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Pass Your NP Boards With Confidence

The LWES Academy is a structured hybrid program built around how NP students actually learn — community, accountability, and a repeatable study system that gets results.

How It Works
2,500+ NP students helped
High Pass Rate AANP & ANCC
Weekly Sessions Every session
Study Materials Included with enrollment

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Your Exam Date Is Coming — Be Ready.


  • Weekly study sessions with faculty
  • AANP & ANCC prep materials
  • Buzzword & pharmacology guides
  • Private Facebook study community
  • Direct access to Latrina Walden, MHA, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, and her faculty

The Academy difference

More Than Just Study Materials

The Academy gives you access to an active learning community. You're not downloading a PDF and studying alone — you're joining a group of future NPs who support each other from day one through exam day.

  • Ask questions any time
  • Find a study partner
  • Celebrate wins together
  • Get unstuck fast
  • Direct access to Latrina Walden and her faculty
  • Built-in accountability
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Why choose LWES

Everything You Need to Succeed — In One Place

LWES products are purpose-built for NP board prep. No generic content, no wasted hours — just the structure, support, and resources that move the needle.

Quizzes That Reinforce Every Topic

After every session, quizzes lock in what you just learned — so concepts move from 'I recognize this' to 'I know this cold' before exam day.

Built-in quizzes

Pharmacology & Buzzword Help

Pharmacology and buzzwords are where most students get stuck. Dedicated guides, quizzes, and faculty support break down exactly what AANP and ANCC are testing.

Pharmacology made simple

Community & Accountability

You study alongside a group of future NPs. Weekly sessions keep you on track while the private group provides real-time support.

Hybrid session model

Expert Instruction

Led by Latrina Walden, MHA, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, and her faculty — a team of NP educators who have helped thousands of nurses earn their certification.

Latrina Walden & faculty

On-Demand + Hybrid Sessions

Access downloadable materials, video reviews, buzzword guides, and quizzes at your own pace — then reinforce it all in weekly sessions with faculty.

Flexible access

Real, Measurable Results

Students walk into exam day with confidence — not anxiety. Our pass rate speaks for itself, backed by thousands of testimonials.

Proven outcomes

From overwhelmed to exam-ready

You're Not Stuck. You Just Need a System.

Our approach

A Teaching Method Built Around How You Actually Learn

Generic test-prep doesn't work for NP boards. The LWES method combines clinical context, repetition, and quiz-based reinforcement so content actually sticks — and translates to exam-day performance.

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Foundation First
We start with the highest-yield systems and concepts so you build a solid clinical knowledge base before drilling into details.
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Repeat & Reinforce
Content is revisited across multiple formats — quizzes, study sessions, written guides, and community discussion — until it's automatic.
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Apply It Like the Exam
We practice board-style critical thinking, not just memorization. You learn to answer the way the exam asks.
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Community Accountability
Studying with others keeps you honest. The session group creates natural checkpoints that independent studying never will.
Weekly Study Sessions
Every week, Latrina Walden and her faculty walk through the current topic — covering key concepts, answering questions, and modeling exam-style reasoning, then reinforcing it with quizzes.
Buzzword Mastery
Board exams live and die by buzzwords. Our guides help you recognize and connect clinical buzzwords the way examiners expect — not just define them.
Spaced Review Built In
The session structure spaces material across weeks so prior content gets revisited at the right intervals — matching how long-term memory is actually formed.
Ask Anything, Anytime
Between sessions, the private community group stays active. Students ask questions, share insights, and support each other every single day.

What's included

Everything in the Academy Package

One enrollment gives you access to the full suite — faculty-led instruction, study materials, quizzes, community, and everything you need from day one through exam day.

Downloadable Study Materials
Self-paced resources

A curated library of high-yield guides, notes, reference sheets, and quizzes — all organized by system and exam objective.

  • NP Buzzword mastery guide
  • Pharmacology quick-reference sheets
  • Reinforcement quizzes
  • System-by-system topic outlines
  • Practice question sets
Private Study Community
Facebook group access

Join a group of fellow future NPs studying toward the same goal. Get answers, share wins, and stay accountable throughout the session.

  • Active daily study group
  • Direct access to Latrina Walden and her faculty
  • Peer discussion & study partners
  • Announcements & session updates
Flexible Payment Options
Accessible enrollment

A payment plan is available so financial constraints don't prevent you from accessing the prep program you need to pass your boards.

  • Full-pay or installment plan
  • Same full access regardless of plan
  • Enrollment extension available
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Real student success

Future NPs Who Passed With Us

Thousands of students have walked into exam day confident. Here's what the Academy experience felt like for them.

★★★★★

I told myself I'd come here after my boards so here I am. I passed AANP yesterday. I will tell you that Walden review was spot on. Her buzz words were so accurate, I felt like the answers were jumping off the page to me. I only flagged 6 questions to come back to because I KNEW my stuff.

CO
Courtney P. Passed AANP
★★★★★

I strongly recommend Professor Walden's Crash Course!! With her support and encouragement I passed my AANP exam. The BUZZWORDS work and I'm an NP in five minutes.....love that phrase!

J.
J.B. Cole Passed AANP
★★★★★

Highly recommend. I used her complete package to study for and pass the ANCC exam on my first try! Latrina gives a great overview of common complaints seen in primary care that positively influenced my study habits and provided a stable foundation for my success. Thank you!!!!

LY
Lynne L. Passed ANCC
★★★★★

The academy was amazing! I passed the exam today after doing that course. I'm so thankful for Latrina! I highly recommend anyone to do the Academy!

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Whitney T. Academy graduate
★★★★★

I took the May live review course and one week later passed my boards on the first try! I loved how she streamlined what we need to focus on. I am so thankful for this review!

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Tressie M. Passed boards
★★★★★

I used various resources from LWES to help me pass boards. The team was very invested in helping me pass. I've also enjoyed being a part of the exclusive NP community which has helped me grow in my practice.

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Trisha A. LWES Academy member