Studying for CEN

I went to one of Jeff Solheim's classes to review before taking the exam. Have you done your TNCC and ENPC yet?

I went to one of Jeff Solheim's classes to review before taking the exam. Have you done your TNCC and ENPC yet?

If you haven't taken those classes or ACLS, PALS, etc. for some reason take them close to when you test. I took my PALS renewal on a Friday and took my CEN on the following Monday. I knew my pediatric algorithms backward and forward.

I'm uncertain as to how useful the ENA study guide is, as I did't use it.

I would also check out the following thread:

https://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/cen-2016-1023524.html

You will be fine, just watch all Boswell videos on youtube, they are amazing. What a nice guy for posting them all for free for others to use. I can tell you for fact there is no free comprehensive CCRN review material. I think Boswell has the best overview of the test

I just passed my CEN on July 26th.

I used the MED-ED Jeff Solheim's CEN review (worth the $170 since they'll pay you back your money if you fail) and the CEN review book (the one published in 2009). I passed with flying colors.

I have 2.5 years of ER nursing experience and 6 years of paramedic.

I found that the CEN is mostly ABCD and scope of practice. Yes you need to know some of the more obscure stuff like not allowing pts with Leforte fractures to use straws when drinking, etc. However, ENA knows that we work so closely with physicians that we sometimes hang a bolus or perform some other testing and get the order afterwards. They can trip you up with that on the tests.

If you have airway, breathing, circulation, disability and know scope of practice (get vs, notify provider, place IVs) then you have got most of the test passed already.

I passed in January of this year using Boswell's videos, ENA book, & Sheehy's for clarification/boning up on what I scored poorly on. Good luck!