read every chapter it said to, i did better.

hope this helps! good luck!!

do you feel like your test taking strategies have improved as you took more tests? i make note cards also, and constantly have them in my pocket or purse, but have been using them less with each exam, which is what i think is odd. i am really happy i purchased the saunders book, seems spot on with review. may i ask how long it took you to make it through the exams? how long did it take you to prepare for each exam?

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Specializes in Hospital, SNF, NH, Home Health.
do you feel like your test taking strategies have improved as you took more tests? i make note cards also, and constantly have them in my pocket or purse, but have been using them less with each exam, which is what i think is odd. i am really happy i purchased the saunders book, seems spot on with review. may i ask how long it took you to make it through the exams? how long did it take you to prepare for each exam?

yes, i feel that i figured out as i went along what was critical to learn for the exams. each exam got better for me. i started the nursing exams at the end of november and finished the last one today. i spent about 1-2 weeks on each. i could have done them faster, but i work full time and have small kids. but, i am pleased with my pace. i still have the info lit credit to get, but other that that im done with the courses. thankfully! i have been stressed since november trying to get them done.

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Specializes in Surgery, Med/Surg/ICU, OB-Peds, Ophth.
yes, i feel that i figured out as i went along what was critical to learn for the exams. each exam got better for me. i started the nursing exams at the end of november and finished the last one today. i spent about 1-2 weeks on each. i could have done them faster, but i work full time and have small kids. but, i am pleased with my pace. i still have the info lit credit to get, but other that that im done with the courses. thankfully! i have been stressed since november trying to get them done.

thanks for your replies!! they are most helpful & extremely motivating :) congrats again on this great accomplishment!!

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Specializes in homecare, rehab,sub acute.

Congrats !!!!

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Specializes in Tele/Neuro/Trauma.

I told you you'd do great!!! Congrats!! :-)

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Great job!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetery, gerentology.

Congrats and well to FCCA/CPNE group. Suppose to be getting my FCCA info today.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Oh man, I just started studying for this beast. I'm starting out reading all the pharm chapters. Then I think I'll break it down into the sections per the content guide. I'm giving myself a tentative test date of early June. I'm scared!

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