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No need to spend time writing it down. Thats a time waste. Just read it and then apply it when youre answering the questions on FNP mastery app.

Hey. I don't know what you mean by the "leik practice exam." I purchased the Leik book 3rd edition and just did the questions in the book. I don't know what you mean by "pass mark." I was average 67% on the FNP mastery app.

Hi guys, I just passed my AANP FNP exam this January 2022. I graduated with a 3.77 GPA so I am somewhat having an ability to study pretty well. I used Leik for my NP classes throughout the program to help me with forming the information I needed to study for my exams. I did not use a review course because those were too expensive. I figured that the review course is not going to give me any new insight since I have already learned this material. So, I opted for the FNP Mastery app. It has over 1800+ questions that are on the phone app. They have a money-back guarantee that if you fail, they will refund 300% of what you paid for the app at the time of purchase. I basically answering 50-100 questions per day for one month. I scheduled my exam after finishing the app for one month and passed. I looked up the clinical pearls from Leik book prior to entering the testing site. I think the exam was not difficult and definitely does not require to use the review course. Leik and the FNP Mastery app is all you need. Answering questions was a way of my brain to actively test how to answer questions. The content of the questions along with the detailed and clear rationales was extremely helpful. I hope this helps you guys!

It will be over when nurses start getting more respect and less crap from everyone.

I would check if your state board of nursing will accept the transcripts for the online program you are interested in once you have made a "potential" list of programs. For example, California board of nursing recognizes about a dozen of schools from out-of-state to be eligible to apply for a license as an NP in California and would accept students of those specific out-of-state online program to do the clinical rotations in California. Basically, if the online program that is out-of-state is not on the list, those students can't obtain clinical rotations in California. So, I would look into that for your particular state.

I am doing my last clinical rotation in occupational medicine. The NP that precepts me is saying over and over again how this job provides good work/life balance. I cant agree more. This NP leaves on-time or earlier with No call, weekends (doesnt work Fridays either), and she sees 6-8 patients a day with walk-ins if they come. I am also thinking this could be my specialty...

It is normal for a preceptor to have multiple students at a time. I was sharing my preceptor with 3 medical students in pediatric private practice. I don't feel my education suffered in fact it was greatly enhanced as I was able to communicate with the students about the cases when we did not have patients. I learned a lot. Part of this clinical process is also your own self-learning and looking things up, not just relying on the preceptor to teach you.

I love this list and totally agree!

I don't understand and believe this NP saturation claim. As long as there are sick and old people which we are heading to with over 20% of our population being elderly living with a chronic disease. We will need NPs. There are NPs working in a variety of settings (primary care, hospice, Medicare survey assessments, house visits, prisons, etc). I don't believe this oversaturation claims. I am hearing from my own PCP how there is a huge need for NPs in primary care and I can't fit in an appointment with her same day because she is booked. I live in the south bay area close to Hayward-Union City-Fremont area and there is a large need. FQHCs are needing NPs. What about the primary care provider shortage? Doctors are not wanting to become primary care physicians and there is more than enough patients for primary care because of this..

I don't see an oversupply of NPs. I see a lot of job openings for NPs especially in the city where I live. There are a lot of people where I live so there are not enough primary care providers.. Also, I took an economics class this semester which has helped me understand how physicians and NPs get paid and now I will be able tot negotiate my salary. I will not be low-balled.

There is a facebook group called Preceptors for Nurse Practitioner Students with a lot of student posting and helping eachother..

Yes, thats part of the process. Nursing school creates the foundation but the real learning begins at the first job ? Try your best to understand as much as you can about the theory and science of nursing as well as anatomy&physiology. As far as being able to hit the ground running, that will come later!

Congrats to passing. You did a lot of prep courses which probably helped as each one delivered the content differently I would suppose.

Answering questions on a multiple-choice exam does not mean someone is minimally competent. A test is a test. Reality is something different. My role was to orient her on my unit and show her where things are, the flow of the unit, documentation, how to utilize resources as a nurse on the unit, etc I never asked her if she took any courses for these subjects but I asked her if she was familiar with health assessment, pathophysiology, anatomy from her nursing school days. She indicated she did not study these subjects.

Nope. I do not need to do that but I am asked how the nurse is doing by my management and I told them the truth I didn't have a chance to do this. Anyway, what I was told by colleagues was she couldn't handle the workload at the unit and resigned after 1 month..

You should work wherever you feel like working. Why settle? There's no rule book on Earth that states you have to work somewhere because you commit to it. This employer would not hesitate to fire you if they didn't want you anyway. If your goal is to be a CRNA, then do what you got to do. Dream big. Go after what you want.

I am working as a registered nurse in a long-term care facility with short-term rehabilitation services. I work PRN while I am attending graduate school and mostly work in the short-term rehab unit. I oriented a foreign-graduate nurse from India who I feel is not safe. On her first day, I asked her aspects of her education, I wanted to know what she already knew and what I can work with to help speed up her knowledge. I came to find out that nursing in India is very skill-based which includes inserting IVs, urinary catheters, applying oxygen, administering medications (but without knowledge of the medications' actions...only the doctor knows the medical knowledge). I was asking her questions about medications and she seemed to know only the blood pressure medications or heart medications. I asked her if she took any pharmacology course in India or here to prepare for passing the NCLEX-RN and she said she did not need to take a course like that to apply to challenge the exam. She admitted she only studied the medications that she knew will show up on the exam based on her preparation materials. She also added she has been trying to clear the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN exam since 2014. She doesn't understand basic anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and dose concentration. Her technical skills are also lacking and she struggles to complete dressing changes, IV medications, etc but that can be learned. Skills are just hands-on exposure but I can't tolerate that she doesn't have the medical foundation to do this job. She doesn't know pathophysiology and that scares me. I just feel like she is a medication tech which is not what her role is clearing the NCLEX-RN exam. I have yet to see her complete a physical exam but I am doubtless she can complete it well since she has told me she did not need to do a hands-on competence course to evaluate her technical skills. Moreover, she has voiced she does not assess patients as her duty as a nurse in India since she mainly gets the doctor when the patient looks toxic. I have raised these concerns to the ADON and DON. I have told them that this nurse does not understand medications and that she is unsafe. I am scared for my patients. I am scared that in her role as a skilled-based healthcare worker she will not know when the patient is deteriorating. She will not voice her concerns to the doctor because she is not familiar with the clinical picture of the patient and maybe even uncomfortable being assertive to advocate for her patients. Today, I asked her what is swelling in the legs would be called, she did not know "edema." I just can't imagine that they have lowered the standards to the NCLEX-RN because of a pandemic. I suggested that she try the night shift because it was a slower pace and she would have time to understand aspects of nursing but she was not willing to do that. I guess if someone has experienced this, let me know what you think..

WOW!, this is the stuff of nightmares. I am guessing your university is NYU. Anyway, I'm going into my first clinical rotation so I'm just reading experiences and hope and pray I don't have the same experience as you.

Thanks for sharing. I'm currently in an FNP program and I find this helpful to gain a perspective on what I might need to expect. Already have the Leik book since everyone is raving about ?

I recommend Hurst review. They were the reason why I passed. They explain the physiology of everything with videos. Maybe it will work for you

I recommend osmosis.org for videos. I paid $99 for two years and they currently have 50% off I think. It helped me get an A in Advanced Pathophysiology. After I read the chapters, I would watch the videos and then take notes. They have their "high yield notes" with most of their videos so I would copy those and quiz myself using them as study sheets then look at those sheets when I didn't get the questions I asked right to myself. Also, I purchased the question bank from apea.com which helped a lot.

I recommend hybrid programs. My program is on-campus for several hours a month but majority of the work is dependent on the student to learn the material/read the textbook readings. I am good with teaching myself so I don't mind not going to class. I find most things I can learn I can do it after reading.

I recommend signing up to learning platforms. After I discovered learning platform/websites/ Youtube artists like (Ninja Nerd Science) it wasa game changers. Watch videos online and sign up for learning platforms. DM me for specific websites I like.

I studied for 5-7 hours every day. I was so afraid of failing and the exams were difficult. My professors actually wrote for the NCLEX-RN so they were really good with writing questions.

I'm currently taking Advanced Health Assessment and although I have a passing grade so far in the course, my final exam is a huge chunk of my grade. I was wondering how do you guys study for this course for your Nurse Practitioner program? So far, I've been reading the assigned readings and taking notes then reviewing the course objectives against my notes to study. Looking for ideas..