National Certification Exam Candidates

I passed today! I am so relieved. 
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test. 

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

I passed today! I am so relieved. 
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test. 

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

I scored a 718 I don't really know where that falls other than 620 is passing  the whole scoring system stressed me too  

also I do not think that test should be easy- I am not saying that  otherwise certification would not mean anything!!! But- I do think it could be more dialed in to what we do day to day. 

What I found hard was how broad everything is.. there are some things we absolutely must know the law, immunization, screenings, assessments etc. but if we encounter a more rare medical problem as a prudent nurse your going to look it up! We can't be expected to know everything about  everything if that makes sense.  And yes we are medical professionals and I chart in medical terms but I found some of the words used were higher level- think NP. I was able to deduce the meaning with elimination but during the test I was like surely I failed if I don't even know the meaning of these words. 

Also I don't want to get specific and break any rules so if this is too specific please delete  but I had an infant question ( and it wasn't immunization!) and an adult question!!!!  I also had a question about the scientific organism that causes a certain disease. I focused more on the disease symptoms and Nursing interventions , treatments etc.. I don't think we have to know what organism causes them!! 

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

I am thrilled to report that I took the test this morning and passed.  I felt like the preparation materials did an excellent job of preparing me for the test.  I did put an extensive amount of time into preparation (and I have been a school nurse for 16+ years).  I started studying for the test in February by reading the Comprehensive text for understanding.  I then went through the certification book, making my own flash cards for the areas I wasn't as familiar with.  I read the 10th edition School Nurse Resource Manual, and I took the e-course.  For the past month, I have been rewatching the e-course bit by bit almost every day -- I have viewed it probably 6-7 times total.  I also spent time reviewing my own flash cards.  There were a handful of questions that gave me pause, but otherwise, I felt confident, and I'm thankful for the resources that we had at our disposal!

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

Congratulations Crystal. You were obviously well prepared.

If you watched me that many times.....you could be next in line to start teaching the course!

Well done.

Janice Selekman

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Janice Selekman DNSc, RN, NCSN, FNASN
Professor Emeritus
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DE [USA]

Original Message:
Sent: 07-08-2023 13:41
From: Crystal Jarrett
Subject: Test Time

I am thrilled to report that I took the test this morning and passed.  I felt like the preparation materials did an excellent job of preparing me for the test.  I did put an extensive amount of time into preparation (and I have been a school nurse for 16+ years).  I started studying for the test in February by reading the Comprehensive text for understanding.  I then went through the certification book, making my own flash cards for the areas I wasn't as familiar with.  I read the 10th edition School Nurse Resource Manual, and I took the e-course.  For the past month, I have been rewatching the e-course bit by bit almost every day -- I have viewed it probably 6-7 times total.  I also spent time reviewing my own flash cards.  There were a handful of questions that gave me pause, but otherwise, I felt confident, and I'm thankful for the resources that we had at our disposal!

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Crystal Jarrett RN, BSN
Nurse
PROSPER ISD
Howe, TX United States

Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2023 16:00
From: Pat Krin, MSN, M.S., RN, NCSN-E, FNP-BC-Retired, FNASN
Subject: Test Time

Original Message:
Sent: 7/7/2023 2:07:00 PM
From: Sarah Casteline
Subject: RE: Test Time

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

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Sarah Casteline, RN , BSN
Middle School Nurse
Union County, NC

Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2023 07:07
From: Rogelio Rodriguez Jr
Subject: Test Time

Congratulations Crystal. You were obviously well prepared.

If you watched me that many times.....you could be next in line to start teaching the course!

Well done.

Janice Selekman

I am thrilled to report that I took the test this morning and passed.  I felt like the preparation materials did an excellent job of preparing me for the test.  I did put an extensive amount of time into preparation (and I have been a school nurse for 16+ years).  I started studying for the test in February by reading the Comprehensive text for understanding.  I then went through the certification book, making my own flash cards for the areas I wasn't as familiar with.  I read the 10th edition School Nurse Resource Manual, and I took the e-course.  For the past month, I have been rewatching the e-course bit by bit almost every day -- I have viewed it probably 6-7 times total.  I also spent time reviewing my own flash cards.  There were a handful of questions that gave me pause, but otherwise, I felt confident, and I'm thankful for the resources that we had at our disposal!

I passed today! I am so relieved.
it was very hard. And I wanted to puke during the test.

I will say it was much harder than my previous certification. ( PCCN) 

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Sarah Casteline, RN , BSN
Middle School Nurse
Union County, NC

Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2023 07:07
From: Rogelio Rodriguez Jr
Subject: Test Time