Can't Believe It-I passed the CEN on 1st attempt

[loricatus]

Having reached my 1 year point in ED nursing, working in the most unsupportive, toxic environment you can imagine, I decided to take the CEN (without any studying) to see if all the negativity/constant criticism I receive was possibly based on truth. Well, I am now the only non-management nurse on my unit to be a CEN :rotfl: Guess I was right in giving my notice and accepting a new job. I can now go into the new position with a little more confidence. Right now, I'm doing a happy dance at the chance to get away from that ****hole

[S.T.A.C.E.Y, LPN]

Congratulations!!! Especially since you passed without studying.....thats incredible! I start as a new-grad nurse in a L1 Trauma Center ER in a few weeks and hope to write my CEN as soon as my first year is up too. Hopefully though I won't have the same hellish toxic environment to work in as I get there.

Congrats again, and enjoy your moment.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Good job, loricatus! Best of luck in your new position!

[flashpoint]

Way to Go!!! Congratulations.

[neneRN, BSN, RN]

That's so exciting! Congratulations!! Getting my CEN almost meant more to me than passing boards.

[EmerNurse, BSN, RN]

Congrats Lori! It's a tough test and like neneRN said, I was almost happier to get that CEN than I was to pass my boards!

Great job and good luck in your new job!

[nuangel1, BSN, RN]

congrats

[BULLYDAWGRN, RN]

Great. Man you were right on the button passing it without even studying...

[Larry77, RN]

I've been halfway studying for a month or so and was going to wait for a CEN preparer course before I took my test but you give me new hope as to possibly being able to test without the course.

Congrats and I do feel like the CEN is much more difficult than the boards were.