Need Excelsior CPNE Advice Please!!!

[JAndrew]

Hey all you super nurses and super nursing students out there! I am awaiting the CPNE exam the last weekend in Jan and I heard of a "grid" out there that is taught at the CPNE workshop. My friend said it was great but she can't find it. Does anyone have this and want to share it with me? Also, I am taking the test in Amarillo, Tx. I would appreciate any advice, study hints, really anything you have to offer concerning passing this test. Thanks so much for your time. JAndrew

[candacewithavon]

me too! please email me any help, charts, mnemonics, grids - thanks!

[alinaskye]

Thank you for the post!!!

[alinaskye]

Were you an in home care nurse before the exam? I am a bit intimidated because I do not work in the hospital but for private clients.

[Rosepn]

cpne help. i am 4 exams from being eligible for the cpne. however i would like to know is the cpne 8hrs for the 21/2 days each? thank u

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

cpne help. i am 4 exams from being eligible for the cpne. however i would like to know is the cpne 8hrs for the 21/2 days each? thank u

The length of each day depends on how you do. The labs -- first night -- there are four, and I think with 5 students we were out of there by 8 p.m. after meeting at 4:15 p.m. For days 2 and 3, you'll have a max of two Patient Care Situations (PCSs) on Saturday and a max of three on Sunday (but a minimum of 1). On Saturday, you'll also have to repeat any labs you may have failed, so that will run you later. Sunday you can get out pretty early if you don't have to repeat a PCS.

[Rosepn]

thanx lunarn i really appreciate it. i also wanted to know which workshops to attend. a friend of mine told me about a workshop out in california but i am here in nyc. i feel so sick to my stomach thinking of this cpne hope its not as bad .

[originaldiamond]

Im going to take the CPNE really soon in GA. pls let me know how the facility/staff is

[meme048]

I'm attending Tina Logans workshop in Wilkes- Barre Pa. I've heard great things about her workshop and never heard any complaints. It should only be about a 2 hour drive for you.

http://www.necpneworkshop.com/

Maria

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

I attended Tina's workshop last year, two weeks before my CPNE. I adore her! :) The workshop was fabulous. All four of us there that workshop weekend passed our CPNEs on the first attempt.

[erinp88]

Holy cow! I just looked at the schedule for this workshop! How is it spending that much time 3 days in a row working on stuff?

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Holy cow! I just looked at the schedule for this workshop! How is it spending that much time 3 days in a row working on stuff?

Awesome. We ended up totally crispy-brain-fried by day 3! But in a good way. :)

[DebanamRN, MSN, RN]

I was wondering about this workshop and if I should take it. If Lunah took it and recommends it, than its good. Luckly, I just got a scholarship from EC, so the money I had put aside for the cpne will now go to this!