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I don't think it has anything to do with the way you study it's the test you get dealt. there are several versions. I believe there is one test that very few pass and only by luck. I failed the AANP the first try with this horrible test. It was like reading Hebrew. I knew about 30 minutes in I was not going to pass. Never heard of about 98% of the questions that were asked. Immediately did my required CEUs signed up to take the test again and did so three weeks later. Finished in three hours and was confident while taking the test. Passed without a problem. Studied the exact same way for the one I failed as I did the one I passed. If I would have gotten the same test again I would have failed again. Hang in there. You will pass without a problem if you get a different test version.

Would absolutely do it again. Just wish I had done it a little quicker. Started out as an LPN at 30. Worked, went to school and repeat. I am now 57 and have been an NP 5 years. It's worth it if for nothing else to be able to take care of my family. It's great not having to go to thw ER anymore when someone needs stitches!

I live in rural MO. Not an LPN but I was a ADON at a skilled nursing facility a few years ago. Starting salary with no experience about 15 an hour. But at the hospital medical clinic, Dr office LPN only started at 9 and hour! Crazy!

I worked family practice for about three years. I got five dollars extra for every pt I saw over 12 per day. It was paid annually.

Most of my clinicals were in very rural areas. Some days we would see 25 pts, other days 3! I still got to claim eight hours of clinical time if I was there eight hours. I had one instructor actually acuse me of forging my preceptors signature! My preceptor was a physician at the time and he was red hot mad when I told him! He wrote a personal letter to my instructor telling her what a pleasure I was to work with and what a wonderful NP I was going to be!

Most difficult course in the whole program! Some people love that stuff, I am not one of them! Thankfully my instructor also offered a study guide for tests. Otherwise I would have flunked. Also my school only required a C to pass non-nursing classes and I barely scraped out a C! As long as your GPA was 3.0 you were good. Good luck to everyone taking this horrible class. So glad school is behind me!

i was in a totally online program. Took two classes per semester including summers. I worked as an ADON at a skilled nursing facility. I could flex my hours to fit my needs as long as I got my 40 hours in so that was nice. The last year I pretty much worked every weekend and then the rest during the week. Mostly days but I could also come in on evening shift after doing clinicals in the day. I was lucky to work at a facility that let me pick and choose my hours! Still had BIG student loan debt as my job just paid the bills and the school I attended was expensive!

I could not have got my degree without it. I worked fulltime during the whole program! Couldn't afford to quit. It was tough but doable.

The deciding factor in my job now (it's a convenient care walk-in clinic. similar to urgent care) was a monthly stipend of $650 a month for student loan repayment. I have a large student loan debt and this almost makes my whole payment. Pay is good too!

what part of Missouri do you live in?

Just register and take the test again. Unless you get the same test again, you will pass. I was in the same boat as you are about 3 years ago. I have come to the conclusion it's a money making scam. There are several tests and you never know which one you will get. When I took the test the first time I felt like I was reading something in Hebrew! I can honestly say I was only sure of about two questions on the whole test. I didn't have a clue where any of this stuff was coming from but most of it I had never even heard of! The same day I took that test a BUNCH of people also failed it. I was devestated like you are now. But I immediately registered to take it again, went ahead and did the silly CEs for everything! Didn't wait for my letter. I was set to test again in three weeks. I studied exactly the same way, didn't change anything! The second time I took the test I breezed through it in 3 hours where as the first one I didn't think I was even going to finish. Felt confident about most of the questions. Passed easiy. But if I had drawn the first test again, I would have failed it AGAIN! There is just one test out there I don't think anyone can pass unless you get lucky! So take the test again and hope you get a different test and I am sure you will have no problem!

I refuse to work for salary. I get paid an hourly wage and time and a half for every hour over that.

my clinic's score was 19

I coulde neverget them to give me a clear cut answer as to why I wans'nt awarded the money. The clinic I worked for really played this up as a big marketing tool. When I left I told them they needed to stop doing that as in my case I feel I got scammed.

I worked for an FQHC rural clinic for 3 years for the specific reason of the loan repayment. I was told when I was hired that in the over 20years the clinic had been open no one had ever not been awarded the money. I applied three years in a row.Never got it. My clinic score was totally more than qualified. I actually liked working at this clinic but had to quit and take another job because my loan had been on forebearance the whole time I was working, thinking I would get the loan. Not to be!! So I had to start making payments and could not do it on the salary I was making. I now work full time at an urgent care making $50 an hour plus they give me a stipend check every month to make my student loan payment. Can't complain except it does get a little boring sometimes!

I agree. Talk to your instructor if you think you are drowning. I was having a lot of trouble with it and talked to her and told I was really worried I wasn't going to pass. Lo and behold in the next couple of days we had a study guide for the test!

It's the first thing I ask. IF the salary isn't right, there is no use in even wasting my time going to the interview. In these current financial times, at least for me, salary is what it is all about.

I work at a federally funded rural clinic. There is one physician on site and me (I am a NP) The physician had a PA student doing clinical with her for 8 weeks. The student was at the end of her first year. I was so amazed at how knowledgable she was! She probably knew more about eval, dx and treatment right then than I do now after graduating, working two years with 20 years nursing experience. They start in with what you actually need to know to work in the real world right out of the starting gate in PA school. I was really impressed with this student. Even after I got my degree and went to work it was pretty much on the job training. I felt like I was not at all prepared after I graduated and had to learn everything by researching as it came up. Just my opinion!

I don't know where you live but I work in southeast missouri. A little town called Farmington. NP jobs are plentiful. I work full time at a rural health clinic and part time at a local urgent care. The urgent care is looking to hire a full time NP as we speak. Pay is good, but not a lot of benefits. Just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone is interested.

I am at a loss of what to give kids 5 and under for cough. I work full time in family practice and don't see that many there, but I work part time at a urgent care and see several. I used to give rynatan and rondec but they took both of those off the market? Any suggestions?

AS long as you are breathing you are not too old! I was 53 when I got my FNP and I'm going strong.

I feel for you! I thought I was going to have to actually quit a couple of times because I could not find a OB or peds preceptor. I finally did but it took forever! I don't know what state you live in but I would be happy to help you out but I live in Missouri.

Thank goodness they are not required! I would have never been an NP today! Somehow I made it from LPN to RN to BSN to NP without ever taking a chemistry course. I would have never passed it. My dausghter had to tutor me nightly to pass statistics! I consider myself a great NP and don't see where chemistry would have helped me in the least. But if you like that sort of thing, take all the classes you want! It's like reading hebew to me!

I work in a rural family clinic. we have about 12 providers so I have to take after hours call aabout every 3 months. It's not that big of a deal. most the time I only get a couple of calls and sometimes none! it's mostly send to the ER of shoulld I stop taking this med, I;ve got a rash and stuff like that. Get paid a flat $100 for doing it for one week. I wish I go to do it more often, it's easy money! 1 1 1

Have you got any takers yet? I would be willing to help you. My email address is [email protected] email me and tell me exactly what it consist of.