Got my results last week. 71%. Passing is 75. I've been in perinatal nursing for 6 years and honestly thought I'd cruise through this. Nope.
The grief theory section wrecked me. I knew Kubler-Ross but the questions went way deeper into family systems and cultural variations than I expected. Spent maybe 3 weeks studying before the first attempt, about 45 minutes a day. That was not enough.
Now I'm doing 90 minutes daily, focusing hard on bereavement models, communication techniques with families, and the ethics section. Retaking in 6 weeks. Anyone else take it more than once?
Took it twice. Second time I scored 81. The grief frameworks are the hardest part — make sure you know Worden's tasks cold, not just Kubler-Ross stages.
I passed on first try but barely — 76. Give yourself more time on the family communication scenarios. Those took forever for me to work through.
The ethics questions got me too. About 20% of the exam leans on professional standards and scope of practice. Worth reviewing the NICU nursing guidelines specifically.
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