be prepared, this is an "i' post...all about me, selfish little me....
i am in cpne jumble, jumbled up. can't really think of a better word to fit the state of "running around in circles not sure when to stop"....umm, could i be a hamster...
where i stand or run in my state:
-books everywhere with color tabs in all books (that yellow blue book...will i keep it after i am done?).
-my spare bedroom is my mock room with "mr. sim man" lying in bed with a nasal cannula, iv, call button on his pillow, phone by his bed, medical supplies filling the shelves behind him. just got a ng tube so he will have that soon (poor guy)
-lab stations set up on the table beside mr sim with arm and butt i made from styrofoam with syringes and medications lined up...the wound station with the pictures from the sg i printed beside it (there will be no red showing!).
-tv next to that with a dvd player with all the dvds i bought so far to play as i do lab stations and pcs
-a desk set up with my computer with the sg on my computer open for quick reference (love that binocular icon )
-my fcca on the desk almost completed
-ncps spread out everywhere and not sure if any of them are correct (when will it become simple!!!)
-mneumonics written on index cards and on a large white board. (side of my hand black from being too lazy to get the eraser thingy)
-outside the room i have a small box with draws with my fake medications and syringes, wrote medication cart on it with gel next to it (certainly wish the ativan was real for me).
-a bucket beside it with my bp cuff, cheap thermometer and stethoscope
-my husband is my ce; god bless him for being so patient to try and understand this process with me....i'll will owe him for life....
so i get all prepared....and i feel overwhelmed by everthing. where do i start, what do i focus on, when do i do this or that????....
not to mention that i basically have put myself in hiding so i can focus only on studying...have been for more then a year now (probably like the rest of you) and friends wanting me to take a break for a drink here and there. break? what? i can't afford to take a break people!!!! ahhhhhhhh i think, wait i have to work 40hrs a week that's enough of a break. no, i won't feel guilty for putting friends and family on hold during this torturous journey....nope! (ya, a tiny bit of guilt)
i live on coffee, can you hear my heartbeat!!
please tell me this is normal....:bugeyes::bugeyes:...
(notice how many "i"s are in this post...hee hee selfish little me)
I reviewed the EC book (actually a CD now). I did look at the EC DVD once or twice. But I focused on Rob's DVD and his mnemonics, care plans and rationale along with his sample charting. I understand he now has a DVD for sim labs. I passed with no PCS repeats thanks to Rob's DVD and paperwork. There was one other person during my weekend that also used Rob's stuff and she too passed with no repeats. If you have any other questions, let me know. Good Luck with the CPNE!!!!
You know what? I had that thing, along with the workbook, but when I heard that it was FULL of mistakes, I didn't watch one second of it! Yeah, it's supposed to give you an idea of the flow. Hey, newsflash -- so does the study guide! I feel that EC would greatly benefit from making a DVD that shows the PROPER way to do the areas of care. For the price of that DVD, it should NOT be full of mistakes. Just my pet peeve. :)
I kind of laughed at the EC DVD because it's suppose to be from the EXPERTS. There are a few errors in Rob's DVD but with the info that he emails you, he corrects them. The errors I think were related to the camera angle, ie taking a BP in the same arm as the IV and not supporting the one arm with PROM. Overall though I pretty much followed his direction and passed. Don't ever want to do that again
you can call ec nurse faculty to set up times to ask questions. if you feel unsure about any critical elements, have questions about when to invoke cdm, questions on i/o, questions about careplanning and etc; this is a good time to ask the nurse faculty. it's a good idea to write all you questions down before the call appointment. you can set up as many appointments you need for the remaining week before you cpne.
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What else besides ROb's CPNE did you use?