RNSha

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1. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   BSN is required for the CNN-ADN is required for the CDN.You must also have the necessary CEU's which I believe is 15 or so.

2. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   You can go to the ANNA website-they have a link to the I think its the NCCNC or soemthing like that.But that is where you need to go.

3. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   yes i know they love all these messages back and forth but at least we are talking business. Might want to take a vacation plans sometimes though who knows.

4. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   We do actually have some very truthful docs who tell the families straight up that all we would do is prolong the inevitable and to just make them comfortable.I enjoy those docs,Then we have the 2 who want to save the world. I wonder if it would be b...

5. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   I actually have an advantage because I know each and every patient and since I do acutes I have started 99% of them on the program. The clinic wasnt that big when I started -maybe 80 at the most.A lot has happened in the last few years.Seeing older ...

6. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   Did out patient for a long time.Our clinic is huge about 160 patients total.

7. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   We have quite a few in our wilson clinic.They have an opening for a f/t PD nurse.I put in for a transfer cause acutes are sooooo stressful sometimes. I have often said if I ever have to fo dialysis-PD is what I am doing.

8. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   HDCN is a cool site.Learn all kinds of things that noone either knows or forgets to tell you. I really like the PD info on there.Since I am acutes we dont do much PD .The floor nurses usually handle all that along with the patients and I have always ...

9. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

   RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

   Have you been to the ANNA site for the free onlines?

10. Anyone taken the CDN or CNN exam???

    RNSha replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Urology

    I just took the CDN in October.It was not too hard if you have been in dialysis a while.If you dont know anything about PD look it up and know something about the values of changing med doses on Calcijex and Epo.Everyone gets a different test though ...

11. Gambro Corp.

    RNSha replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Urology

    I have worked for Gambro for 5 years and they are not too very bad.It is the people who make the company not the company itself.I too went to nursing school while I worked fulltime as a PCT and my manager worked very well with me. Benefits are very w...