I took the ANCC exam for certification as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist yesterday (RN-BC). Whew! Easily the most difficult exam I have ever taken. Much harder than the NCLEX in my opinion. 175 questions may have something to do with that. Lots of questions with three potentially correct answers and a need to delve deeply into the question to notice what they were really asking. Pleased to say I passed though.
I took the prep course in person through ANPD and that was VERY helpful. I would recommend it highly. I waited 10 months after taking it to actually take my certification exam; I would recommend taking it right about when you are ready to test rather than waiting. A lot of good information given.
I also found some very helpful resources on Quizlet, which made for great review just prior.
I wasn't able to find much info about this exam on here when I looked, so thought I would post my experience for others to find.
