How to Access Post Tests

To access your post-tests, click My Courses in the left-side navigation menu when logged into your APEX account. Click on the course icon or link:

As an optional resource, you may either download or purchase the workbook using the provided links.

The course content will be broken down into units.

Click the down arrow that displays in a unit box to expand it. You will see the Tutorials and the Post-Tests.

Click on the title link of a Post-Test to open it.

You can only be logged into one device when taking a post-test. If you are logged into more than one device, your results will not be reported to our database, and the post-test will need to be retaken.
The post-tests are NOT timed, however, you will want to be sure that your browser and device do not time out while you are taking your post-test.
You cannot save your progress on a post-test and it must be taken in one sitting.
You must earn a minimum score of 80% to pass.
You’ll have 3 attempts to pass.
Each post-test lists the amount of Class A credits and pharmacology credits in the title.
There are hints for each question to help you re-learn the content as you take each post-test.
You can review your answers after you complete a post-test.

How to Take Your Post-Test Open-Book

Option 1: If you can’t remember the answer to a question, click the “hint” button below the question to relearn the content related to the question.
Option 2: Open the course content in a second browser window and review the content as you take your post-test.

The post-tests are not timed, however, you will want to be sure that your browser and device do not time out while you are taking your post-test.

If a post-test does not automatically populate at the bottom of the page, it is usually due to one of the following:

You can review your post-test scores on the Progress Report page. A green certificate icon will display for each post-test you have passed.

Post tests should be completed in one sitting. You can navigate away from your browser during a post-test, however, if you close out of the browser or the system times out (which happens after two hours of inactivity) your post test answers will not be recorded and you will need to begin again.
Post-tests that are not finished/submitted will not be counted as one of your three attempts.

You can review the answers to any missed questions in our Back to Basics and CRNA Updates courses, however, the NBCRNA has strict rules that prohibit you from reviewing the answers to missed questions on the Core Module post-tests.

The AANA allows for three attempts at each post-test. A score of 80% or better is required to pass a post-test.

Post-tests approved for credit are NOT password protected.
If you are required to add a password, you are in the wrong location and likely trying to access the section labeled “APEX ADMIN USE ONLY (NO ACCESS).”
If you click on “APEX ADMIN USE ONLY (NO ACCESS),” you will see post-tests with expired AANA approval numbers. The AANA does not allow CRNAs to take post-tests after the associated AANA approval number expires.
These expired (old) post-tests have been locked with a password to prevent you from accessing them in error.
We maintain that the old post-tests remain in compliance with the AANA.

If you are an active AANA member, and your AANA number has been added to your account, we will automatically report your credits to the AANA Monday – Friday during normal business hours. Please note, reporting credits is a manual process for our team and can take 3 business days from completion for them to appear.
If you are not an active AANA member, you can print your credit transcript to submit to the NBCRNA.