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I am studying to take the CPNE. I test November 7-9th in Savannah,Ga. I must say I am very nervous and most days I feel overwhelmed by the amount of information we are expected to learn. Any advice from others who have passed the CPNE would be greatly appreciated.

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How far along are you in your studies? Did you take a workshop? CP's are super important; they get you in the door. Learn how to make a grid and follow during your PCS. When doing your labs at home try to have them down to about 7 minutes, when you test you will be so nervous you will be slower.

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I have been studying for a couple of months now. I am currently enrolled in Sheri Taylors online workshop. The price of an actual in person workshop was just to much for me. I have a practice lab set up in my home. I am sending practice care plans to both Sheri and Excelsior.

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Good; I did her online workshop and passed my CPNE. Bring a few pencils with you; you will be using them a lot! Practice at home; including washing your hands the EC way. Grids going to be your best friend. I wore cargo style pants and kept my papers in my side pocket. I told my patients that I would be looking at them so I won't forget anything. Verbalize everything because the CE will be writing things down and may miss something. Bring snacks. Eat a good breakfast because it will be a long day. Be nice to the CA and CE's; they may cut you a break. I would put all my mnemonics in a hat and pulled out four and would write out my grid and do the assessment on them . I had apical pulses on all my patients, practice. If you use your stethoscope it goes on the patients skin, never listen over clothing!

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I used RobsCPNE.com for my study along with the Excelsior study book.

For me Robs was great because he breaks it down to the minimums of what is needed to pass the CPNE. While we normally don't want to go for the minimums, for the CPNE you do, do only what is required to pass, nothing more, since that more gives you another chance to mess up.

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Just FYI, that is the weekend of the Savannah Rock 'n Roll Marathon, so traffic might be a little crazy! As long as you are staying close to Memorial and not downtown, you should be fine. If you haven't made hotel reservations yet, I would do that soon! Good luck. :)

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Wow! I'm doing that weekend, too. It sounds like you are doing way more than I am...Mostly I'm just reading the test guide over and over again. I plan to set up a skills lab in my house and have been watching youtube videos. Is the Sherri Taylors thing worth it? I was watching her free stuff. I don't think that I will do an in-person workshop, either. They are so expensive and the feedback seems kinda hit or miss. Good gracious I'm nervous....would be nice to have a buddy there, tho!!

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Just wanted to say....Kmcm and I both passed!! Woot, woot!!

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Just wanted to say....Kmcm and I both passed!! Woot, woot!!

Wow! Congrats! With hard work it can be done. Did you think it was hard or you felt you prepared yourself good enough?

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Congratulations, I'm truly happy for you both.

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Congrats!

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Just wanted to say....Kmcm and I both passed!! Woot, woot!!

Congrats to both of you!!! :roflmao:

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