Excelsior students/CPNE info

lliley · Mar 21, 2004

I was wondering I am a new student to Excelsior and need to know the easiest way to set up care plans and nursing goals if you have any advice. Thanks

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Mar 21, 2004

Lliley, get the Carpenito's Nursing Dx Handbook. It's the only one we can use for the CPNE, anyway. There is also a textbook you can get to go along with it, if you think you might need it. You have to get it separately, though.

lliley · Mar 21, 2004

I have that book, is it better to go with a basic diagnosis or be more elaborate. Is something like risk for infection related to compromised circulation secondary to obesity, or risk of infection related to surgery. Are those to general?

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Mar 21, 2004

OK, you don't need a "secondary to" statement- they don't require that at all, so you can skip over all of those. The CPNE study guide even implicitely states this, so don't do secondary statements, and keep it simple.

Your statements should be 3 part statements like: Risk for Infection R/T ________ (go down the list) AEB _________ (look at the S/SX's that warrant your R/T choice). Then pick 2 interventions (again, from the list), and 1 outcome/goal.

Remember to keep your "Risk for" statements at a minimum, too. They only allow you to do 1 of these for the CPNE. The best way to start with a care plan is to know complications of a medical Dx, then think Airway, Breathing, Circulation first. These will usually be your primary Nsg Dxs. Then you can go from there.

Does that help? Good luck- it helps to do a couple care plans for each medical problem you go over in the NC courses. There are a good amount of nursing process related questions on each exam, so you'll get plenty of practice in this area.

KolkataMomRN · Mar 22, 2004

I was wondering I am a new student to Excelsior and need to know the easiest way to set up care plans and nursing goals if you have any advice. Thanks

Excelsior likes for you to look at the assigned areas of care when planning your care plans for the PCS. For example, if they assign Pain Management, think of Acute Pain for the nsg. dx. Then use the critical elements as your interventions. Ex: Provide comfort measure and give pain medication as ordered. Outcome: The pt. will state pain of 3 or less on a pain scale of 0-10 by end of PCS.

Hope this helps,

Tammy

chitra718 · Jan 3, 2008

hello everyone

is there anyone who has passed cpne and has video/notes. Please let me know

god bless u all

LEN-RN · Jan 10, 2008

Chitra,

I have seen you on several other sites, message boards and you appear to get impatient when no one answers you.

You are always wanting people to send their stuff to you, videos, test questions, notes. We all have had to work hard to get where we are, and buy materials. Nothing has been handed to us. Some are lucky enough to foster and make relationships on this board, and to share. Not take.

Why dont you ask to BUY other peoples material, instead of saying, "I want your cpne vdeo. Still waiting. or I want your notes to pass. Still waiting." Your requests are coming across as demands, even though you may not mean to sound that way.

chitra718 · Jan 11, 2008

Hello

I just read your response. I never get anxious. Well instead of pointing to me u should do to eveyone . Everyone is looking for information. I do not understand what are u trying to say.

Please be careful when u say something. I did not requested anything from you. If u don't want to give any information don't read my thread.

I am requesting information just like anyone else

Thank u

LEN-RN · Jan 11, 2008

Chitra,

Yes, these message boards are to share materials and help each other. And I have read where many people on this board have tried to help you.

When someone says "hey I passed the cpne" you say:

congratulation. I need Yr CPNE material, notes, video/dvd.

Not sure what your thinking, but that person DID NOT say "hey I passed the cpne, does anyone out there need my cpne material, notes, video/dvd."

Its not just with that post, you do it with all your posts, on all the message boards. People on here do like to help. But you dont have to demand it and get impatient.

rn2bfelisha · Apr 22, 2009

how does one go about finding a study group in north carolina?

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 22, 2009

Have you posted on the Excelsior Electronic Peer Network (EPN)? I'd ask on the CPNE discussion board there -- you might find other NC students prepping for their CPNE. :)

ladymedik · Apr 22, 2009

lunah is correct again as ususal.:redpinkhe i was going to suggest the epn network from the excelsior site, i got distracted by the quibbling between two of the other posters. i got very detailed info from the the cpne journal site. you learn what to do and what not to do. i did study at home with various study material, but i learned more from these types of posts. here and ec. i passed cpne the first time because of these things. i take the nclex tomorrow, and am right here reading more posts to get some insight. there is a ton of info around, just use descretion and make sure that it is reputable. ec has theie own way of doing things, and if it is not their way..........