Final Focus 1-Day NP Exam Prep
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Final Focus 1-Day NP Exam Prep
Trusted by NP candidates nationwide
(Regular $399)
Early Bird:
$290.00
8 HRS
2 HRS
Why choose Final Focus 1-Day Prep?
Interactive & Engaging
Participate in live polling, chat, and real-time Q&A.
Intensive One-Day Format
8 contact hours designed for maximum efficiency.
Live, Expert-Led Instruction
Learn directly from experienced educators like Dr. Miller.
High-Yield Topic Focus
Focus only on the most tested concepts.
Strategic Test-Taking Approach
Learn how to approach questions effectively.
Question Analysis Practice
Break down real exam-style questions with confidence.
Who is This Course Designed For?
This course is ideal for NP Students that:
Are within 1–8 weeks of your FNP or AGNP exam
Have completed a full review course but want additional confidence and strategies to ensure exam day success
Want help thinking through questions, not memorizing content
Want to sharpen their test-taking strategies
Frequently Asked Questions
No, Final Focus 1-Day NP Exam Prep is not a replacement for the 2-Day Certification Review Course. It is designed to complement the 2-day review by providing a focused, high-yield, and strategic final review closer to your exam date. We recommend taking the 2-day review first for a comprehensive understanding of the material, and then using the Final Focus Prep to solidify your knowledge and boost your confidence.
This course is ideal for:
NP students preparing for their FNP or AGNP certification exams who want a confidence-boosting final review.
Retake candidates seeking a fresh, strategic approach to exam preparation.
Practicing NPs transitioning from another specialty who need a focused refresher on family practice content.
The Final Focus Prep Course is a live, expert-led, intensive review that focuses on high-yield content and common pain points where candidates typically struggle. It includes real-time Q&A, board-style practice questions, and strategic test-taking techniques to help you feel prepared and confident on exam day.
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Dr. Jason Gleason
DNP, NP-C, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (Ret)
Dr. Jason Gleason DNP, NP-C, USAF LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RET), better known as Dr. J holds a doctoral degree from Montana State University and has been working as a board-certified nurse practitioner since 2001. Dr. Gleason has an expansive professional portfolio which includes 20 years of service in the USAF/Air National Guard before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2015. He has demonstrated expertise in the fields of family practice, emergency medicine, primary care, diabetes and stroke care and he is also a lauded national speaker and consultant.
He currently provides primary care services for our National Heroes at the Veterans Health Administration and serves as a faculty member at Fitzgerald Health Education Associates which is the premiere provider of NP board review and NP continuing education in the country. Dr. Gleason serves on multiple local, state and national councils and boards including the Benefis Health System Stroke Council, the Montana State Stroke Workgroup, the National VA Stroke Clinical Practice Guidelines Workgroup, the National VA APRN Council and the Corporate Advisory Board for Carelinx by Sharecare an innovative home care services company launched by WebMD founder Jeff Arnold, Oprah, Remark Media, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications. Gleason has been recognized from the floor of the United States Senate for his work with stroke and Veterans. Out of all the roles he has had in his lifetime the most profound is being a dad to his three amazing sons.
Anthony M. Angelow
PhD, ACNPC, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP
Anthony M. Angelow, PhD, ACNPC, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP, is a Fitzgerald Faculty member. He presents the Fitzgerald Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review and Advanced Practice Update for adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners. Dr. Angelow earned his PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO, and his MSN as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. His dissertation research focused on nurse practitioner transition to practice.
Dr. Angelow is certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). He maintains an active clinical practice in the Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at Cooper University Health Care, a Level One Trauma Center, in Camden, NJ. Dr. Angelow is an Associate Clinical Professor and Chair of Advanced Practice Nursing (Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs) at Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Angelow is an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Emergency Nurses Association. Recognizing his outstanding and long-lasting contributions to the profession, he earned Fellowship in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Emergency Nursing.
Dr. Angelow is a nationally and internationally recognized content expert and speaker. He presents numerous acute care, critical care, emergency, educational and professional topics at local, regional, national, and international conference venues. He serves as a content expert and consultant for multiple clinically based projects and has published books on adult-gerontology acute care certification preparation and acute care clinical procedures. He also serves as a content reviewer for numerous professional journals, including the Journal of Emergency Nursing, the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
Sally K. Miller
PhD, AGACNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Sally K. Miller, PhD, AGACNP, AGPCNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, is a Fitzgerald Faculty member. She presents the Fitzgerald Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review & Advanced Practice Update for family, adult-gerontology primary care, adult-gerontology acute care, and psychiatric-mental health. She also teaches pathophysiology and pharmacology courses.
Dr. Miller is certified as an adult-gerontology acute care, adult-gerontology primary care, family, and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She practices in rural health with NextGen Family Care Clinic and iCarePsychiatry in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Miller is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and a clinical professor at the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA. Additionally, Dr. Miller is the APRN consultant/investigator to the Nevada State Board of Nursing.
Dr. Miller has presented a wide variety of pharmacology and clinical topics at local and national conferences, including the National Conference of Nurse Practitioners, AANP, and the University of Colorado Annual Nurse Practitioner Symposium. In addition, Dr. Miller conducts workshops in collaboration with other Fitzgerald faculty on suturing for primary and urgent care. She created the following Fitzgerald Health programs (available at www.fhea.com): Assessment and Intervention in Common GI Disorders: PUD, Gastritis, GERD, and IBS; Assessment and Management of Low Back Pain; Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms; Evaluation of Dizziness, Syncope and Vertigo; Primary Care Management of Acute and Chronic Pain Syndromes; The Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: Who Needs the ECG?; and Controlled Substances: A Focus on Safe and Effective Prescribing. In addition, she developed and presented the programs Cardiac Rhythms: The Clinician’s Approach to Accurate Interpretation; 12-Lead ECG Interpretation: A Primary Care Perspective; and Beyond the Basics in 12-lead ECG Interpretation, which are also available at www.fhea.com.
Dr. Miller is a member of numerous professional organizations, including AANP, the American Nurses Association, the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals, and the Nevada Nurses Association. She has been published in several nurse practitioner journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Biological Research for Nursing, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Journal of Primary Health Care, Journal of Correctional Health Care, and Advance for Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Miller has also served as a content reviewer for many of these publications.
Teresa “Tess” Judge-Ellis
DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Teresa Judge-Ellis, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP has been in nursing over 30 years and has been a nurse practitioner for over 20 years. She is dually board certified in family practice and psychiatry-mental health.
She is a nurse educator with a strong practice background in integrated care combining primary care and psychiatry in both rural settings and with people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders in community-based locations with individuals experiencing chronic homelessness or housing transitions. Dr. Judge-Ellis enjoys working with others and identifying and bridging gaps that exist in the current system of fragmented care for people with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, medical illness, and insecure housing. She is a strong voice for health care reform in this population to meet the quadruple aim: lower cost, excellent outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and fulfillment in the work-life of health care providers. Dr. Judge-Ellis has been on the faculty at the College of Nursing since 1999. From 1999-2011 she served as the Family Nurse Practitioner program coordinator. She began her nursing career as an Army nurse and practiced for over 13 years as an integrated primary care/psychiatry NP. Her current practices are through the College of Nursing Faculty Practice in partnership with local community non-profits on site at Cross Park Place and the 501 project, initiatives of Shelter House, and with Chatham Oaks, a residential care facility for people with serious mental illness in transition after exacerbation of their illness.
In 2005, Dr. Judge-Ellis was awarded the Friends of Iowa Civil Rights, Inc. Individual Award and the Catalyst Award from the University of Iowa Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity in recognition for her leadership efforts towards developing cultural competence and the elimination of health disparity. In 2013, Dr. Judge-Ellis was inducted as a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She was awarded the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Excellence in Leadership-Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in 2018, the American Association of Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence in 2019 and the Benter Award for Organizational Leadership from the Iowa Chapter American Psychiatric Nurses Association in 2021.
Dr. Judge-Ellis received a master’s degree in nursing from Pacific Lutheran University (Family Nurse Practitioner) in 1996 and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice (with a post-grad Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner emphasis) from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in May 2008. In 2022 she finished a two-year fellowship as a VA Quality Scholar with a focus on homeless veterans.
Dr. Judge-Ellis has served as President-elect, President and Past President for the Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society (INPS). She was a leader in the formation of a state NP policy and legislative committee that coordinates legislative efforts and employs a lobbyist on behalf of Iowa NPs. Dr. Judge-Ellis served as a board member for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties and has attended national leadership conferences through both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Nurse Practitioners and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Dr. Judge-Ellis is an associate lecturer for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. She is also co-host of Friends of Flo, a podcast that serves as a “touchstone for nurses across the practice continuum to share stories, exchange ideas, learn, and support one another.”
Tess lives in Iowa City with her husband, son and two cats. She enjoys spending time with family and friends doing whatever happens to be on the agenda. She is a Lay Carmelite and a member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Lay Carmelite Community in Iowa City.
Vanessa Pomarico
EdD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Vanessa Pomarico, EdD, FNP-BC, FAANP is a Fitzgerald Faculty member. Dr. Pomarico is certified as a family nurse practitioner and earned a doctorate in Nursing Education from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT She practices at Northeast Medical Group (NEMG), specializing in Internal Medicine with a special interest in women’s health and transgender healthcare. An author, lecturer, educator, and volunteer, Dr. Pomarico is the transgender healthcare trainer for NEMG system-wide.
Dr. Pomarico is the former Director and Lead faculty of the FNP track in the Department of Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University. She is courtesy faculty and a guest lecturer for numerous nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and medical schools in Connecticut. Dr. Pomarico is the recipient of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Nurse Practitioner Excellence award and was inducted as a Fellow in AANP. She is a recipient of the Nightingale Excellence in nursing award. Dr. Pomarico is the co-author of two nursing pathophysiology textbooks and a contributing author in “Focus on Adult Health Nursing”. She served on the advisory board for The Jim Collins Foundation, a non-profit organization community-based initiative promoting the self-determination and empowerment of all transgender people. Dr. Pomarico has served as the Co-Chair of Health Policy and is a Past President of the Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society (CTAPRNS). Dr. Pomarico presents locally and nationally. Her courses, including Ticked Off: Early Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Disease and Transgender Patient Essential Care are available at www.fhea.com.
Louise McDevitt
MS, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Louise McDevitt, MS, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP is member of the Fitzgerald faculty. Fitzgerald Health Education Associates is an international provider of nurse practitioner certification preparation and continuing education for healthcare providers.
As a certified adult, family and acute care nurse practitioner, Ms. McDevitt practices at Grace Cottage Family Practice at Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, VT. She is a member of the hospital’s Ethics Committee and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as well as a member of The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. She is the assistant clinical instructor at the University of Vermont Medical School and Graduate School of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
Ms. McDevitt has presented workshops in collaboration with other Fitzgerald associates on the topics of Common Dermatologic Procedures; Common Office Procedures; Expert Exam of the Knee; Expert Exam of the Shoulder; Expert Exam of the Ear, Nose and Throat; Joint Injection; Ophthalmology; and Suturing and Wound Management, offered at Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. Clinical Skills Workshop Seminars held several times per year around the country. She has presented at numerous national nurse practitioner conferences, including the National Conference of Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Care Clinicians (NCNP/ACC) annually since 2003.
Ms. McDevitt has recorded Expert Exam: Practical Orthopedics – Shoulder as well as Expert Exam: ENT Skills for Primary and Acute Care Practitioners with Monica Tombasco, which are available through Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, at www.fhea.com.
Wendy L. Wright
DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
Wendy L. Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, is member of the Fitzgerald faculty. Fitzgerald Health Education Associates is an international provider of nurse practitioner certification preparation and continuing education for healthcare providers.. She presents the Fitzgerald Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review and Advanced Practice Update for family, adult-gerontology and adult nurse practitioners.
Ms. Wright is certified as both a family and adult nurse practitioner and is the owner of two nurse practitioner operated clinics within New Hampshire called Wright and Associates Family Healthcare at Amherst and at Concord. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and is the recipient of both the Excellence in Research and Excellence in Clinical Practice awards, from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She was chosen by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners to receive the New Hampshire Excellence in Practice award and by her peers as the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner of the Year. She is the nurse practitioner representative to the State of NH Immunization Advisory Board. Ms. Wright is the founder of the NH Chamber of Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioners, an organization designed to assist nurse practitioners with independent practice issues. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and a member of the New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association and Sigma Theta Tau.
Ms. Wright is adjunct graduate faculty at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming and Simmons College Graduate Nursing Program where she teaches in the doctor of nursing practice program. She has served as a defense expert witness for medical malpractice cases involving nurse practitioners.
Wendy Wright’s publications include articles and monographs on the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and migraine. She is also an editor for Practice Management, a new e-journal created for NPs interested in independent practice and practice management. She has also developed and appeared in a number of Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, produced video programs including Expert Exam: Physical Examination of the Adult, Expert Exam: The Primary Care Neurologic Exam, and Expert Exam: Conducting a Pre-sports Physical Examination, which are available at www.fhea.com.
Josh Hamilton
DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CTMH, CNE, FAANP
Dr. Josh Hamilton, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C,PMHNP-BC, CTMH, CNE, FAANP lives and works from Las Vegas, NV, where he has been in private clinical practice for more than 15 years. With more than two decades of nursing experience, he also holds professorial appointments, leadership positions and consults extensively in the higher education space.
Previously, he was Associate Medical Director for the largest managed care behavioral health network in the Desert Southwest. He served on the Nevada Board of Nursing’s Advanced Practice and Educational Advisory Committees and spearheaded the Donate Life campaign at the state level.
His professional interests include neurobiology, pharmacology and epigenetics. He is an internationally-recognized speaker on these (and related) topics at conferences and professional meetings. He works with a variety of organizations to develop, review and present live and enduring continuing education activities. Engagements include the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Myriad Neuroscience, MedIQ, Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education Associates (NPACE), and Vindico Medical Education. He serves on the psychiatric medication working group at the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science & Innovation, a FDA-sponsored project at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Hamilton earned his doctorate in nursing from Rush University in Chicago. At the University of Wyoming he earned a baccalaureate degree in Natural Science and Mathematics as well as a master’s degree in Nursing. He also has an undergraduate degree in Biology. He is nationally certified as a psychiatric-mental health nurse; family nurse practitioner; family psychiatric nurse practitioner, telemental healthcare provider, and nurse educator. He was recognized as a doctoral scholar by the National League for Nursing, and he is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He was recognized for establishing a unique clinic structure that improves access to cost-effective, convenient, quality mental healthcare. His academic connections fostered synergies and renewed attention to nursing education that focuses on care for the vulnerable mentally ill population in Nevada and across the nation. Dr. Hamilton is also a master clinical psychopharmacologist (through the Neuroscience Education Institute), and he was the 2015 Distinguished Alumnus at his alma mater, the University of Wyoming. He is the Nevada state representative for AANP.
A classically trained pianist, Dr. Hamilton enjoys live music, international travel and automobiles. He is an active supporter of local animal rescue and rehoming efforts, as well as charities that provide critical transportation for patients in need of distant life-saving specialty healthcare. Dr. Hamilton grew up in Casper, Wyoming, with his sights set on medical school. He originally pursued a nursing degree thinking the experience would make him a better physician. Along the way, he discovered an affinity and passion for the humanistic, health-promoting philosophy of nursing. He has since devoted his career to clinical practice, furthering the cause of the profession and educating future leaders in the healthcare field.