This comprehensive workbook is an indispensable aid for emergency room nurses preparing for the CEN exam. The book contains over 1,400 questions and answers in an easy-to-use two-column format—questions in the left column, correct answers and rationales in the right. A bound-in CD-ROM contains over 300 additional questions.
Coverage encompasses all subject areas in the CEN exam blueprint, and includes 5-tier triage, ECG strips, long-term complications of ED care, disaster management, and recognition and emergency management of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. The book includes sample tests with 175 questions, weighted according to the CEN exam blueprint.
• 175 additional questions and answers with rationales in an additional sample test that meets CEN exam criteria.
• Now includes questions and answers on 5-tier triage, effects of long-term complications of ED care.
• Updated and new since 9/11: DISASTER MANAGEMENT in the ED questions & answers.
• Newest information in Q & A format on recognition and emergency management of weapons of mass destruction, biologic and chemical.
• The CD ROM contains over 300 questions to challenge and strengthen knowledge.
• Total of over 1,700 questions and answers with rationales. More than any other title on the market!
• Questions cover all subject areas in the CEN exam blueprint, with emphasis on topics that have proved difficult for those who’ve taken previous exams.
• The book’s convenient format—questions in the left column, correct answers and rationales in the right—provides instant feedback. The reader simply uses the enclosed card to cover answers and rationales until needed. This is a significant advantage over some other review books, which force the reader to keep flipping to another page or section for answers.
• Each sample test contains 175 questions, weighted according to the CEN test blueprint for content and nursing process steps. A separate answer sheet, with answers and rationales, enables the nurse to evaluate strengths and weaknesses and plan which areas require further study before taking the actual exam.
• Questions on ECG strips aid the nurse in evaluating knowledge of rhythm strip assessment.
• Test-taking hints and strategies reveal how to prepare for the exam and how to analyze test questions, evaluate options, minimize anxiety, and manage time wisely during the exam.