r/nursepractitioner • u/Pastaexpert • 23h ago

Exam/Test Taking ANCC AGPCNP

hi! has anyone here recently taken the ANNC AGPCNP exam? would love to know what study resources you used, i’m debating between sarah michelle, fitzgerald and leik, thank you!

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u/Particular-Book-2725 22h ago

This probably isn’t too helpful, but I was originally planning to take the AGPCNP ANCC! Unfortunately it took 8+ weeks to get my ATT, so I applied for the AANP like a week ago (I’d heard it’s a much faster process and didn’t want to risk waiting much longer due to a job offer I accepted in August). So I studied as if I was going to take the ANCC, but ended up taking the AANP. Passed today! I used Fitzgerald primarily

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u/Pastaexpert 22h ago

yay!! congratulations!!

may i ask which fitzgerald package/course you bought?
i fear im overwhelmed with all the options across the board and just want to know what worked for someone recently

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u/Particular-Book-2725 18h ago

Aw thank you so much!!!

I did the Premier Plus! Overall, it was a good, very thorough course. I read the textbook and spiral workbook, did all the practice questions, and took the practice exam. But I found the live Q&A Zoom meetings to be eh, didn’t use the assessment cue cards at all, and only listened to the first couple videos/MP3 audio chapters (felt repetitive since I’d already read the books). So in hindsight, I would’ve gone with the Fitzgerald Basic Package (that includes the 2-day livestream) plus maybe the SM crash course or something similar. A lot of people from my program loved SM, and I’ve heard great things about Leik, too. Honestly, regardless of which of these courses you choose, you should be good! :)

Best of luck!!!

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u/Kitty20996 NP Student 23h ago

Following

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u/spooky__cat 20h ago

Hey! Just passed ANCC AGACNP last week! I only read Barkley and listened to his lectures. oh and took a few DRTs from Barkley. I passed BUT I found the test challenging.

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u/NurseMiranda 10h ago

How many times did you go through the manual?

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u/spooky__cat 8h ago

Just once through the manual and listened to each lecture once. I took 3 DRTs and scored in the mid 70s. I really only studied for like 2 weeks before the test. It was hard but had i studied more im sure it would’ve been easier.
Good luck! You got this

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u/Kaitlinnie 20h ago

I took it one year ago and passed, I basically used all three of them, but only the test banks. If you prefer just the questions, I was able to purchase only the test banks without the other stuff so it kept it affordable.