Full Course Description

Certified Emergency Nurse CEN® - Certification Exam Prep Package with Practice Test & NSN Access

Trauma Management
Triage: Strategies to Improve Outcomes
Comprehensive Review of Conditions by Body System
Professional & Ethical Issues in Emergency Nursing
Successful Test-Taking Strategies

This comprehensive CEN exam preparation course offers the latest information and trends in emergency room nursing. An in-depth review of systems and refresher on current practices will prepare you for success by not just reviewing key points, but also reinforcing them through realistic test questions! The CEN exam prep covers all clinical and professional issues per the current exam blueprint, plus you’ll gain valuable test-taking strategies and tips that are certain to aid in your quest for success on the Certified Emergency Nurse exam!

Watch expert speaker and certification coach, Sean G. Smith, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, FP-C, C-NPT, CCRN, CMC, CFRN, CEN, CPEN, for this dynamic session that will increase not only your emergency nursing knowledge, but also your earning power and employment opportunities.

Program Information

Target Audience

Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Outline

Day One

Physical preparation
Application process
Question interpretation
Practice questions
Study preparations
Successful test-taking strategies
Cardiovascular and Shock Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical Emergencies

Day Two

Maxillofacial & Ocular Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies
Orthopedic and Wound Emergencies
Psychosocial Emergencies
Respiratory Emergencies
Environmental and Toxicology Emergencies
Communicable Diseases
Professional Issues

Please feel free to review the BCEN® website for specifics on the recommended requirements to sit for the exam.

http://www.bcencertifications.org/Get-Certified/CEN.aspx

Objectives

Consider pearls and pitfalls in both preparing for and taking Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®) exam.
Organize a study plan for the exam based on understanding the blueprint and domains of practice covered (didactic/clinical knowledge base concerns).
Analyze key components of a comprehensive review of systems, including diagnosis and treatment of medical and traumatic pathologies per the official exam blueprint.
Apply how the core curriculum components of medical and traumatic pathologies are covered in the exam through didactic supplementation and test questions.
Develop a thorough understanding of professional issues facing the emergency nurse, such as ethical dilemmas, withholding, withdrawing, and palliative care, forensic evidence collection, federal regulations (e.g., HIPAA, EMTALA), triage, and disaster management.
Prioritize the core curriculum components of emergency nursing professional issues are covered in the exam through didactic supplementation and test questions.
Support the knowledge gained throughout the day in a comprehensive mini-exam, using realistic questions that simulate typical exam items.
Determine three rapid interventions that can stabilize a patient who is symptomatic with a low blood pressure.
Categorize the most common causes of arterial blood gas abnormalities.
Evaluate the three most common dysrhythmias using rhythm strip interpretation.
Specify the three biggest concerns patients recognize at the end of life.
Investigate the differences between hypovolemic shock, septic shock and cardiovascular shock in both assessment and treatment priorities.