I just want this to be over already!!! I'm tired, emotionally drained, work is stressing me out, family OH GODDDD!!!! I'm back in the library tomorrow, thank God the kids r back in school! I luv him but him n his dad drive me nuts!! Ok, whew breathe...breathe...breathe....one day at a time, I'll get there! Thanks to everyone on here that help each other, thanks to the creator of allnurses.com for giving students this outlet.
Beach is super lucky she only has sociology to be CPNE eligible.
I totally get ill the day of and for a few days after it's annoying. I usually freak out and think about rescheduling and can't sleep until like right at midnight so I know for sure I had every opportunity to reschedule. This should not do that, these are just tests. These darn nerves. I actually kind of look forward to the CPNE. I am better at the hands on than the written testing.
Me too! I'm working on ls3 currently. I can not even think of the cpne! I know I will be so scared and nervous anyhow so I refuse to look or read posts or info on it until I get there...... Hope that is not going to bite me in the butt in the long run!! what r u working on now??
I've been trying to find CPNE journals to read, just to give me a better idea of WHERE to start studying, I feel really disorganized. Excelsior College workshop is coming to Orlando (about 1 hr from me) next month... but I don't know where I will find an extra $800 lying around. I do have an extra kidney?
I started reading the REA Intro to Sociology CLEP guide last night and downloaded the program to my computer. I test on 5/10, and as soon as Excelsior gets my transcripts that I passed, I will be eligible :-) I do still have my science courses to do though... but I will be within 9 credits of graduation so I figure I will chip away at the CPNE wait time with those.. have A&P scheduled on 6/7.
Good luck on LS3. In retrospect w/LS2, this one is really not that bad! :-)
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I've been trying to find CPNE journals to read, just to give me a better idea of WHERE to start studying, I feel really disorganized. Excelsior College workshop is coming to Orlando (about 1 hr from me) next month... but I don't know where I will find an extra $800 lying around. I do have an extra kidney?
I started reading the REA Intro to Sociology CLEP guide last night and downloaded the program to my computer. I test on 5/10, and as soon as Excelsior gets my transcripts that I passed, I will be eligible :-) I do still have my science courses to do though... but I will be within 9 credits of graduation so I figure I will chip away at the CPNE wait time with those.. have A&P scheduled on 6/7.
Good luck on LS3. In retrospect w/LS2, this one is really not that bad! :-)
Okay, any last minute advice on LS2?!! Do you feel Saunder's and the practice exams were that helpful? I doubt I will be doing the exam this Friday now, I have not even done practice exam A yet. Ugh! How do you find out where the EC workshops are going to be?
Okay, any last minute advice on LS2?!! Do you feel Saunder's and the practice exams were that helpful? I doubt I will be doing the exam this Friday now, I have not even done practice exam A yet. Ugh! How do you find out where the EC workshops are going to be?
Loops, I felt Saunders was very helpful with this one since it covers so much broad and complex info. Really know your meds well, interventions and pertinent lab work. I think I saw a bit of each section from the content guide atleast once. I always think the practice tests are helpful, atleast for me, to show me where my weaker areas are. You know more than you give yourself credit for. I just schedule myself and then I've got a deadline. I take practice form A cold, and practice form B a few days to a week before. Good luck!! :-)
Here is a link to the official EC CPNE prep page, workshops are located on there:
They are more expensive than any other ones though.... I think I am going to have to stick w/my original plan, do Sheri Taylor's online workshop, Rob's CPNE DVD, buy the wound and steal the rest of the supplies from work. I am SO BROKE! :-P
Specializes in Surgery, Med/Surg/ICU, OB-Peds, Ophth.
Loops, I felt Saunders was very helpful with this one since it covers so much broad and complex info. Really know your meds well, interventions and pertinent lab work. I think I saw a bit of each section from the content guide atleast once. I always think the practice tests are helpful, atleast for me, to show me where my weaker areas are. You know more than you give yourself credit for. I just schedule myself and then I've got a deadline. I take practice form A cold, and practice form B a few days to a week before. Good luck!! :-)
Here is a link to the official EC CPNE prep page, workshops are located on there:
They are more expensive than any other ones though.... I think I am going to have to stick w/my original plan, do Sheri Taylor's online workshop, Rob's CPNE DVD, buy the wound and steal the rest of the supplies from work. I am SO BROKE! :-P
Thanks Beachie!! I have been at this ALL WEEK so far I just got off the phone with Excelsior, and I am signing up today for my BIO LAB 111 (YUCK!) to meet my 0.6 science requirement (flipping another 335 + book) and I think I am going to do Ethics with dantes, and save $$$. I wanted to CLEP analyzing & interpreting, but I only need 3 credits. The ethics didn't look TOO bad, lol! The advisor told me I needed 4 nursing exams and I had to point out to her that I didn't need to do health differences! Scary! I hope they don't miss that later when I will be FCCA ready! I am going to do Robs CD and Sheris online also, traveling is going to be tough for me.
what r u working on now??
I just got off the phone with Excelsior, and I am signing up today for my BIO LAB 111 (YUCK!) to meet my 0.6 science requirement (flipping another 335 + book) and I think I am going to do Ethics with dantes, and save $$$. I wanted to CLEP analyzing & interpreting, but I only need 3 credits. The ethics didn't look TOO bad, lol! The advisor told me I needed 4 nursing exams and I had to point out to her that I didn't need to do health differences! Scary! I hope they don't miss that later when I will be FCCA ready! I am going to do Robs CD and Sheris online also, traveling is going to be tough for me.
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Beach is super lucky she only has sociology to be CPNE eligible.
I totally get ill the day of and for a few days after it's annoying. I usually freak out and think about rescheduling and can't sleep until like right at midnight so I know for sure I had every opportunity to reschedule. This should not do that, these are just tests. These darn nerves. I actually kind of look forward to the CPNE. I am better at the hands on than the written testing.