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Hi all, out of nervousness and anxiety, I moved my exam up because I just wanted to be done with it. Thankfully, I passed! I nervously sat on all nurses and I hope I can provide you all in with info that I wish I could’ve read. Here’s all the info I have that I believed helped me 1) Silbert-Flagg PNP Cert Blue Book 2) 2 PNCB Module Exams 3) 1 Barkley DRT Exams 4) Quizlet “PNP Questions” and “PNCB questions” search. In total, I probably studied for about 5 weeks. Typically 11 am to 3 or 4 pm each day. I read every single page of the Silbert-Flagg book. I completed all the questions and was sure to read each rationale. For the questions I got wrong in this book, I made a Word doc with answers/notes. I reviewed this running list daily** to help me keep track of the things I didn’t know. 2 weeks before my exam, I took a 1 PNCB module exam (and made a 48) and 1 Barkley DRT (and made a 70.) I didn’t purchase more Barkley practice exams because I was told from a mentor that they weren’t super useful. The week before my exam, I took another PNCB exam and made a 60. Some questions were similar to that on the actual exam but overall, the module questions on that PNCB practice exam were harder (to me). They were more important for me to read through their rationales and think as they think. I went through large amounts of practice questions using quizlet. Search what I posted above and it’ll pull up so many good questions to review. I found that doing this helped me to see what I didn’t know. If I got a question wrong, I would go to word doc and make sure I added that note there. My document ended up Being 8/9 pages with some of the most crucial info that I kept getting wrong. Studying what I got wrong helped me soooooo much. 4 days before my exam, I redid questions from the Silbert-Flagg book. Questions that I still got wrong, I went back to reread that particular section. For me, that tended to be APRN issues, Cardio, and developmental milestones. The test itself wasn’t awful after understanding what they were trying to get me to understand. I also took my time to read each question carefully. I realized that I knew the content but I had bad test taking skills (ie: assuming I knew what the question was asking, not paying attention to words like “not” and “except”, and not doing process of elimination for each q. When reading a Q, I talked through each answer to explain to myself why it couldn’t be that one. If I wasn’t sure why I eliminated a particular answer, that meant I needed to go back and review the section. If anyone has any other Qs, let me know! Or you can private message me I really hope this helps

This is so frustrating/nerveWrecking to hear. I have heard so many mixed reviews that it was similar to the silbert-Flagg book

thank you! is there anything you would have done differently? I found the PNCB modules quite tough.

did you find that the practice questions in Silbert-Flagg were similar to those on the actual exam? or the PNCB modules?

Did you find that the practice questions in Silbert-Flagg were similar to those on the actual exam? or the PNCB modules?

For those that took PNCB- PNP PC exam, did you find that the practice questions in Silbert-Flagg were similar to those on the actual exam? or the PNCB modules?

Hello All! This post is for anyone in the coming years who will be stalking this thread as I did for previous years. I am in an accelerated BSN/MSN program with a declared Peds speciality. undergraduate GPA 3.5- Biology Major! EFC 0000 Very active on campus- School ambassador w/ leadership positions within various organizations Volunteered through the Salvation Army & local organizations. AmeriCorps Service Member from from 2016-2017 7/25 Credit Check 9/6 Finalist Email 9/21 Participant Email Like @FutureNurseEmilyP198, I hope to be active within next years thread to pass it on! So grateful for all of her help! If anyone has any questions before then, please don't hesitate to reach out to me! God bless! Ecc 3:11

I'm not sure. I checked my status earlier during the day around 10 AM but didn't receive the email until 4 PM. I didn't check in-between then.

Does anyone know how long it takes for HRSA to fill out the forms from the time we submit them?

Thank you!!!!! God Bless!

I received a finalist email a few minutes ago. God is so so so very awesome and the glory belongs to Him and Him alone.

To everyone that's receiving emails, CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure you worked extremely hard and deserve it! Did you all receive credit checks as well?

Only one person got an email today? ������������ #MustKeepTheFaith also, tried to check my status and I believe the site is down.

Any guesses as to how frequently waves occur? or how many waves there will be prior to September 30th? Credit check but No email...yet. #Faith

I am really hoping we'll hear something back tonight. During the last cycle, it took about 11 days between the credit check and the first wave of finalist email notifications. A credit check on 7/24 + 11 days puts us at today. Hoping for good news. Also... I could totally be wrong lolol