Can a lpn working strictly in homecare pass th cpne

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HI, I HAVE BEEN A LPN FOR 3 YEARS. AFTER PASSING THE BOARDS I WENT INTO PRIVATE DUTY NURSING IN THE HOME. I HAVE WORKED IN LTC FACILITIES IN THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT CHOSED HOMECARE DUE TO THE FLEXIBILITY. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL THROUGH EC BUT IM WONDERING WITH NO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE IS IT POSSIBLE TO PASS THE CPNE? OR DO YOU SUGGESTION THAT I GET MORE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON THE FLOOR IN A LTC BEFORE TAKING THE CPNE???? ALL SUGGESTIONS GREATLY APPERCIATED:nuke::typing

In a word, yes.

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Specializes in Nursing home, Research, Pulmonary.

i would say yes of course you can! out of lpn school i went right into asthma & allergy research and then became a pulmonology tech. (i do breathing tests). you make the most of what is givien to you...i listened to many many lung sounds and counted pulse etc...to prepare for the cpne.

i know you might think you have to have had some kind of med/surg lpn background, which i would say is a bonus if you have had that experience, however take the cpne workshop and buy the skills bag, develope your organizational plan (mnemonics/grid), go to a workshop, read allnurses.com cpne posts, go to youtube.com (for visuals on skills) and practice practice!

good luck

gail :D (awaiting rn nclex authorization!)

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Specializes in Med surg and Psych.
Oh, I will! If anyone was willing to give their phone number to an internet nerd person like me, I'd be happy to text a brief day-by-day update, if that is allowed (or if anyone cares! LOL). I get very impatient waiting for people to post their results after 3 days. I'm like a JG Wentworth commercial. "It's my money, and I need it now!"

:yeah:You sound like you may be a bit anal. Like myself. LOL! I will try to PM you my #. Thanks! I bet you are getting excited. Traci:yeah:

P.S. Just give me the recipe for "Microwave Jello"...K?:clown:

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Specializes in Med surg and Psych.

i would say yes of course you can! out of lpn school i went right into asthma & allergy research and then became a pulmonology tech. (i do breathing tests). you make the most of what is givien to you...i listened to many many lung sounds and counted pulse etc...to prepare for the cpne.

i know you might think you have to have had some kind of med/surg lpn background, which i would say is a bonus if you have had that experience, however take the cpne workshop and buy the skills bag, develope your organizational plan (mnemonics/grid), go to a workshop, read allnurses.com cpne posts, go to youtube.com (for visuals on skills) and practice practice!

good luck

gail :D (awaiting rn nclex authorization!)

gail...which workshop did you go to? you like so many others are an inspiration. traci:up:

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

Okay I give up. I have been trying to figure out what the CPNE is and still don't know. Can someone help the clueless one?:confused:

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Okay I give up. I have been trying to figure out what the CPNE is and still don't know. Can someone help the clueless one?:confused:

It's the Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination, which is the clinical testing portion of the Excelsior College ADN program.

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