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Bemidji State University in Minnesota has an online statistics course. The college I attended required statistics for the RN to BSN program, and I took my course online.

Cameron46, a great big congratulations to you!

With the ANCC exam there are 175 questions, 150 of which are scored (you do not know which items are scored). The questions are weighted differently. There are 500 points possible and 350 is the passing score. When you are done taking the test, yo...

I purchased the 2010 CD's (with review workbook) from the Fitzgerald website (because the content of the ANCC exam changed considerably in 2010). The new cd's are released every year around late March/April (I believe). Thus, you might not want to ...

Whoaa........I usually got back 1/2-2/3 of the original book price once commissions were paid (I usually bought my books new ahead of the semester from Amazon or one of their resellers). There were books I actually made money on. My books were all ...

FNPGrad, A great big congratulations to you!!! What did you think of the exam?

Cameron46, great tips! FNPGrad, I'll be praying/rooting for you - let us know how it goes. You definitely sound ready - in my opinion, I would not want to "wait" longer because to me that equates to "more stress". Good sleep the night before is ha...

I bought most of my books in "like new" condition from Amazon sellers (at a good discount), and then kept them pristine. Each semester, I sold almost "all" of the previous semester's books. I went the "long" route in nursing getting a generic Asso...

If you have time to study your final semester, you might want to file an early application (March/April) with a placeholder transcript. This option (you send your final transcript in with the conferred degree asap after graduation) would likely give...

Gosh, I think with all of the papers and research (and that will be dependent on where you would complete your FNP), I think the MSN/FNP to be significantly "more work". I don't think you'll find it "hard" given your achievements already, but the sc...

Kangoshi, A great big congratulations to you too! So great to have it "over" with. I didn't receive any kind of a breakdown, just my official certificate. You can go to the ANCC website and order a verification (you get one free) if you need it fo...

A great big congratulations, MistieRN!!! I'm so happy for you. Did you think the test was tough?

MistieRN, I'm rooting for you to have a great test day tomorrow, keep us posted. I bet you will be so glad to be done studying. I know you are well prepared.

I graduated in May, but submitted an "early application with a placeholder transcript" by the first week in March. I submitted my final transcript (with conferred degree) at the end of May, and I had my authorization to test by the first week in Jun...

MistieRN, I've been thinking about you - I think today was your "original" test date (I don't know if you went through with the exam or if you changed the date). Did you test today, and if so, how did it go? :)

I worked about .5 for 1 1/2 years and didn't work almost at all during the final semester of school. I read 2-3 hours a day at least 5 days a week and sometimes worked on schoolwork for 6 hours 1 day a week instead of the 2-3 hours of reading. I do...

Rosebud1981, Several other members have posted on threads that the screen paragraph reads "passed" or "failed". Try checking the AANP website, you may be able to enter your testing i.d. number, etc. and have the test status come up (unless of cours...

For those of you taking the AANP exam - page 10 of their manual (link below) (actually shows up as page 13 on my computer) shows the breakdown in the number of questions in each grouping. I thought this might be helpful if some of you haven't seen i...

I'm so happy for you! I bet you are anxious to start work as an FNP. I'm still working on trying to secure an FNP position (but getting closer!)

Congratulations, Dojo2, I am so happy for you - I was hoping you would post tonight. It is such a relief to be done with it, isn't it?! Did you feel pretty confident when you were taking it? I was not all that confident during my test - I thought ...

Mickey4, you can take the AANP exam twice in any one year. Kangoshi, I took the ANCC board certification exam, and the changes were announced on their website. They had a really nice 2-page outline showing the areas that would be covered and the t...

kellynp, You are absolutely NOT a loser. Many people are known not to test well but do exceptionally well in practice. This type of test is tripping you up. Did the test identify the area of weakness, and if so what was it? In the end, I would ha...

Sounds like you are ready. Here is the link right from the ANCC website. If you look on page two, it goes into detail on what they feel the exam covers regarding theory. http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Documents/Certification/TestContentOutlines...

Kellynp, my thoughts have been with you - let us know how it went and how you thought the exams compared. Eradak1, today is your day too, keep us posted. Dojo2, Friday is just around the corner now, I bet you are anxious to get it over with. FNPGr...

Best wishes to everyone testing this month. It will be interesting to hear your comments - I still think this is one of the "tougher" transition years while testing entities move forward to meet their goals and schools/review prep companies strive t...