WK3 NRNP 6665 ASSIGN STUDY PLAN

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Week 3: Study Plan

Arianne Saden

Walden University

NRNP 6665 Care Across the Lifespan I

Dr. Vardah Seraphin

December 19, 2021

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Week 3: Study Plan

Many elements go into preparing for tests. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, we will

have to take a test that gives us licensure to treat patients. Test-taking skills are a crucial aspect of

passing our boards. Knowing our strengths and weaknesses can help us understand where we

need to focus and what we are comfortable leaving behind. The purpose of this paper is to

address the strengths and weaknesses from the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Certification practice exam.

Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement

The results of the test indicated my strengths are in psychopharmacology. Although I do

not understand many medications and dosages yet, I can eliminate specific answers, and I

typically pick the correct one. I also noticed I did well in psychotherapy questions. I enjoyed that

class and my clinical rotation, so I feel I could get a lot of knowledge from that. My biggest

weakness is ethical and legal practices and anything having to do with pediatric patients.

Smart Goals

1. I will perform at least 100 pediatric, ethical, and legal practices questions every week

with a goal score of 80%. To be able to complete this task, I will:

a.) Sign up for the “Pocket Prep” website and review questions there.

b.) Do 20 questions a day throughout the week.

2. I will create a list of questions I missed from the test, study the rationales, and

practice similar questions on other test banks for a goal score of 80%. To achieve this

goal, I will:

a.) Study 2-3 legal and ethical principles daily and pediatric treatments.

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b.) Make flashcards from the content studies and use them throughout the week to

review.

3. I will purchase a review book and read it by the end of the semester, focusing on the

areas of weaknesses as noted above. To accomplish this goal; I will:

a.) Divide the chapter into sections and focus on my areas of weakness.

b.) Take notes and create index cards to carry with me to study throughout the

day.

c.) Take the tests at the end of the chapters with a goal of 80%.

Resources and Study Plan

To accomplish my goals, I will need resources to help guide me. I am fortunate that I will

sign up for Georgette’s PMHNP Certification Review Course that I will plan to take in the Spring

term. I will also purchase ANA’S online PMHNP Practice IQ questions. My goal is to retain all

the information I have learned and continue to learn. I can do this is to listening to videos that I

have downloaded from YouTube and listening to them on my way to work.

Conclusion

Since taking the practice test last week, I have been able to identify areas that I need to

focus on legal and ethical practices and pediatric treatments. To improve my test-taking and

knowledge skills, I came up with three goals to help implement throughout this semester.

Practicing 100 questions, purchasing a review book, and creating questions from missed areas

will help with my retention and eventually with the passing of my boards.

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