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Thanks Barnstormin, this is exactly what I was interested in. So it seems that you feel the review books, ie Fitzgerald, Liek etc have the same information at the same level? I was thinking I needed to go back to basics before grabbing a review book as I have not addressed any general medicine family stuff since 1999. Thank you kindly for your time......

No National Cert. Was not required for anything I did in Ortho.

I asked this question before and got the patented answers of Fitzgerald, Liek, etc. Please read my question and please don't assume what my question is..... I am 15 years out of graduation, was deployed to Afghanistan for a couple years, then returned and went into Ortho Surgery. I am now looking for more options in both employment and living location. I now want to take the AANP, despite not needing it to continue billing Medicare etc., as I was licensed so long ago. I know ortho and trauma inside and out, but no FNP practice since 1999. My question: Please don't give me ideas on exam prep programs and materials, as that is obvious here in all the other posts and not what I am asking for..... Please advise on a couple good texts to purchase covering today's modern family practice standards so I can prepare myself to be where a new FNP graduate would be upon graduation. Then I can move to the exam review materials everyone seems so eager to share here which is great info, but I need a previous starting point. Thank you for your time in your responses.

Thanks for your insight. I am more visual than audio, so don't know about CD. I will review Leiks for sure. Yes it is only the new state trends. I am independent and have never been an employee in this career, so yes I have billed Medicare and Medi-Cal since 2000. Nat'l Cert is not required if you stated then. I know those current ones. It is just that I have so much to go back to on the basics as I have been out of Family Prac. since I completed the modules in 1999. I have seen what other people's recommendations are for new grads, but for someone who has not been getting this exposure for 15 years, I was looking for somewhere to start back to the basics, so to speak. Thanks again for your time, I will review your recommendations.

I went into Orthopedic Surgery / Trauma right after graduation. I did not see any need to take a National Board, as I knew what I wanted to do. I am looking to relocate to another state and is seems there is a trend among hospitals there to ask for a national FNP certification, even though I am in ortho. I get long pauses and head scratching when I asked what that will show in my milieu, with no answer other than the "committee asks for it." That is as it is. So, I have chosen the AANP mostly due to their straight forward requirements for recert. as opposed to ANCC which seemed vastly different, particularly with what is accepted for the 1000 hours, as I am not engaged in a FNP practice. Okay, so my question is what, other than the Gold Standard - Fitzgerald text, is advisable to obtain for review. I don't have my notes or texts from 15 years ago which got lost after being deployed, stuff in storage and then relocating. So any suggested materials would be greatly appreciated. Thanks kindly.