I passed the CEN! :) Here's my study tips:

Yay, I passed the CEN today! I have about a year of ER experience, and I started out as a new grad. I know they recommend 2 years of experience, but I was eager to have it under my belt. I studied for about 3 months.

My biggest studying tool was the practice exams in the "CEN Review Manual" by the ENA. I was getting 75-80% on each of those tests, and I ended up with a 91% on the actual exam. They were pretty similar to the actual test, but I think the actual test was more straightforward. I also took the 50-question practice exam on the CEN website, and got an 80%. It was also very similar to the actual test.

If you're a member of the ENA, then you can go to http://www.ena.org/Pages/default.aspx and access all the old Journals of Emergency Nursing under "Publications." Each journal has 5 CEN practice questions. I ended up making another practice exam by compiling them all. I'm pretty sure they choose the hardest questions to put in the journal, because that exam ended up being pretty tough. Good review though.

I used the "Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum" by the ENA for review. It's not super comprehensive, but it covers all the main topics.

I also found the Jeff Solheim CEN review modules here: https://www2170.ssldomain.com/mededs...php?prodid=316. I found these pretty late, so I only had time to watch the topics that I needed the most help on, but they were GREAT. I wish I had come across them sooner. He's a great teacher, makes things really easy to understand and remember. I would've liked to watch the whole course.

So good luck to everyone who's studying!! It feels great to have it done and over with.