Am I the only one????

blinks14 · Jul 9, 2008

I know I read on the EPN that there were a few people who felt the mnemonics were not helpful to them and therefore didn't use them. I think the KEY with or without mnemonics is being ORGANIZED. It's really a must. I passed a PCS without looking at my grid, because I FORGOT TO WRITE IT DOWN. It required a lot more effort because I had to be more focused but it's doable.

Jessica, GN

Baloney Amputation, BSN, LPN, RN · Jul 9, 2008

Some people don't use mnemonics or a grid at all. I've been studying with key words I remember instead of mnemonics. I just can't wrap my mind around a lot of cutesy mnemonics I see floating around if I don't have the words that trip my mind. My example is for abdominal assessment. If I don't put the word "knees" in and substitute "positioning" instead, I generally remember the HOB but not the knees. However, just the word "knees" trips my mind to position the HOB as well. I'm weird, but that's how it works for me.

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Jul 9, 2008

My suggestion is use what works for YOU.

I like mnemonics because I can have a list in one little acronym. But that works for ME, not YOU.

:)

Pipsqueak, ADN · Jul 10, 2008

I'm like you, I have always had a very difficult time with mnemonics. If my memory serves me accurately (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), I read a post by someone who studied for (and passed) the CPNE by using what he called "muscle memory", which was basically doing your own mock labs until it became second nature.

I'm not ready yet for the cpne so I just subscribe to all threads that I think will be helpful when the time comes so I really hope I'm remembering this accurately, but here is the website with a video download you can purchase and the link to a previous thread discussing his video. I know I will be purchasing this when my time comes. I need all the help I can get!

http://www.robscpne.com/

https://allnurses.com/forums/f125/rob-s-cpne-dvd-304378.html