Family Nurse Practitioner Certification: Intensive Review by Maria T. Codina Leik FNP-C

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Synopsis

ALL YOU NEED FOR CERTIFICATION EXAM SUCCESS!

This mega-review covers test taking tips using Leik's unique "question dissection" technique, relevant content review, extensive practice questions, and detailed, current exam information in a "fast facts" style, saving you study time while providing comprehensive preparation.

Pass your Family Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANP exam, prepare for tests in school, or improve in the last semester of your program with:

• Photos of diseases and physical exam maneuvers that promote visualization and clarify techniques


• Organ system reviews divided into four parts; descriptions of emergent conditions, high-yield normal physical exam findings, maneuvers, and applicable benign variants


• Tables on orthopedic maneuvers, immunizations, STDs, lab tests, skins rashes, and more to help you organize and recall procedures

Students say:

"I took this class in 2003 and I did pass my Adult NP ANCC exam soon after. Ms. Leik's class gave practical information, essential concepts for studying, and core topics on which to focus. I would recommend this class to others as an essential component in ensuring success in passing the certification exam." - Cynthia Milich, CNP

Why the Leik Technique?

Maria T. Codina Leik has been a leading provider of exam preparation education and counseling for almost 20 years. Her company National ARNP Services, Inc. has helped thousands of nurses pass their certification exams nationwide.

See our entryfor Maria Leik's companion volume, Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification. A third volume, on Pediatric Nurse Certification, is forthcoming.

Please note: An analogous volume to Maria Leik's series, Gerontological Nurse Certificaiton Review is due in June from Meredith Wallace and Sheila Grossman.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This review is designed to help family nurse practitioners prepare for the national certification exams. The material is presented in a concise format designed to maximize readers' review time.
Purpose:The purpose is to prepare readers for the credentialing exams as efficiently as possible. The author does an excellent job of meeting her objectives by presenting a large amount of information in a clear and concise format.
Audience:This book specifically addresses the needs of family nurse practitioners but it could also be used by adult nurse practitioners by omitting the pediatric and obstetrics sections. The author has more than 10 years of experience designing and teaching review courses and has significant experience preparing new nurse practitioner graduates for their credentialing exams.
Features:In addition to an extensive review of primary care disorders, the book provides important test taking strategies and exam application instructions. It uses the "Fast Facts" method, delivering the information in an easy to comprehend fashion and includes 500 sample exam questions. It might have been helpful to provide the sample questions on a CD-ROM or through a website. Adding references and/or appropriate websites at the end of each section might also strengthen the book.
Assessment:This review is well written, clear, and easy to comprehend. A huge amount of information is presented in this book, which is described by the author as a "mega review" study guide. The information ispresented with the objective of efficiently preparing nurse practitioner graduates to pass their national certification exams.

Biography

Maria T. Codina Leik [MSN, ARNP, BC, NP-C (GNP, ANP, FNP)], designed and

developed materials for the nurse practitioner review courses that she has presented

nationally since 1997 through her company, National ARNP Services, Inc.

(www.npreview.com). She is board-certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) with the American Nurses Credentialing

Center (ANCC). She is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse

Practitioners (AANP) as FamilyNurse Practitioner (FNP). She has been in the field

of nursing for the past 23 years and has been in active practice as a nurse practitioner

since 1991 in the South Florida area. Maria is also a speaker and a twice

published chapter author.