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urbnanrn328 any chance you could send me what you have as well. I failed the AANP last month and am re taking it in a few weeks but I failed it by 3 points and have no idea what to do. I already took the fitzgerald and the APEA review just feeling kind of lost. If so my email is [email protected]

Thank you. Ill try Barkleys. I did the AANP questions and passed that. I guess the reason I am so lost is because I was passing all the predictor exams and felt like I knew so much information going in.

So I am looking for some insight after failing the AANP exam today. I have studied for the past month using holliers review along with the apea qbank unlimited questions and completed them ALL with the rationale. I took the APea predictor exam twice and passed it with 84 and 88 and passed the examination on the PSI website. I walked into the examination confident and comfortable and walked out thinking what just happened. A lot of the content I had not seen before which is disappointing because the hollier review is supposed to be the top of the line. Any help would be great

I would encourage you to go to the ER if you want to stay at that facility instead of attempting other new grad ICU programs. You will learn invaluable IV skills, monitoring, quick trauma assessments and how to maintain composure during multiple codes. It will allow you to learn start to finish the picture of a patient and recognize when a patient looks like they are going "down" as we say. That becomes a valuable tool when you get to ICU and the patients are changing every minute as far as acuity goes. It will also help when you start taking hearts (assuming you get into SICU) and monitoring drips and hemodynamics become even more important.

I am also trying to find a CRNA to shadow. I have 4 years of ER experience and 6 months ICU experience but my facility does not employ CRNA's. Any help getting a shadow day would be greatly appreciated!