jamjamRN

You will be fine. I had a preceptor who was a nurse for 25 years and exceptionally good at IV starts...in short, it took me 2 years to get proficient at IV starts. I shook like a leaf for months after I became a nurse, and on a really busy med-surg unit, that was tough. I used to dread sticking needles in people, but guess what..after I got some experience, saved a couple lives, got through a couple codes, went home crying more than once, I finally got good at needles, my biggest fear, and along the way I became a pretty good nurse. Give yourself a break. You will be fine.

I took it at the end of December. I studied on and off for 3 months, more heavily the last 2 weeks before the test. I passed but just barely. It was 175 questions. The questions aren't tricky like the NCLEX, but you need to know the content pretty well. I used the book from AANN, bought the practice test, and my work sponsored a 2 day class, but I took that almost a year and a half before I took the test. I also have been working on a designated stroke unit for almost 3 years.