Lippincott Q&A Certification Review: Emergency Nursing (CEN) / Edition 3

by Patricia Clutter

Overview

Face the demands of the emergency nursing certification exam (CEN) with the self-assurance that only the right kind of preparation can bring, with the newly updated Lippincott Q&A Certification Review: Emergency Nursing (CEN), 3rd Edition. 

This ideal study guide offers 975 multiple-choice questions, covering all aspects of the CEN Exam and written in the same style as those created by the Board of Certified Nursing (BCEN). Offering end-of-chapter answers and expanded rationales plus two end-of-book practice exams, this is the optimal study guide for all RNs preparing for the CEN exam.
 
Prepare for CEN exam success with:

• NEW and updated exam questions and expanded rationales
• 975 multiple-choice questions
• Ideal CEN study guide – includes questions from every aspect of the CEN, following the BCEN’s suggested study format
• Clinical Pearls of Wisdom – offering further explanations for a more complete review of vital concepts, plus test-taking tips and strategies
• Quick-reference answers – ideal for ongoing exam practice
• Part I addresses clinical practice, with these individual chapters:

• Professional issues – questions on legal and ethical issues, stabilization and transfer of patients, cultural diversity, safety and other emergency nursing situations, such as disaster preparedness and domestic violence
• Shock
• Environmental emergencies
• Toxicology and substance abuse
• Neurological emergencies
• Medical and communicable diseases
• Respiratory emergencies
• Orthopedic emergencies
• Maxillofacial and ocular emergencies
• Psycho-social emergencies
• Cardiovascular emergencies
• Gastrointestinal emergencies
• Genitourinary, gynecological and obstetrical emergencies



• Part II includes Sample Tests I and II:

• Multiple-choice questions followed by answers and rationales that include explanations for both correct and incorrect answers – follows the blueprint of the actual CEN exam as presented on the BCEN website
• Additional information on cardiac arrhythmias, common life-support drugs and triage assessment principles

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About the Clinical Editor

Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN, lectures nationwide on the Certified Emergency Nurse review course and currently works as an ED staff nurse at Mercy Hospital Lebanon in Lebanon, Missouri.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975114558
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	08/30/2019
Edition description:	Third
Pages:	370
Sales rank:	422,857
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN, lectures nationwide presenting the "Certified Emergency Nurse Review Course" and currently works as an ED staff nurse at Mercy Hospital Lebanon in Lebanon, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Part I Clinical Practice 1

Chapter 1 Understanding the Certified Emergency Nurse Examination Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN 3

Chapter 2 Professional Issues Debra Delaney, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN 9

Chapter 3 Shock Terry Foster, RN, MSN, FAEN, CCRN, CPEN, TCRN, CEN 35

Chapter 4 Environmental Emergencies Joan Somes, PhD, RN-BC, CEN, CPEN, FAEN, NRP 55

Chapter 5 Toxicology and Substance Abuse Bill Light, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN 79

Chapter 6 Neurologic Emergencies Cathy C. Fox, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, FAEN 107

Chapter 7 Medical and Communicable Diseases Nancy Mannion Bonalumi DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN 133

Chapter 8 Respiratory Emergencies Jaime Dahm, MSN, RN, CEN 155

Chapter 9 Orthopedic Emergencies Tiffany Strever, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, FAEN 175

Chapter 10 Maxillofacial and Ocular Emergencies Melissa L. Weir, MS, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN 195

Chapter 11 Psychosocial Emergencies Aaron Wolff, RN, BSN, CEN 215

Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Emergencies Geraldine F. Muller, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN 235

Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Emergencies Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN 261

Chapter 14 Genitourinary, Gynecologic, and Obstetrical Emergencies Monta Rae Glaser, RN, CEN 285

Part II Sample Tests and Appendices 305

Sample Test 1 307

Questions 307

Answer sheet 323

Answers and Rationales Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN 325

Sample Test 2 347

Questions 347

Answer sheet 362

Answers and Rationales Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN 364

Appendices

Cardiac Dysrhythmias 387

Common Life-support Drugs 394

Triage Assessment Principles Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN 397

Index 399