Need info on CPNE resources....

NC Girl BSN · Jan 14, 2009

I took the Documentation and Careplanning courses. I found the Docuementation course the most helpful. If your clueless about careplans then I would recommend the careplanning course.

changeofpaceRN · Jan 14, 2009

I did not because money is tight BUT what I did do was come up with a PCS, do the careplan and documentation and send it to EC for Dr. A to review and give me feedback. Some careplans were "normal" situations and others were "abnormal" with horrible problems to document. I took turns writing a generic documentation vs ones describing a problem ect.. I did ALL AOC's for each PCS even though you would only have 5-6. I figure if she was reading it, she may as well correct all areas.

I got a lot of positive feedback and I saw were my errors were or what I was omitting. You have 40+ days and her turnaround time to e-mail you back is anywhere from 1-4 days. By the time I was done with her, she was probable sick of me and I was sick of writing. When I got to my CPNE, I nailed the documentation because I had a great free resource

Go though and think about the most common situations (surgery, some sort of URI, pain, ect.. and come up with careplans) the odds are your patient will either be in pain, have tissue trauma/impaired mobility or have some sort of infection or abnormal lung sounds if they are in the hospital.

And do a mock PCS on your kids or husband. Aside from my study group, I had my husband tell me which AOC I was going to do and he had the checkoff list. I did them one by one and checked myself off (he had NO idea what this stuff meant haha). Although it didn't "flow" like a real scenario, I got to focus on each AOC and do the motions. He got many backrubs, repositioning and ROM activities and he didn't complain one bit:p

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Jan 14, 2009

this is excellent advice thank you...

i did not because money is tight but what i did do was come up with a pcs, do the careplan and documentation and send it to ec for dr. a to review and give me feedback. some careplans were "normal" situations and others were "abnormal" with horrible problems to document. i took turns writing a generic documentation vs ones describing a problem ect.. i did all aoc's for each pcs even though you would only have 5-6. i figure if she was reading it, she may as well correct all areas.
i got a lot of positive feedback and i saw were my errors were or what i was omitting. you have 40+ days and her turnaround time to e-mail you back is anywhere from 1-4 days. by the time i was done with her, she was probable sick of me and i was sick of writing. when i got to my cpne, i nailed the documentation because i had a great free resource
go though and think about the most common situations (surgery, some sort of uri, pain, ect.. and come up with careplans) the odds are your patient will either be in pain, have tissue trauma/impaired mobility or have some sort of infection or abnormal lung sounds if they are in the hospital.
and do a mock pcs on your kids or husband. aside from my study group, i had my husband tell me which aoc i was going to do and he had the checkoff list. i did them one by one and checked myself off (he had no idea what this stuff meant haha). although it didn't "flow" like a real scenario, i got to focus on each aoc and do the motions. he got many backrubs, repositioning and rom activities and he didn't complain one bit:p

KGarrett · Feb 11, 2009

Congradulations txspadaqueen921 on your CPNE you will be a RN real soon. Keep in touch with me and let me know how you did. Do you live in TX? :yeah: :yawn: :bowingpur

KGarrett · Feb 18, 2009

Is anyone going to attend Lynn's Workshop in Houston, Tx on March 4th and 5th?

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Feb 19, 2009

i live just south of ft worth ...you.

congradulations txspadaqueen921 on your cpne you will be a rn real soon. keep in touch with me and let me know how you did. do you live in tx?:bowingpur

jennyannlind · Feb 27, 2009

i test on March 20th for the cpne and am soooo nervous-- please let me know how yours goes and any tips would be greatly appreciated!

good luck

Diahni · Mar 2, 2009

Wow, CPNE stress sure is bad! I have a question - it's been my experience that many nursing tasks are not unlike driving a car, skating, etc. Sure, you need lots of information, but it's just as important to have your physical coordination down. I really didn't get into the "flow" of the simple task of taking a blood pressure until I did a blood pressure clinic in school. So here's my question to everybody - how much time do you need to give yourself to do everything smoothly?

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

Diahni, it really depends on your confidence level with certain things. Honestly, outside of a workshop, I didn't practice the lab skills at all. Others had labs set up in their dining rooms.

:)

alinaskye · May 30, 2009

I took the documentation, care-planning, and the workshop. It was worth the $ because I learned how to simplify my technique and what the CE's were looking for.