Published Sep 9, 2019
cat266
4 Posts
Hello everyone! I promised myself that I would write this post when I passed my FNP Board Exam in order to help other students out.
Like you, I looked onto these forums for advice on what I should utilize to appropriately study for the exam. Im not sure if it may have just been me, but I found myself calculating the costs of what it will take for me to pass. I am not your typical working NP student, during the course of my university studies I had to undergo several medical treatments and eventually spinal surgery 3 months before my exam to regain function in my leg so I really hope this serves as an inspirational post to instill confidence that you all have what it takes to pass!
With that being said, I did not have left over money to be throwing towards review courses or books, so below is how I studied to pass!
4. Time Management: I started studying 3 months before my actual scheduled exam. Timing yourself and making sure you are moving appropriately through the topic in a timely fashion is what will help you ensure that you give yourself enough time to study everything. For me, I did not have the extra money to put into purchasing several Q-banks or several review books like Leik or Fitzgerald. I never really had the opportunity to open those books and see the formatting of them however I will ensure you that if you put in the quality time to comprehend this material, it is definitely doable to pass!
I am in no means doubting other resources ability to prepare you however, I only had the ability to choose my top 2-3 low cost resources to pass my boards. I do agree that you need a variety of resources just to make sure your review is comprehensive, I don't believe that it should be costing you hundreds of dollars. It is not easy but do the questions, study the topics, assess where you are at with practice exams and then breathe when you get your PASSED score at the end! I believe in you, it will all be worth it.
Please let me know if y'all have any questions! best of luck?
chulada77, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN
175 Posts
Very informative!! Thank u!