PCNB Exam 2014

I just took the exam (and passed!) this week. :)

My unit has study materials that I was able to utilize. The best thing was the book that had each section broken down and then questions that were in the test format. Then the answer guide had the rationale for the answers. :) I simply studied harder on the stuff I don't see a lot of -- heart, for the most part.

Good luck!

congratulations on passing the exam. I'm so jealous. What was the name of the book you found so useful from your unit?

I passed the boards back in Jan 2014. I did the NAPNAP online study guide section by section and then read the orange Peds NP certification review book, which also has questions after each chapter. I did this for about 6 weeks then the week before my exam i listen to Barkley's recordings and took notes as i listened. This basically summed up and reinforced what i read/studied over the past 6 weeks. I also did tons of questions daily from the NAPNAP question book.

good luck:)

Oh I think you passed the PNP boards. I'm not quite ready for that. I'm first applying this November for my masters program. I'm talking about the PCNB cert exam.

I am interested in taking the PCNB boards too. I have heard that Lippincott's pediatric review was useful. If there are any other useful study materials, please share.

I believe mine is Lippincott. :)

Is this for CPN? If so, just do the practice questions on PNCB's site. Your employer (assuming you work in a peds facility) should have resources for it as well. The test wasn't bad at all. I'm in a sub-specialty, so I studied up on my weak areas from general peds - primarily GI and cardiac. Study up on growth and development stuff too.