CMSRN · Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Pass the CMSRN — or get every dollar back. Guaranteed.

Don't pass? Full refund — and Lifetime pays up to $315 toward your retake fee

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  • 1,200 exam-style questions, every one with a written explanation
  • Every flashcard deck on spaced repetition — what you miss comes back sooner
  • A readiness score that tells you when you're actually ready to sit
  • Works offline — study anywhere, no signal needed
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What’s inside your study portal

The full CMSRN Fast Track Study System.

One system, paced to your exam date. Every practice question, every flashcard deck, full-length mocks, narrated audio, Miles the AI tutor and the whole study guide — every pass opens all of it, backed by the SurePass Guarantee.

  • Every practice question — Tutor, Timed and Quiz modes — and every flashcard deck
  • Full-length mock exams, narrated audio on every chapter, and Miles, the AI tutor
  • Your CMSRN cheat sheet — the highest-yield facts as a PDF, instant to download
  • The whole study guide — every chapter, not a preview — as the depth behind the questions
  • Your readiness meter and study plan, paced to your exam date, on every device

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A readiness score built from your own answers — not a progress bar. It moves as you answer, and recent work counts most.

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Anywhere Mode · Study from your pocket

Ten minutes of scrolling — or ten minutes closer to passing.

Your phone is already in your hand. Two taps, no signal needed.

  • Quick Ten — One tap. Ten questions, with the rationale on every one.
  • It downloads itself — No button, no setup, nothing to remember.
  • No bars? Still works — Airplane mode, the subway, a cabin in the woods.
  • Nothing gets lost. Ever. — Saves as you tap, syncs when you're back.
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Before you decide how to study

Nearly 1 in 3fail the CMSRN exam

And it is getting harder: 2025 is the worst year MSNCB has published, on rising volume.

Source: MSNCB’s own published certification statistics (2025).

That is exactly why we guarantee it.

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Pass the CMSRN — or get your money back.

  • Every pass: full refund — and you keep Lifetime access, free.
  • Lifetime (SurePass Pro): we also pay up to $315 toward your MSNCB retake fee.
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What you get with each CMSRN pass

Every pass includes the full study system. Only the length of access and the guarantee payout change.

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7-Day Pass

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$59$79

one-time · 7 days of access

Less than the cheapest MSNCB retake ($189)

Cram-ready full access for the final week before your exam.

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  • Retake fee not covered
  • Full refund if you don't pass
  • Keep full access, free, until you do

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30-Day Pass

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$79$109

one-time · 30 days of access

Less than the cheapest MSNCB retake ($189)

A full month to prep — backed by our pass guarantee.

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  • Retake fee not covered
  • Full refund if you don't pass
  • Keep full access, free, until you do

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Lifetime

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$139$179

one-time · never expires

Less than the cheapest MSNCB retake ($189)

Study at your pace, forever — backed by our pass guarantee.

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  • We pay up to $315 of your retake fee
  • Full refund if you don't pass
  • Lifetime access already included

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  • Instant access
  • Full study system with every pass

Don't pass? Full refund. On Lifetime, your retake fee is covered too. Terms apply

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CMSRN · Features and Pricing

How Capital Prep compares

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What's inside the study portal?

The full Fast Track Study System — every practice question, every flashcard deck, full-length mock exams, narrated audio, Miles the AI tutor, and the entire study guide, every chapter readable and highlightable. The cheat sheet — the highest-yield facts as a PDF — is in the study portal on every pass, with instant access to download it. Every pass opens all of it, backed by the SurePass Guarantee.

How does the SurePass Guarantee work?

Score 90%+ on one full-length mock, sit the real exam, and if you don't pass we refund what you paid. On Lifetime, clear two mocks with your readiness meter at "Getting close" or above and we also pay up to $315 toward your retake fee. You file the claim in your study portal with your official MSNCB score report.

How many full-length mocks do I get?

Four scored full-length sittings, each a brand-new 150-question paper built to MSNCB's five domains and timed to the real three hours. Practice questions and timed practice are unlimited and never use one. AMSN's own practice exam is one form; Springer's is two.

Which pass should I buy?

Match it to your exam date. Sitting within a week, the 7-Day Pass is built for that. A month out, the 30-Day. No date yet, or you want it to keep working after you pass — Lifetime, which matters here because CMSRN renews every five years.

What does the exam itself cost?

$267 for AMSN members and $394 for everyone else, paid to MSNCB. A retake is discounted ONCE — $189 or $315 — in MSNCB's own words, "if you did not pass the exam, you will receive a discount on your retake application"; a second failure is a new full application. Our Lifetime tier covers up to $315 toward your retake fee if you qualify and don't pass. Worth knowing: AMSN membership is $115 a year, so joining pays for itself on the exam fee alone.

What is on the exam?

150 multiple-choice questions in three hours, of which 125 are scored and 25 are unscored. Five domains: Patient/Care Management is the largest at 32%, then Nursing Teamwork and Collaboration at 21%, Elements of Interprofessional Care at 17%, and Holistic Patient Care and Professional Concepts at 15% each.

What score do I need to pass?

MSNCB reports a scaled result and publishes scored-item counts rather than a percent cut, so there is no official percentage — including from us. The 90% our mocks score against is our own bar, and it is deliberately the strictest bar we set on any exam.

How many people fail the CMSRN?

MSNCB publishes this itself, as raw counts, five years back. In 2025, 4,845 candidates tested and 1,599 did not pass — nearly one in three, and the highest failure rate MSNCB has published. Volume rose that year too, so it is not a small-sample effect.

What about AMSN's own review course and practice exam?

AMSN — the specialty society, not the certification board — sells both. The Online CMSRN Certification Review Course is $149 for members and $199 otherwise: self-paced, 11 modules, practice questions inside each module, 14.75 NCPD. The CMSRN Practice Exam is $99 or $139: 150 blueprint-aligned questions as one timed three-hour form with unlimited attempts, and 180 days of access. Neither carries a guarantee — AMSN says plainly that completing the practice exam does not guarantee a passing score. They are worth having, and they are a different job from this.

MSNCB sells retake insurance. How does that compare?

It is called CertAssure and MSNCB describes it as "much like an insurance policy": $100 for a member or $200 otherwise, bought at application time, and it pre-pays your second attempt. It is nonrefundable if you pass, and it comes with no content, no questions and no guide. Our Lifetime tier includes that same retake cover, plus a full refund, plus the whole study system — which is the comparison worth making, because the certifying body has put its own price on that one component.

Am I eligible to sit the CMSRN?

MSNCB requires a current unencumbered RN licence and 2,000 hours of medical-surgical nursing practice within the last three years. Check MSNCB's current requirements before you apply.

What happens when my pass expires?

Your account stays; the paid features stop. Your notes, highlights and flashcard history are all still there if you come back, and Lifetime never expires.

Are the questions like the real exam?

Every item is written to MSNCB's Appendix A, weighted domain by domain, with four options and a rationale on each. Every key was recomputed from its own stem before the explanation was read. What we will not do is claim a number we have not measured — where we have run a construction audit we publish it, and on this bank the audit did not come back clean, so no page here claims that it did.

My exam date moved. Does the plan adjust?

Yes. Change the date and the Game Plan rebuilds around the new one — it works backwards from your date, so a move forward compresses it and a move back spreads it out. Nothing is lost.

Can I use it on my phone, and does it work offline?

Yes to both. Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app. Your due flashcards and a set of practice questions download automatically, so you can revise with no signal. The whole study guide downloads too, narrated audio included; scored mocks and the tutor still need a connection.

Do you offer refunds if I change my mind?

Yes, separately from the pass guarantee: 24 hours on the 7-Day Pass, 48 hours on the 30-Day Pass, or 72 hours on Lifetime, measured from your purchase (or from your upgrade, if you upgraded) — no questions asked, as long as you haven't sat your exam yet. EEA and UK buyers also keep their 14-day statutory right. The SurePass Guarantee is the other promise — that one is about your exam result, not about changing your mind.

Why are SurePass guarantees limited?

Because we honor them. Every guarantee is a real financial commitment we may genuinely pay out, so a limited number opens for this exam each day. The allocation resets at midnight in your own time zone, and the counter shows how many of today's are still open.

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