CPNE Workshop 1 day b4 I take the actual CPNE?

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I need your opinion's please... I'm taking the CPNE June11 in atlanta @ Grady hospital... Ec is having a CPNE workshop here June 8 - 10. It's ending 1 day before my real CPNE. Should i sign up to take the workshop anyway?

I was thinking by June 8 I should know what I need to know. But on the other hand maybe I could perfect my technique? But on the other hand, a workshop this close to the date may confuse me and undo mumonics i've learn or something? I dont know, I'm confused already , thats why I would like to get sum opinions.

Thanks in advance

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

There is another option - to go to Sheri's Taylor workshop at the beginning of your study, then sign for .. I do not remember how exactly she calls it, but basically, you go on Thursday before the CPNE and she checks on your performance like if it was a real CPNE. Plus, she has a workshop on June 11th, so, if you fail any of the lab stations, you probably can come to her lab on Friday and practice (this I'm not sure about, just heard from one of her student)

here is her website: http://www.cpneworkshop.com

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Specializes in Trauma, Cardiac Cath/Special procedures.

if you based your mnuemonics on the study guide, then you used the appropriate measures to ensure you pass. my 2 cents says to go!! if you can afford it, do it. the study guide is the key to pass; the workshop is to help give you a visual of what you can expect. to help calm your nerves, go over the steps you know and might uncover some you might not know. It will be so fresh in your memory it would flow just like another day at the workshop. Again this is just my 2 cents. i test 8 weeks after my workshop, and thats only due to just now recieving a date. i scheduled the workshop a month ago. hope this helps

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The EC workshop is not a teaching workshop and taking any workshop the day before the

CPNE is not going to be effective as I see it. I think it is better to arrive the day before and settle into the hotel and rest.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

It could go either way ... if you didn't do well at the workshop, that could mess up your confidence over the weekend. Or, if you do great at the workshop, it could really boost your confidence. Your better bet might be to find another workshop a little sooner! Good luck!! :)

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Thanks for your input all.... I'm going to also call ec and get their opinion....

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EC will probably try to sell you on their workshop because they want the money, as would just about anyone. It is up to you to determine the suitability of paying money for something one day before the task at hand. Good luck.

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It sounds stressful to me! I was so on edge the entire week before the CPNE there was no way I could have sat through anything.

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