CPNE question-other AOC

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I have been working on my critical elements for all AOCs for the CPNE. For some reason, I've been avoiding the other areas of care..enteral feeding, irrigation, drainage & specimen. I think I've heard these are seldom assigned..is this true, or just wishful thinking? If anyone has been assigned these, please share your story! Thank you!!!

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Be careful!! I was at Racine and all of us were assigned patient teaching. One girl had enteral feeding on a baby. Since then, I communicate with lots of people who test at Racine and all of the other areas of care have been assigned recently. One girl had a patient with a continuous bladder irrigation! I think I would have for sure fainted for that! I was assigned wound management and that was terrifying!

I was also assigned to D/C an IV. Something I BARELY looked at. I had done it thousands of times when I worked in the ER as a tech. As I went to d/c it, the CE politely said "Please remember, all protocols are in effect when removing that." I made a quick guess and said "no edema or signs of infiltration!" Wooooh! That was right!

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Specializes in GYN/ONC.

I think you should be familiar and comfortable with all AOC. You just never know when you will be assigned those areas. You don't want to fail because of them.

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Oh my gosh..thanks for the information..guess I better start looking at those AOC now! Should be getting my date in the next week..bet I go to Racine!

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Thank you..yea I better cause with my luck, I'll get assigned them all!

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Yup! Lots of little things I didn't pick up in the study guide and I swear I read that thing once a week throughout my entire preparation!

I heard in the SPAC that irrigation and drainage hasn't been assigned in over a year. That's from the students who go to that retired CE for personal tutoring

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We heard that those areas haven't been assigned much or lately, but as you can see from the other comments, you had best prepare for the unexpected!

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Specializes in LTC/Behavioral/ Hospice.

Oy. I have learned mnemonics for all AOCs except drainage and specimen collection. I just haven't come up with anything and have not even looked at it in about a month! Thanks for the heads up everyone!

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