Studying for the CPNRE

[Daisy_08, BSN, RN]

I passed all my exams(!) and am moving on to my final placement in palliative care. I write the CPNRE in May and wanted some study tips. I plan on taking a course on how to interpret lab results online, its 18h and 10 weeks. I don't have a clue about how to incorporate lab values into my practice, so I think this should help. I also plan on taking a Palliative Care Communications course to help me in my practice and I hope it will assist me in getting hired. Its 20h and 10 weeks, also online.

So I guess I have two questions. One how to prepare for the CPNRE and two, am I going to be overwhelmed with these online course, doing my preceptorship, still having some papers and projects for school and trying to study for the exam, oh did I mention trying to have a life. (I don't have kids, and have some money saved up so I won't be destitute if I can't work as much. I suppose I'll have to forgo the caviar and weekends at the cape that I have become so accustomed to - HA!)

Thanks

[nikkismom]

Best advice to prepare for CPNRE is to read your fundamentals of nursing textbook cover to cover.

[Airidis]

I write in may also, and I spent the money on buying the exam test book. I've gone through the test questions and for the most part, after you read through the questions and grade them you can see where your lacking. My school also wants us to do an online test which will grade how you will potentially do on your actual nursing exam, the link is http://www.asitest.ca/PN/cpnre-main.htm

Hope this helps

[nikkismom]

I had the canadian PN study guide, online predictor tests, and of course reviewing skills and correct sequence of skills in the fundamentals of nursing text.