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Same, considering the school for Post Mental Health NP certificate program. There are some reviews here but they are from 2009-2012. Where did you eventually apply/go?

Sorry for late reply, but yes I took the new format

Congratulations! I recently passed my ANCC. This post is both to congratulate you and to give others out there my percentages on educational tools. I was initially crushed by Boardvitals, averaging 45-60 percent with my first tests. I used Leik to brush up on my deficiencies. Used highlight/star function on boardvitals to make card sets of wrong answers. Boardvitals started inching up to 70%. Did Leik phone app questions, which after Boardvitals were relatively easy. Boardvitals helped but much harder then ANCC. Leik were very similar to ANCC questions. I did not use Fitzgerald because I had used the review questions to study within my FNP program and other classmates related that the online questions for the review were almost the same, with possibly 100 different questions. Thank to everyone who posted and directed me to use the above resources.

There's nothing I can do to help you with the physical skills. It's like riding a bicycle, once you stop looking at the pedals it gets a little easier. I understand that at the beginning you HAVE to LOOK at the pedals. However, to help yourself, you should know the things that you can prepare for by heart. For example, this is croop season. You should know that the most common interventions the doc will order are racemic epi, decadron po or IM, and neb tx with cool humidified air. You should know that if the doc wants a UA from the kid, put on a ubag BEFORE the IM shot. Keep a mini notebook, document the procedures above that happen over and over. IE getting nasal secretions, what color is the sample tube, both nares for your institution or only 1. Write down the number for respiratory and pharmacy. If you have a med question call pharmacy. Then get a new mini notebook and REWRITE everything. This helps to organize everything. THEN REVIEW your notebook for 15 minutes before your shift. You will find that you will need to review it less and less. Familiarize yourself with the your facilities code blue worksheet, so you will not be searching for the location of everything. Go through a mock code in your head from beginning to end. Line started 20G, 1st epi administered by ____ RN, respiratory arrived, 2nd epi by ____ RN, intubation size and confirmation by CO2 by _____ ..... look on your worksheet where these items will go.....because when the codes is done, EVERYONE LEAVES, and no one will sign a blank code sheet because you decided to write all of your notes on a blank sheet of paper because you couldn't find where everything was..... Write down the meds you always forget. Metopolol you give 5mg initially. Labetalol you can give 20 mg initially and 20-80 mg every 10 minutes for a max of 300 mg until you get a good BP. Those 2 would always confuse me and I would have to look them up. By knowing all of the little things, it will give you time to ...help other nurses, who will in turn help you, and allow you more time to complete tasks you find difficult.

I've been there. Sitting in the parking lot for 10 minutes dreading to walk into the hospital, and then having to sit in the parking lot for 10 minutes before driving home........ After some time, you will hopefully develop professional relationships and coping mechanisms that will allow you to deal....similar to the nurse above who stopped the abusive husband and had a relationship with her charge nurse, who believed in her, to allow her to cope with the situation.....