Passed LS3 Today!!!!!!

Congratulations!! :)

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!!!!!!

way to go!!! lots of great news coming through the last couple of weeks. congrats on joining the ranks of fcca/cpne ready :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!! :)

way to go!!! lots of great news coming through the last couple of weeks. congrats on joining the ranks of fcca/cpne ready :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!!

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?

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.

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!!

Congrats !!!!

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

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

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!

I can't seem to print the study guide for this course. I saved it to my desktop, so I guess that will have to do.

I only have the med/surg book. I printed the sg101 notes and plan to read it this week. I sounds hard......

We are all going to do this this month. I love that we are all in this together.

jan