Someone here asked me to post a review of Rob's CPNE DVD once I received it and watched it, so here is my opinion ...
It's great! :)
There has been some criticism because he's charging money for it, instead of posting it on YouTube or something similar for free. But frankly, I have a slow-ish internet connection at home (WildBlue satellite; we don't have cable or DSL out in the woods on the side of a mountain), and watching it on YouTube would make me insane with the lag time, plus I would exceed my monthly download allowance in just a few days. It's a large file, and would be too big for YouTube. I really needed it to be something I could watch while NOT online. He's offered it as a download (AVI file that will play in Windows Media Player) or as a regular DVD, which worked great for me. Providing both formats, along with setting up a website and allowing large downloads (lotsa bandwidth!), are not free, or even cheap; thus, the charging.
So I have my laptop set up in my practice room so that I can have the DVD going while I walk through my areas of care (AOCs). I have a dummy and all the lab stations in that room. I can post pictures of my set-up, if anyone's interested. It's kinda goofy. :)
Watching another student go through the AOCs has been very helpful for me -- the only alum I personally know did her CPNE in 2001, and doesn't really remember every nitty-gritty detail. So for me, watching Rob's DVD is like practicing with another student.
What Rob did was such a simple but smart thing! Setting up a mock PCS room with a dummy and doing the AOCs on a daily basis will reinforce good habits for the CPNE, and will make the AOCs very familiar when you're actually at the CPNE, doing the PCSs.
Hey Lisa, how was Tina's workshop, and where can i find info about it. thanks
Her website is http://www.necpneworkshop.com -- the workshop takes place in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. There's another Tina that does a workshop in California, but this one isn't her. Some people get them confused, apparently.
Her website is http://www.necpneworkshop.com -- the workshop takes place in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. There's another Tina that does a workshop in California, but this one isn't her. Some people get them confused, apparently.
Thanks Lunah, i know u also attended Lynns workshop, which one will u recommend. is tina better than Lynn. thanks
I can't recommend one over the other, really -- I mean, I'm so glad I went to BOTH of them! Lynn was great to get me started on the right road and to help me study what I needed to because I went to her at the start of my studies, and Tina was great for helping me fine-tune a LOT of things because I went to her workshop at the very end. For example, I wasn't prepared to even learn about charting/documentation when I went to Lynn's workshop, so I didn't take a lot of that information away from there; however, I learned a ton about it at Tina's workshop because that's one of the things I really needed to work on.
I can't recommend one over the other, really -- I mean, I'm so glad I went to BOTH of them! Lynn was great to get me started on the right road and to help me study what I needed to because I went to her at the start of my studies, and Tina was great for helping me fine-tune a LOT of things because I went to her workshop at the very end. For example, I wasn't prepared to even learn about charting/documentation when I went to Lynn's workshop, so I didn't take a lot of that information away from there; however, I learned a ton about it at Tina's workshop because that's one of the things I really needed to work on.
I ordered rob's video for download yesterday and am still waiting for my un and password. did it take long to get it?
You can email him and ask. I bought the DVD to be sent to me via snail mail on Friday. On Saturday I emailed him asking about the mnemonics that accompany the DVD, and he sent them within minutes--I must have caught him right when he was online. I was rather amused by the mnemonics and pictures--they look quite good!
Rob's dvd is so worth the $40!!!!! I am not usually a visual learner. My usual study techniqes of reading textbooks but covering up all of the junk on the pages that just distracts me. I was having a tough time visualizing what it was that Excelsior wanted us to do. Thanks for the tip Lunah and lots of good luck going your way for the CPNE
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Hey Lisa, how was Tina's workshop, and where can i find info about it. thanks