FNP Certification Intensive Review
2,000+ Practice Questions
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Maria Leik’s FNP Certification Intensive Review, Sixth Edition, is everything you would expect from the #1 selling FNP review book. This high-yield, guided review steps you toward success on the AANPCB or ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner exam.
Elevated by the meticulous editing of Karen Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP‑BC, ONP‑BC, FAANP, FAAN, along with contributions from a team of seasoned reviewers, this edition emerges as the best and boldest rendition of this classic title to date.
Shaped by the experiences and feedback of thousands of FNPs who have used Leik's reviews to prepare for and pass their exams, the design of this must-have study review focuses on organizing and highlighting key content to make it easy to navigate and review information the way you'll encounter it on the exam and in clinical practice.
Updated and enriched to reflect the current AANPCB and ANCC blueprints and enhanced with 2,000 total exam-style questions, Leik’s concise yet comprehensive coverage of each body system will reinforce your understanding and test your mastery of the exam topics while building your confidence along the way.
Included in this new edition:
- NEW! Predictor Test that mirrors the ANCC and AANPCB FNP exams and leverages real candidate outcomes to predict your probability of success on exam day.
- 2,000 unique questions, all with detailed rationales explaining correct and incorrect answers.
- 2 full-length practice exams to prepare you for the actual exam. Take the exams online as timed exams to simulate the exam-day experience, or in study mode to review rationales as you answer each question.
- Certification Exam Information enhanced and organized to differentiate between AANPCB and ANCC exams, with increased coverage of exam structure and strategies for exam time management.
- Completely restructured Pharmacology Review that covers drug classes, common drugs, psychopharmacology and psychodynamics so you’re ready for pharm exam questions.
- Full-color images, illustrations, and tables to help you visualize and retain complex information.
- High-value features such as Danger Signals, Exam Tips, and Clinical Pearls.
- A brand-new mnemonics section to provide smart ways to remember key concepts.
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The certifying bodies for the Family Nurse Practitioner exam are the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). AANPCB and ANCC do not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing.
Contributors and Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
Pass Guarantee
A Note on Evolving Clinical Practice Guidelines and Exam Questions
I. Certification and Exam Information
1. Certification Exam Information
2. Question Dissection and Analysis
II. Pharmacology and Health Screening Review
3. Pharmacology
4. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention
III. Systems Review
5. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
6. Integumentary System
7. Cardiovascular System
8. Respiratory System
9. Endocrine System
10. Gastrointestinal System
11. Genitourinary and Renal System
12. Nervous System
13. Hematopoietic System
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Psychiatric–Mental Health
IV. Reproductive Review
16. Male Reproductive System
17. Female Reproductive System
18. Female Reproductive System: Pregnancy and Childbirth
19. Sexually Transmitted Infections
V. Pediatrics and Adolescents Review
20. Pediatrics: Newborns and Infants
21. Pediatrics: Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children (Age 15 to 48 Months)
22. Pediatrics: School-Aged Children (Age 5 to 11 Years)
23. Adolescents
VI. Gerontology Review
24. Theory and Conceptual Models Applied to Gerontology
25. Physiologic Changes and Common Disorders in the Older Adult
26. Pressure Injuries, Wounds, and Advanced Practice Procedures
VII. Professional Role Review
27. Hospice and Support Services
28. Ethical Guidelines and Advanced Practice Law
29. Professional Roles and Reimbursement
30. Gerontology and Long-Term Care
31. Nursing Research
32. Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology
VIII. Practice Tests
33. Practice Test I
34. Practice Test I: Answers
35. Practice Test II
36. Practice Test II: Answers
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Resources
Index
List of Laboratory Norms and Blood Chemistries
- Release Date: July 28, 2026
- Paperback / softback
- 672 Pages
- Trim Size: 8in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 108
- ISBN: 9780826151629
- eBook ISBN: 9780826154514



