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Leik says both but I did not always find that to be the case on my exam. Know the classes and the stems and you will be fine. It is very straightforward. We took APEA predictor exams and my study group agreed that the actual AANP exam was less intense as the predictor exams. It’s all good knowledge.

I’m not sure why people are telling you that. I’ve been in the OR 10 years and just graduated from Indiana State with my MSN and passed AANP for my FNP exam. Any school would be lucky to have you.

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Check out Indiana State University. I just graduated and passed my AANP exam. I know you said long drawn out programs tend to lose your motivation but your original post was almost three years ago. What I am getting at is, yes my program was about two and a half years part time. You would have to check for a military discount. I felt well prepared in clinicals and for my exam. I highly recommend it! There is no on-site college campus visits and I paid approximately 27k after I received a scholarship by simply filling out an application at the beginning of the program. I worked full time my first year but then part time and per diem for the last year and a half. Good luck! ?

Hello, Did you check out Indiana State? I just graduated from their FNP program and passed AANP with flying colors! I am living in GA and was in CA. It was a fantastic program! Yes, they do require one year of nursing experience. It depends on you. If you have that drive then go for it! For me personally, I really appreciated having the nursing experience under my belt. I feel like I (personally) would have struggled with concepts had I not been working. It sounds like you would have a really fantastic resume to turn in. I had a similar GPA but no extras like you have! I had just gone to work as an RN. I was on some committees at work and had good letters of rec to turn in. I would find out pass rates for the programs you are interested in. ISU FNP had a 100% pass rate last year. When I initially was interested in "a certain school" they would not tell me at the time their pass rates and were starting new students I believe every 6 weeks? It just did not give me a good feeling when I called. It was not the school for me. Just really do your research on which program will help you thrive as a provider because ultimately we want to provide people with confident and competent care when we get out there! Good luck in your decision making!

I just passed!! Yes and no. I was surprised by this as I studied from Leik. I got a range for an A1C question but not a normal range for a Hemoglobin question. However, the hgb was obviously low at an 8.0. Good luck!! I am sure you will do great!

Hi ZenNurse, I cannot find your post but noticed one about moving to ATL and a job outlook in approximately 2018. I was wondering how you are faring since then and if you have any tips for me? I am in Athens (for the last three months) and am about to graduate in May. The problem is I have NO contacts here. The area seems saturated and this worries me a bit as I will not have my "foot in the door" with anyone. If you can, please email me at [email protected] Thank you so much.

All of the APN courses are open book on camera for tests.

Hello Reaz, I have been in the OR for ten years. I think you have a great plan to start (I went straight to the OR after nursing school). You will need at least a year like the other replies to get "used to" the OR. It is a different animal. RNFA is a great job that makes great money. The downside (at least at my hospital) is that usually one of the RNFAs are out due to illness, personal, whatever it may be. In that case you might end up on call every other night (again, depending on where you are). The RNFAs at my facility take a LOT of call which is why they make great money. We do have one PA that works with one of the surgeon's here in the OR. I am in a smaller community, but it is not unheard of to have NPs or PAs in surgery. I was contemplating an RNFA program myself after I get my NP. I have nine months left of my NP program. I think my program is great. Yes, some days I feel completely stupid and wonder what the hell I am doing. I felt that because I was in the OR I would not do as well, but that is not the case. A lot of people share the same fears. It is like nursing school; it is not that the concepts are hard....it is just what you put into it. I have heard and spoken with plenty of NPs and PAs. They ALL felt this way in their programs. My preceptors each semester have told me I will make a great NP and are impressed with my knowledge base, so not that I am feeling cocky, but I would not believe the hype about being "underprepared." It is a huge change. You are now diagnosing and doling out orders rather than following them. You could KILL someone. Of course that is scary! I kind of thought the same thing about NP versus PA..."well I am already a nurse so I may as well go NP." I think either would be fine but that's all up to you. Seems like you already know that hospitals in your area accept ACNP over FNP so I don't really feel like you will be missing out by going ACNP route. That does not matter where I am. I have really enjoyed my NP program and am learning a lot. It is doable. I am not a type A personality (no offense if you are) and I have not always been an A student. I really worked my a$$ off this semester and pulled two As. It has definitely been challenging but I want to be the best I can be to provide solid care. Once clinicals started, I went per diem at work which really helped. If you can swing that or not working at all I would highly recommend that. If you are really passionate about the OR give it a little time. If you want to be an NP in surgery, you will be able to make it happen. Good luck!

The tests are not video proctored. You have 90 minutes though to get through 75 questions. So I just tabbed all my notes and read them thoroughly. You'll be fine. As far as papers, I took group lead for the first one which wasn't bad at all. I did that to help myself gain points because you can't be silent. He wants to see you posting and discussing ideas. There was enough to go around for each person to do something. He sets parameters. I think one of our papers was 4 pages divided by 6 people. It wasn't bad. If you do not contribute, the group will let him know. I too was not looking forward to group projects as I had a bad experience in my bachelor's program elsewhere. However, everyone was really motivated in my group. Not sure if you are going for your masters? I just felt everyone took it seriously. It turned out great. We also used a ZOOM meeting and all met up to screenshare and go over the draft. It's was really helpful! Just take the class in the fall. I'm no brainiac, and it was appropriately challenging. I really enjoyed it. Lisa

I am currently in it online. I am not sure how the summer program works for him. I would rather have the extra weeks. It is a TON of information in a short amount of time. He tests strictly from the lectures so I tab ALL of my notes and I have done just fine on the tests. He lays out all of his expectations clearly. We also have two group papers. Not sure how that works for the summer. Personally, I'd stick to fall. It's an interesting class.

Hi there. I am currently in my second semester at ISU. I work full time and it has been challenging yet fair. Professors and my advisor have been easy to get ahold of the few times I have needed to. I begin my clinical rotations in spring 2019 so I will probably cut back to part time at that point (I am in the OR five days a week/eight hour shifts). I am expecting to graduate in spring 2020. So far I have paid about $3,300 per semester. It really helps to rent books through Amazon. It is WAAAAYYY cheaper. I decided to buy my adv. path book and I will likely buy my pharm book. Discussion questions each week, some group papers (which honestly I was dreading but I have had a really great group), and some papers on your own. I heard stats was a bear which was very intimidating for me, but our teacher was great. Teachers will post videos through Yuja or hold live office hours. You will not be alone in this program. Whatever I did not have a grasp on in stats I watched YouTube videos for extra help (Kahn Academy). So far I am really pleased with the program and feel I am learning a lot. Hope this helps and good luck! Lots of people in the program have kids and other full time responsibilities!!!

Hi there, I was actually doing a search for scholarships when I came across your post. I am in my second semester at Indiana State University. It is great so far! Challenging, yet fair. I am learning a lot. So far I am paying about 3,300 each semester for two classes. No visits to campus and I will complete my program in spring 2020. I rent my books (waaaaay cheaper!). I have worked in the OR for 8 years and have my BSN as well. At least in the OR there is always more call to pick up if you need to pay off that semester So far I am working full time and it is fully doable. Once I start clinical rotations (spring 2019) I will probably have to cut back to part time. I would highly recommend ISU. Lisa