CPNE Round 2, ding ding

[emtpbill]

Hi all,

Well, as before, I am gonna post my weekend. This time I will be broadcasting from the bright sunny state of NY, and from the city where our beloved Excelsior college hails from, Albany, NY.

A little back story for those who may not know. In February of this year I flew out to Wisconsin fry first shot at the CPNE. It did not go as planned and due to some errors on Excelsiors part I was granted my appeal and was given a priority reschedule for the CPNE.

Since I live in Philadelphia and Albany, according to mapquest, is only a 3 1/2 hour drive from my house, I will be commuting.

So my bags are packed. Car is packed. It's about 90 degrees out already and if I am not sweating from nerves because of this weekend, I am sweating cause it is so damn hot out.

Will post more when I have something to say.

Bill- out

PS. Let's all wish our own PixieRN who is gonna be a momma very, VERY soon. I'm rooting for ya Lisa!

[caliotter3]

These threads are rarely started because people want to keep their achievements to themselves. At this point, I think we know the results. Hope he is successful next time around.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

He is doing OK, just needs to step away for a bit.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

He is doing OK, just needs to step away for a bit.

Let him know we are all thinking of him. And how are YOU doing? :)

[ineedachange1, BSN, RN]

Did Bill pass? Nurse Pixie are you ok?

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Did Bill pass? Nurse Pixie are you ok?

He didn't, unfortunately. He's taking a break. I am good! :)

[ineedachange1, BSN, RN]

oohh nnnoo I'm so sorry for him - I know he worked so hard! I'm happy to know that you are doing great! :) - AWESOME! AND SUPER HAPPY FOR YOU! i will continue to keep Bill in my prayers....this is exactly why I am afraid to take the CPNE - its like playing Russian Roulette....

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

oohh nnnoo I'm so sorry for him - I know he worked so hard! I'm happy to know that you are doing great! :) - AWESOME! AND SUPER HAPPY FOR YOU! i will continue to keep Bill in my prayers....this is exactly why I am afraid to take the CPNE - its like playing Russian Roulette....

No, it's not. You just really need to have those critical elements down pat.

What I do hope to see one day soon, though, is that if and when EC recognizes that a CE was partly responsible for the inadvertent failure of a student (in the case of Bill's first account of his CPNE experience), the powers-that-be would reverse the failure to a pass instead of simply allowing a free retest. This retest, in my opinion (aka nursing judgment), only places undue added stress to an already stressful experience. This is, after all, one of the areas that we are taught and asked to address when formulating our patient care plans. Not only that, only the exam itself was free; not the expenses associated with traveling and lodging for a second experience.

[Kamilah Coney, ASN, BSN, RN]

No, it's not. You just really need to have those critical elements down pat.

What I do hope to see one day soon, though, is that if and when EC recognizes that a CE was partly responsible for the inadvertent failure of a student (in the case of Bill's first account of his CPNE experience), the powers-that-be would reverse the failure to a pass instead of simply allowing a free retest. This retest, in my opinion (aka nursing judgment), only places undue added stress to an already stressful experience. This is, after all, one of the areas that we are taught and asked to address when formulating our patient care plans. Not only that, only the exam itself was free; not the expenses associated with traveling and lodging for a second experience.

I hope that one day they Excelsior does this too!!! Not only would that take the weight off the shoulders of the potential "CPNE" repeater, but it would decrease the wait time for people waiting on their first/hopefully only attempt.