Txspadequeen's CPNE Info Thread...

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Jul 31, 2008

tx, if I pass this weekend send me your snail mail and I'll pack off all of my stuff to you. Including the Mosby's.

The Excelsior folks don't seem to think a lot of "high-falutin' nursing diagnoses that I don't know how they even thought of them," to quote one instructor.

KISS - keep it simple, safe, and specific.

You won;t be doing them again, anyway - the computer spites 'em out.

:rolleyes:

Editorial Team / Moderator · Jul 31, 2008

I would recommend looking at the study guide section about careplanning and seeing how EC does it ... they have some great sample careplans, and they really do keep it simple!!

I never learned careplanning before, as a medic, so I don't have a clue!

Baloney Amputation, BSN, LPN, RN · Jul 31, 2008

Don't forget the 15th edition changes on the EC website! In a nutshell, you are going to be now checking patient info on the nameband against the MAR in several different areas and checking NGs via two methods instead of only one. It's not really complicated stuff.

MauraRN · Aug 1, 2008

Hey Texas,

Good idea starting your thread. I did the same yesterday and called it

"Seven weeks of insanity!" Today is July 31 and I took a day long Basic Dysrhythmia course that took place 3 hours from home. I am doing the 2 day ACLS in Sept, Doing 5 Nsg Concept exams, driving to NC for Lynn's wksp in August and driving to PA in Sept for Tina's wkshp. Dropped my hours at work to per die, we'll probably starve to death but I will be an RN, I will pass CPNE, yes I will!!!!!!!! And you will too Texas.

NC Girl BSN · Aug 1, 2008

I also recommend that you go to the EPN and ask question and participate on the CPNE discussion board. I have learned so much in the 1.5 months that I have been on there. I also have received helpful CPNE items for free. They call it pay it forward. Some people give their CPNE stuff away after they complete the weekend as long as you promise to pass it to someone else. I can't wait to pass and give my stuff away!

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Aug 2, 2008

thanks guys good idea about the epn...now do they have just everyday chat or it it the scheduled chat that i see and attend from time to time. also , during my workshop lynn told us to review through all the epn transcripts and if we find a detailed way that a teacher tells the students how to do something, if we end up doing it that way and get dinged for it we can use the transcripts as back up and get that ding removed...ever heard this or anyone had to use it...

thankssss sue for thinking of me... i know you will pass this weekend.... :bow:

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Aug 2, 2008

do you know when the 15th edition will be available?...

don't forget the 15th edition changes on the ec website! in a nutshell, you are going to be now checking patient info on the nameband against the mar in several different areas and checking ngs via two methods instead of only one. it's not really complicated stuff.

NC Girl BSN · Aug 2, 2008

thanks guys good idea about the epn...now do they have just everyday chat or it it the scheduled chat that i see and attend from time to time. also , during my workshop lynn told us to review through all the epn transcripts and if we find a detailed way that a teacher tells the students how to do something, if we end up doing it that way and get dinged for it we can use the transcripts as back up and get that ding removed...ever heard this or anyone had to use it...

thankssss sue for thinking of me... i know you will pass this weekend....

the epn is just like this board. you post a note and people respond.

calliesue · Aug 2, 2008

Good Idea !

Baloney Amputation, BSN, LPN, RN · Aug 2, 2008

do you know when the 15th edition will be available?...

it is available now. if you have the 14th edition, just go to ec's website and download the 15th edition changes. there are a few pages that update the 14th edition. they take effect in october, so you will need them, unless you are getting a cancellation date before then.

General E. Speaking, RN, RN · Aug 3, 2008

the time has come for me to create my very own cpne thread because if i don't i will be creating hundreds of threads and there is just no need for that. not only that i don't think lunah , sue or any other ec student or grad want a new stalker:msk:. so i am going to be posting my questions here and encourage others to chime in and ask questions as well ...that way we can all get through this nasty thing.
first off, i know y'all looked at the carjack ad threw up just wondering where to start. i actually took mine apart and i am working with the critical elements first. i will be ordering the flash cards and getting rob's cd but next week.

did anyone find that these careplans are so much different than what they where taught in school. i remember when i went to my workshop and lynn was going over these careplans ..i was like what??? is texas nursing really that different? :sfxpld:

as i move through this thing i would appreciate any help i can get...feel free to post..... i feel like a walking ticking time bomb and i dont even have a date yet.....
so i will be posting questions on here pretty regualrly now...since i am trying to get myself together..... lord have mercy on my self.....

i just wanted to hijack for a moment and say "good luck, txspadequeen!!!!!!" you will be a rn one day soon, you will be a rn one day soon, you will be...