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Hiking Ninja, I want to thank you soo much for replying to my post about a psych preceptor. I have been in contact with Alay and they agreed to a preceptorship. You saved me, seriously! Please let me know if you need anything at all in the future. Also, if you're ever in the Austin, Texas area, do let me know. I feel like I should take you to lunch, at least! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! So grateful!!

Hi Hiking Ninja!! I was just about to give up. No, I have NOT found a preceptor yet. I need child psych first, then adults psych in the spring. I'm through the University of Massachusetts-Amherst online. I also saw your post for telepsych preceptor? The process is pretty simple to get going. 1. A preceptor form must be filled out 2. Preceptor Information and CV 3. IF the preceptor wants an affiliation agreement, we can do that, but not required. Please help. Class starts Sept 5! Thank you!

Hi gaff, You can purchase the ANCC prep books through the American Nurses Association (confusing, I know). Here is the link: Family Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual, 5th Edition - Volumes 1 & 2 You'll want to paste the link directly to your URL bar, not Google search bar. PM me if you need anything else. Good luck! :)

Hi JOMARN, You can purchase the ANCC prep books through the American Nurses Association (confusing, I know). Here is the link: Family Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual, 5th Edition - Volumes 1 & 2 You'll want to paste the link directly to your URL bar, not Google search bar. Good luck! You got this! :)

Hi Jules, Well, I cold called and sent faxes to every child/adolescent psychiatrist in my area. I've had a few answers, only to say they already have students. Texas is terrible for nurse practitioners and students. I'm having a really hard time because the state is locked and students in my area are only accepted from the local university YET the need for psych providers is tremendous. I feel disgusted and disappointed at this point. I would travel out of state for a preceptorship, but I need to work. Should I look out of state? Please help. -Disappointed in Texas

Hey everyone, I'm still having a really difficult time finding a psych NP preceptor in and around Austin Texas. I have called over 30 places from county mental-health to inpatient to private practice. Most places in Austin are affiliated with the local universities and won't take students from other schools. The state hospital told me they can't even find enough places for the psych students at the affiliated universities! Anyone know of a psych NP anywhere in Texas? My first rotation is in Child/Adolescent. I need 168 hours for fall semester beginning September. I'm soo stressed!! Please help if you can. Please remember what it feels like to be a student who needs help! Thanks!

Hello All, I am searching for a Psych NP preceptor for September, 2017. My designated preceptor opted-out last week and I'm trying to replace her for 2 days/week. I'm super dependable and a hard worker. If it helps, I am a FNP-BC. I'm in Texas but willing to travel. PLEASE HELP! Thank you!

Absolutely! A psychiatrist or an NP would do at this point. Thanks for the advice, Jules!

Hello All, I am searching for a Psych NP preceptor for September, 2017. My designated preceptor opted-out last week and I'm trying to replace her for 2 days/week. I'm super dependable and a hard worker. If it helps, I am a new FNP-BC and available for work in the family practice role 3 days a week as well. I'm in Texas but willing to travel. PLEASE HELP! Thank you!

Hello All, I am searching for a Psych NP preceptor for September, 2017. My designated preceptor opted-out last week and I'm trying to replace her for 2 days/week. I'm super dependable and a hard worker. If it helps, I am a FNP-BC and available for work in the family practice role 3 days a week as well. I'm in Texas but willing to travel. PLEASE HELP! Thank you!

Hi nwylie25, Yes, I did have x-rays. The pics are very straight forward. They ask about which body part or system the x-ray would be useful for. For example, a pic of the chest: the answer was pneumonia. I never studied x-rays for the exam. I also had identification pics. I had a few derm pics. Know which body part the rash is usually on such as the face or chest and whether it's common in kids or adults. Exam Edge helped me a lot for the identification questions.

I PASSED the ANCC FNP exam on June 13, 2017!!! I want to share with you all what was useful for me to pass and information about the test. 1. Fitzgerald Review: the review has more information than you need, but it will help you pass the exam. I also took the AANP exam and feel that the review was much more helpful in passing the ANCC. I used the online version and went through the whole review once. 2. ANCC Review Manual: the first 3 chapters of book 1 are essential, as they review theory, prevention, research, roles etc. A few of the non-clinical questions on the exam were word-for word from this book. I bought these two books late in my studying, otherwise I would have used them from the start. They are ANCC prep books for the exam, duh. 3. Exam-Edge: I bought 10 exams and took around 7. These exams, though wordy, were very helpful for me. Also, some questions from the exam were word-for-word from these exams. They are pricey, but I feel they helped me a lot in passing. Exam Tips: My exam had 200 questions and I had 4 hours to complete it. The questions were multiple-choice, matching (drag and drop), picture identification, and choose the answers that apply. The test had an option to highlight on the questions, mark questions to come back to at the end, and a cross-out feature to eliminate wrong answers. This was very useful in narrowing down the answers to just two for the questions I did not know. For the picture identification I had derm, eyes, and arthritis. For the choose all that apply” questions, do not panic, as the questions are specific and ask you to choose the exact amount of answers, 2 or 3. The clinical portion was straight forward. I had questions from all systems, it seemed. Know your first-line treatments for all major illnesses. DO NOT underestimate the amount of non-clinical questions on this exam. Know your theorists (Erikson and Maslow especially). Know the levels of validity for types of research-which has the highest validity in studies. I had to put them in order from highest to lowest (RCT is first, etc.). I was asked this question with different wording several times. Know your ethics definitions (beneficence, autonomy, justice, veracity, etc.). Know nurse practice act, NP role, NP certification (national) vs. licensure (state). Know cultural competence. Know the levels of prevention (primary, tertiary, etc.). I finished an hour before the time was up and had plenty of time to go back over my marked questions. When I was finished, my screen did not tell me if I passed or not. It only had thank you for taking the exam.” I was terrified that I had failed, so don't worry if your computer does the same. I went to the check-out desk and the lady was so serious and expressionless that I thought I had failed for sure. She printed out my paper and had me sign out. I looked down at the upside-down paper on the desk and read Congratulations, you passed” and was soo relieved! I have been smiling ever since! Whew, what a feeling to have that weight off of my shoulders! To those of you preparing for the exam, I whole-heartedly know you can pass-if I could pass, so can you! You finished NP school and you're capable and smart. DO NOT GIVE UP!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! I hope this helped. YOU GOT THIS!!

Thank you! Good luck and let me know if you need help.

I PASSED the ANCC FNP exam on June 13, 2017!!! I want to share with you all what was useful for me to pass and information about the test. 1. Fitzgerald Review: the review has more information than you need, but it will help you pass the exam. I also took the AANP exam and feel that the review was much more helpful in passing the ANCC. I used the online version and went through the whole review once. 2. ANCC Review Manual: the first 3 chapters of book 1 are essential, as they review theory, prevention, research, roles etc. A few of the non-clinical questions on the exam were word-for word from this book. I bought these two books late in my studying, otherwise I would have used them from the start. They are ANCC prep books for the exam, duh. 3. Exam-Edge: I bought 10 exams and took around 7. These exams, though wordy, were very helpful for me. Also, some questions from the exam were word-for-word from these exams. They are pricey, but I feel they helped me a lot in passing. Exam Tips: My exam had 200 questions and I had 4 hours to complete it. The questions were multiple-choice, matching (drag and drop), picture identification, and choose the answers that apply. The test had an option to highlight on the questions, mark questions to come back to at the end, and a cross-out feature to eliminate wrong answers. This was very useful in narrowing down the answers to just two for the questions I did not know. For the picture identification I had derm, eyes, and arthritis. For the choose all that apply” questions, do not panic, as the questions are specific and ask you to choose the exact amount of answers, 2 or 3. The clinical portion was straight forward. I had questions from all systems, it seemed. Know your first-line treatments for all major illnesses. DO NOT underestimate the amount of non-clinical questions on this exam. Know your theorists (Erikson and Maslow especially). Know the levels of validity for types of research-which has the highest validity in studies. I had to put them in order from highest to lowest (RCT is first, etc.). I was asked this question with different wording several times. Know your ethics definitions (beneficence, autonomy, justice, veracity, etc.). Know nurse practice act, NP role, NP certification (national) vs. licensure (state). Know cultural competence. Know the levels of prevention (primary, tertiary, etc.). I finished an hour before the time was up and had plenty of time to go back over my marked questions. When I was finished, my screen did not tell me if I passed or not. It only had thank you for taking the exam.” I was terrified that I had failed, so don't worry if your computer does the same. I went to the check-out desk and the lady was so serious and expressionless that I thought I had failed for sure. She printed out my paper and had me sign out. I looked down at the upside-down paper on the desk and read Congratulations, you passed” and was soo relieved! I have been smiling ever since! Whew, what a feeling to have that weight off of my shoulders! To those of you preparing for the exam, I whole-heartedly know you can pass-if I could pass, so can you! You finished NP school and you're capable and smart. DO NOT GIVE UP!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! I hope this helped. YOU GOT THIS!!