LHendon

I live in NC. Got mine in 3 days!

Im a new NP. I worked in an ER for 7 years with an amazing physician staff. Each helped me along the way. I am leaving the ER and going into a family practice. I"m looking for a good idea for a thank you gift to give to them all. Any ideas out there??? Thanks

Congratulations illcleff!!! Feels Amazing doesnt it?? You go from studying non-stop to being able to close the book for a while!!!

:yelclap:CONGRATULATIONS!!:w00t: you user name now needs to read TinabeanNP

Alright Tinabeanrn.. waiting to see how you did!

Mercedes674 FINALLY GOT MY NUMBER.. now to hurry up and wait for the state stuff :w00t:

Tinabeanrn Your going to do great!! Thinking of you! Prayers for ya. Let us know how it goes!

[color=#000]no haven't heard anything yet. i took this exam on the 8th and they got my transcript a week later. so i should have it by now. if i don't hear anything tomorrow i am going to call again.. ughghhghghghhgh.. needing to get to work!!! thanks for keeping me informed.. i like having someone to go back and forth with. good luck and keep me posted!

I hope so too!! I hate that I can't apply to the board until I have that number. I will be working at a family practice and they already have patients waiting for me! I am so anxious (and scared) to start... Do you have something lined up already?

anything for you yet mercedesn on the AANP?

Mercedes674 What state will you be practicing in? I cant even apply for license until I have that darn AANP number. One would think with all the digital technology it wouldnt take so long!!!! Im so impatient!

no.. not yet. I over nighted my final transcript to them on Tuesday (my school was slow at getting final transcripts out!!) I did call them today and they said they received it. So hopefully any day now. i cannot apply to my state (NC) until i have that certification number. so everything is dependant on something else.. very frustrating! what about you???

no.. not yet. I over nighted my final transcript to them on Tuesday (my school was slow at getting final transcripts out!!) I did call them today and they said they received it. So hopefully any day now. i cannot apply to my state (NC) until i have that certification number. so everything is dependant on something else.. very frustrating! what about you???

Mercedes674... CONGRATULATIONS -- FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER!!!!

Mercedes674 whats your email??

Okay so a long post. But I wanted to share my preparation with everyone as well, I know when I was preparing it just made me feel better!! I found the exam straight forward, yet challenging as well. However, I truly put in TONS of effort at preparation. I probably flagged about 20-25 question s that I wanted to review at the end. I was able to narrow all my questions down to 2 answer choices which was a great feeling. You are also able to go back and forth to other questions if you want to. Take notes, some of the questions had material (lab values, assessment data) that I was able to apply to other questions I just wanted to share with everyone how I prepared: -APEA – I reviewed her book, plus I have her book of questions. I wound not recommend this on its own though. -Fitzgerald – CD’s and Certification review questions (2010 version) -Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive review fast facts and questions (2008, Maria Leik from Springer Publishing, $38.00) Highly recommend. I read this book in a weekend and then worked on the questions .. I think there are 500 in this book. And yes there are a few typos, but still worth it! If you get it from Springer publishing I think some of the typos have been fixed. I also read a new one will be coming out in 2012 sometime. - Necessary NP, 1000 Questions by Kellerman ($80.00 and worth every penny) she gives great detail in the rationale. Really liked this one! Lots of things in there that I was not aware of before I began studying and I am pleased to say I believe a couple concepts that I knew were because of this book!!) -I did the AANP practice exam 75 questions ($50.00) Does not tell you the right answer only if you are right or wrong. Have a pen and paper so you can write things down, they don’t let you review your questions. I paid for this exam a second time to see if I improved and if the questions changed. The questions did not change, but I must have learned the concepts because I went from a 77 to 93. -I also purchased 5 tests from AANP-FNP online. I found this to be geared more toward ANCC but if you can get through those these were pretty good questions. -I also did a second APEA test , the one like we did in class.. I was not pleased with how I scored and wanted to see if I could improve. Some of the questions I think were repeated from some of the questions I had on the class exam. I cannot stress enough to start doing your questions if you haven’t started. The exam is not to trick you, remember it is to test your basic knowledge as a new nurse practitioner. I do not think I could have over studied and my energy, time, and maxing out my CC was worth it.. Remember assessment class…. THIS IS A BIG area of concentration on the exam!! Good Luck to you all…..

Tinabeanrn Thanks so much.. Its still unbelievable!!! When are you taking yours???

I PASSED the AANP exam today!! I am ELATED!!!

Okay well I take my exam this AM... Hope to be able to return with good news/advice!!

>>>>>I just wanted to thank you for your time and detail in your book. I take the aanp on 14th. I keep rescheduling due to my nerves! I have the Leik, Apea and fitz CD's and books.. Hopefully they will work for me as well as they did you...