CEN and then CCRN

[Lev]

I just got a new job in the ED, and I want to start studying for CEN. I think this will help me learn a lot of new things that I would need to know as a med-surg nurse new to the ED. I was thinking about testing for CEN in 7-8 months and then starting to study for CCRN. I understand that you need 2 years of critical care experience to take CCRN and ED is now considered critical care. Is this a workable path? Will ED give me enough knowledge for CCRN? As a note, this is not a trauma facility, but it is a community teaching hospital with 100,000+ ED admissions per year. The hospital has a cath lab, and a fairly large (28 bed) general ICU (split to two ICUs), plus a 26 bed step down unit, 48 bed tele unit, and around 15 med/surg -tele beds. I may eventually want to work ICU in the future.

[CraigB-RN, MSN, RN]

Sheehy's manual of emergency care is the reference.

Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, 7e (Newberry, Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care): 9780323078276: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com

ENA has a couple of review books also.

Thre are prep classes everywhere. You just have to look around.