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Sorry. See my post below. I forgot to mention, as far as labs, I think you will be fine if you don't memorize them. I wrote down a few of the labs I weren't comfortable with during the tutorial but I don't think it was necessary. I can't post too much here but again, I think if you know the basics then you will be fine.

Hey, don't want to get in too much trouble and post details of the exam. The cultural stuff is hard to study for but it's easy to answer due to just common sense. I felt that just years of being a nurse helps a lot too. Review pictures in Fitzgerald or even on uptodate for some of the more common things. Nothing was a "trick" on the exam. All pictures were clear and straight forward. Best of luck!

I wanted to share my experience with the ANCC FNP exam. I took the exam this morning and I wanted to post while everything is still fresh in my mind. I studied for about 3-4 months, the first 2 months, my studies were not as intense as the past month or so. My school provided an ANCC review that was just mediocre and undesirable. I believe they've recently changed how the conduct the review so we were the pilot. I am sure that review course is better now, with our feedback, but at the time, it was not what I consider a solid review. So I bought Amelie's FNP MP3 review..... OMG!!! It was great! I highly recommend. I also reviewed Fitzgerald's blue and white book and listened to her review. I didn't listen to all of her review just because she sometimes becomes unfocused which throws me off at times. I tend to stop listening. Most of my classmates enjoyed her review. I say go for it. But for me, I preferred Amelie. Fitzgerald's blue and white book was amazing for when you require a more detailed explanation. I suggest using this during your program too. The questions in her book are great. Detailed but I prefer that because it helps understanding the entire condition and not just memorizing an answer. Leif's blue book.... *faints* was a total lifesaver! The 600 something questions in the back really helped. I thought I saw a few that were similar on the exam. She gives exam tips throughout the book which helped. She also has some non-clinical information in the back that really helped a ton too. I highly recommend the Leik book. I also purchased the ANCC review books, both editions. I recommend the first edition only, for the non-clinical information. Those first few chapters covers this extensively. I also practiced questions from Winland-Brown which were good. It was broken down by system and it has rationales for the answers. IT has 2 practice exams in the back too and a disc with questions. Some questions are way left field but helps with solidifying material. I recommend practicing questions as much as possible AFTER you've completed your reading. I bought questions from Exam Edge and I purchased 2 quizzes from Amelie other than the quizzes provided with her review. Exam Edge questions were good for the non-clinical items. I saw a lot of cultural things there that I didn't read anywhere. My scores were all over the place 330-390s. Amelie too, 67%-78%. Remember you only need 65% on the actual exam to pass. They give you 4 hours, I finished in 2. Um... that's all I can really think of. Just stay confident and remember that we are all smart and we can do it!!!! IF you aren't successful, do it again!!!! It's most likely nerves! This was long, I'm sorry! If I think of anything else I will edit and update.