Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Exam

If anybody has taken this exam I would be interested in hearing about your experience. Specialties Neurological

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Specializes in Stroke/Neuro/Cardiac PCU.

I recently passed the SCRN exam and am considering studying for ENLS certification.  I had never heard of this until our Stroke Coordinator told me about it yesterday.  If anybody has taken this exam I would love to hear your experience.  Thank you!

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

This cert is news to me!

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) is proud to be the only professional society representing multi-disciplinary teams of neurocritical care providers around the world whose mission is to improve outcomes for patients with life-threatening neurological illnesses.
 

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Certification

To earn an ENLS® certification, the online portion of the course must be completed, including passing the 14 protocol exams with a score of 70% or higher.

Emergency Neurological Life Support® Course Curriculum

The Emergency Neurological Life Support® (ENLS®) Course is designed to help healthcare professionals improve patient care and outcomes during the critical first hours of a patient's neurological emergency. ENLS® demonstrates a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach and provides a consistent set of protocols, practical checklists, decision points, and suggested communication to use during patient management of the following 14 neurological emergencies:

  • Approach to the Comatose Patient
  • Intracranial Hypertension and Herniation
  • Airway, Ventilation and Sedation
  • Resuscitation Following Cardiac Arrest
  • Acute Non-Traumatic Weakness
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Meningitis and Encephalitis
  • Pharmacotherapy

Cost for US nurses is $165.00 , very reasonable investment in one's career with the ability to improve patient outcomes. along with looking good on a resume.

If I was working in a hospital ED or ICU this would be extremely valuable.

Had a comatose patient, diagnosed with catatonia in late 70's, later several stroke and status epilepticus patients that more education might have improved treatment and outcomes back then.

Go for it.  Might want to review groups protocols prior to training make it easier to get through course.

Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

I've taken it as part of a requirement when I worked as an ICU NP covering the Neuro-ICU's as a consult. It is not that hard but does require some time commitment. The courses are all online and the exam is not that tough as long as you follow the lectures and remember the key points. It covers all aspects Neuro-Critical Care. It follows the algorithm format as you would learn in ACLS, TNCC, FCCS and other similar high-acuity care certifications.

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