National Certification Exam Candidates

Hi!

This may be a silly question.  Can you overstudy for this test?  And if so, how do you know when you've reached that point and should stop?

Thanks,

Tonya

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Tonya Burgess R.N., BSN
Goshen Community Schools
Goshen, IN United States
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Tonya,

I am not sure you can overstudy, but in my experience, anxiety can cause you to do non-productive studying and just scramble a lot of information. You should stop when you have reviewed the domains and each subsection and feel comfortable with the information. If you have identified areas of weakness, you may want to go back to those areas. Most of all, it is best to take a deep breath and tell yourself you've got this! No one answers every question correctly! Believe in yourself!

Sandi

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Sandi Delack MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN
Executive Director, NBCSN
sdelack@gmail.com
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Thank you for the advice, Sandi!

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Tonya Burgess R.N., BSN
Goshen Community Schools
Goshen, IN United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-13-2025 10:24
From: Sandi Delack, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN
Subject: Silly question....

Tonya,

I am not sure you can overstudy, but in my experience, anxiety can cause you to do non-productive studying and just scramble a lot of information. You should stop when you have reviewed the domains and each subsection and feel comfortable with the information. If you have identified areas of weakness, you may want to go back to those areas. Most of all, it is best to take a deep breath and tell yourself you've got this! No one answers every question correctly! Believe in yourself!

Sandi

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Sandi Delack MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN
Executive Director, NBCSN
sdelack@gmail.com
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