Before you schedule your CPNRE

[HappytoHelp247]

Hi Everyone, just want to add some food for thought on the forum around what you should do BEFORE you schedule your CPNRE appointment. There is a lot of buzz around scheduling appointments. And it is really easy to get caught up in the hype of the new exam coming into effect this May 2016.

So you want to take some time and plan and map things out for yourself and do what makes the most sense for you and your particular situation.

So before you schedule your appointment you really want to make sure you are ready and you have done a very thorough content review ahead of your date.

Pearson view suggests that you "schedule your appointment well in advance of the Authorized Dates” indicated in the Authorization to Test” email."

Be careful not to get caught up in the hype of "wanting to get it over and done with as soon as possible" or "everyone is expecting me to write right away."...or "all my friends are writing it in May-June." or "I am writing as soon as I finish my program." or "Everything will still be fresh in my mind."

The bottom line is that you want to be prepared and ready. Don't just write because there are dates in May. Write because you feel ready and confident. Just my thoughts. You can never be 100% prepared or ready for this kind of exam. But try to be as ready as you can be.

10 Things to do BEFORE you schedule your CPNRE appointment:

1. Download and review the ASI's Scheduling Process for CPNRE: Information for Test Writers Guide

2. Do the demo training and the read the demo guide once you have access to them. (Visit Pearson Vue Website for more information). You will get access to it from ASI 4 weeks before your chosen exam date.

3. Watch the CNO video for CPNRE and Computer-based Training: Information for Applicants.

4. Download and read the CPNRE Blueprint and the Amendment to the Blueprint. (This is critical whether you are an IEN or a PN new grad) The exam is based on the Blueprint. They outline the competencies and content tested on the actual exam.

NOTE: PN New Grads you want to compare them against what you covered in your program so you can make sure you reviewed everything thoroughly; and

IENs you want to study them and make sure you understand what they mean and how the nurse demonstrates them in practice.

5. Review the CPNRE Exam Competencies. (Set up your study schedule using an actual calendar or day planner according to the Appendix A back of Prep Guide)

6. Do a very thorough content review (especially basics like A&P, patho, pharma, med-surg), you also want to learn some test-taking strategies before you dig into and start doing practice questions. (Start with the content in Appendix A first)

7. Review the basic practice standards and guidelines and the code of ethics for practical nurses from your regulatory authority. (Do interactive CNO Learning Modules)

8. Go through the current edition of the Prep Guide. (Read the introductory pages, study rationales, do the practice questions using CD-ROM and create a performance profile)

9. Do the Predictor Test to help gauge your readiness (optional only do it if you think it will be helpful to you).

10. Practice good self-care.

*if you are a pre-nursing student or a practical nursing student you want to start thinking about this stuff while still in school just so you can stay ahead of the curve.

Hope you found this helpful. Always Happy to Help.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

What are your recommendations based on? do you have any references that support delaying writing the exam?

[HappytoHelp247]

What are your recommendations based on? do you have any references that support delaying writing the exam?

Not suggesting people "delay writing the exam". Just stressing the importance of planning and preparation as CPNRE is such a high stakes exam.

[tgill]

Hello

I have a question . I live in Brampton. From where I get tutor or coaching for Cpnre.plese help me this.

thanks

[dishes, BSN, RN]

I don't see the need to repeatedly tell examinees not to get caught up in the hype about setting their exam dates, especially if you are not going to clarify that delaying writing the exam decreases writers chances of passing. I also do not see the need to over caution examinees to make sure they are ready, graduates who were educated in Canada have the knowledge base needed to pass the exam.

[HappytoHelp247]

I don't see the need to repeatedly tell examinees not to get caught up in the hype about setting their exam dates, especially if you are not going to clarify that delaying writing the exam decreases writers chances of passing. I also do not see the need to over caution examinees to make sure they are ready, graduates who were educated in Canada have the knowledge base needed to pass the exam.

Thanks for the feedback.

[Fiona59]

Not suggesting people "delay writing the exam". Just stressing the importance of planning and preparation as CPNRE is such a high stakes exam.

High stakes? Please. The bulk of student nurses pass on first writing. Nursing schools encourage new grads to write at the first possible date. In my two decades of nursing, I've met one person who failed all three attempts.

[HappytoHelp247]

High stakes? Please. The bulk of student nurses pass on first writing. Nursing schools encourage new grads to write at the first possible date. In my two decades of nursing, I've met one person who failed all three attempts.

Thank you for your comment.