lizRN1982

Hi there, I've been a Family Nurse Practitioner for the past two years and I've been thinking about joining one of the military reserves in order to supplement my income and to help pay off all of my student loan debt. Also, I was thinking of going back to school to get my MPH. I know most of the reserves require a two week training per year and one weekend a month as far as comittment goes. I was just curious to know if any NP out there has served in the reserves and, if so, which branch? I am particularly interested to know about 1. Benefits 2. Deployment (which I'm fine with, I just want to know) 3. How your civilian job feels about it 4. I'm also curiuos to know what rank I can expect to go in as. So far, the only people I have spoken to are the National Guard. They're offering 60,000 in loans repayment and 20,000 per year for three years (and I believe I would have to stay in Ready Reserve for years after that). I live in the northeast and am also interested in the Navy Reserves (mostly for deployment sakes), but I looked into the Army Reserves as well. The AIr Force Reserves doesn't look like they offer much in the way of benefits for Nurse Practitioners (at least as far as I can tell on their website). Thanks in advance!

I was getting 70% and up BUT I stopped taking the practice tests because they were just freaking me out. I thought reading explanations of questions was helpful with studying but actually taking the tests wasn't a great reflection of how I did on the AANP exam. The questions are different. You will do great!

I've also heard good reviews about Hollier.

FNPGrad: Fitzgerald was awesome. I used her book almost entirely. However, I do think you should be supplementing that with something else since she doesn't cover the less common diseases that can crop up on the exam. I used Leik (not for the basics, but for the other information). Leik isn't as up to date with the stuff that Fitzgerald covers so I would only use that book for the stuff she doesn't.

Yes. Lots of scenario based questions. "A 74 year old patient comes in with these lab results and/or these complaints" etc... Some straight forward questions. I'm not familiar with the book you are using, but I think I only got one statistical question. Fitzgerald and Leik are the books I used (word of mention though...apparently there is an edition of Leik's book that has a lot of inaccurate information. She has since reprinted it without the errors, but keep that in mind if you are purchasing.) I honestly would not recommend studying for an extended amount of time after graduating (ie all summer!). You want your knowledge to be fresh, you want to be comfortable with the BASICS in all systems, and you don't want a lot of extraneous information information clouding your judgment.

Hi all! I passed my FNP AANP exam today and I just wanted to share a little of my experience with anyone who may be stressing out. I studied for about 3 weeks prior to the exam by using the Fitzgerald online review, her workbook, and Leik's review guide. I also used questions from the APEA question bank but honestly felt like they were a waste of time. As far as practice questions go, I feel like they are a double-edged sword. Yes, I learned a lot by answering questions and reading explanations, BUT I also felt like I caused myself a lot of undue stress by equating my practice test score with how I thought I would do on the exam. DON'T do that!!! The practice questions are not similar to the exam and my scores on them did nothing but discourage me. Also, I can't stress enough about the BASICS. Know your antibiotic tx, childhood development, Htn medication, etc... Are there random questions from out of left field...Yes, but I don't feel like there is really a good way to prepare for those AND there really aren't too many of them. I felt like a got a lot of women's health questions, but again, all the exams are different. Good luck everyone!

I passed! It was hard, but I got to a point where I felt like there wasn't anything more I could learn. Know the BASICS! There are definitely some questions that are way out of left field, but I just don't think there is a good way to prepare for those. I used Fitzgerald and Leik and I felt like they complemented each other nicely. Good luck Mistie!

I just could not study anymore! I'm on information overload so I moved my test date to tomorrow I'll let you know how I do!

Good luck! Let us know how you do!

Gah! Me too! 70%. I take the test on the 24th.

I am also having this issue and am scoring about a 70% on average with the Leik and APEA practice questions. My exam is on the 24th and I am stressing!!! I would love to hear from people who were in the same situation and went on to pass.

anyone?

Hello everyone. I'm encountering a problem while looking for international nursing volunteer opportunities! I am allergic to latex and normally I can be around unpowdered latex gloves and simply use nitrile alternatives. However, it seems that every international clinic uses powdered latex gloves. This is a problem because, as everyone knows, powdered latex gloves become a respiratory issue for those of us with latex allergies. I am just wondering if anyone knows of or has been on a medical trip (short term or long term) that does not have powdered latex gloves anywhere in the vicinity! I am ok with being around unpowdered latex gloves and simply supplying my own nitrile version. I would like something nondenominational or open to nonreligious folks. I could volunteer as either an RN or NP and do speak some Spanish. Thanks so anyone in advance who could please help me out of this dilemma. This is something I've been wanting to do for a very long (far prior to my stupid allergy!)