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CEN®/CFRN® Exam Review

Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive review of emergency and flight nursing concepts to help participants prepare for the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Exams. Through focused lectures, visual learning resources and practice questions, participants will review key content areas covered on the CEN and CFRN Exams. In addition to strengthening foundational emergency and flight nursing knowledge, the course emphasizes effective test-taking strategies, question interpretation and identification of areas for further study to support participants as they work toward certification.

Key Learning Outcome

• After completing the program, 80% of participants will report an increase in knowledge and confidence necessary to pass the certification exam.

Program Objectives

This program prepares the learner to:

• Demonstrate readiness for the CEN and CFRN Exams through application of clinical knowledge and test-taking skills.
• Apply emergency and flight nursing principles to patient-care scenarios representative of the CEN and CFRN 
  Exams.
• Review professional issues, including legal and regulatory guidelines, ethics, triage, stabilization and disaster preparedness.
• Review the assessment and management of cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, obstetrical, medical, musculoskeletal, integumentary, toxicological, environmental, mental health and trauma emergencies.

Agenda

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. Each day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

Day 1, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
CEN/CFRN

• CEN Exam Process
  Application | Certification and Recertification | Review of Exam | Test-Taking Skills
• Professional Issues
  Prioritization | Legal and Ethical Issues | Evidence-Based Practice and Research | Critical-Incidence Stress 
• Shock
  Hypovolemic | Cardiogenic | Obstructive | Distributive
• Neurological Emergencies
  Cranial Nerves | Headaches | Stroke | Disorders | Head and Spinal Trauma
• Environmental Emergencies
  Heat-and-Cold-Related Illness | Burns | Submersion and Diving Injuries | Bites and Stings
• Toxicological Emergencies
  
  Toxidromes | Acetaminophen | Carbon Monoxide | Aspirin | Cyanide
  Management | Ethics
• Medical Emergencies and Communicable Diseases
  Communicable | Endocrine | Hematological | Electrolyte Disturbances

Day 2, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
CEN/CFRN

• Respiratory Emergencies
  Asthma | COPD | Pneumonia | PE | ARDS | Childhood Illnesses | Chest Trauma | Blood Gas Analysis
• Cardiovascular Emergencies
  Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) | Other Disorders | Vascular Diseases | Cardiac Trauma | Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Gastrointestinal Emergencies
  GI Tract Disorders | Pedicatric-Specific | Traumatic Injuries to the Abdomen
• OB, GYN and Genitourinary Emergencies
  Disorders | Obstetrical Complications | Emergency Deliver | Sexual Assault Care | GU Trauma
• Musculoskeletal and Wound Emergencies
  Injuries to Bones and Joints | Medical Issues | Wounds
• HEENT Emergencies
  Ocular | Ear | Nasal | Mouth and Throat | Facial Trauma and Disorders
• Mental Health Emergencies
  Anxiety Disorders | Psychotric Disorders | Affect Disorders | Substance Abuse | Maltreatment and Abuse | Therapy Complications

Day 3, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
CFRN Only

• CFRN Exam Process
  Application | Certification and Recertification Requirements | Review of Exam | Test-Taking Strategies
• Flight and Transport Physiology
  Gas Laws | Stresses of Transport 
• Advanced Monitoring and Management
  Lab Analysis | Hemodynamic Monitoring | Cardiac-Assist Devices
• Advanced Airway Management and Invasive Procedures
  Core Skills | Pharmacology Review | Invasive and Non-Invasive Ventilation | Capnography | Pneumo/Hemothorax Management | Management of Pericardial Tamponade
• Transport Considerations and Safety
  Regulations and Operational Safety
• Special Populations
  Infection Prevention | Trauma | OB | Neonates and Pediatrics | Bariatric | Prisoners and Mental Health Patients
• Pharmacology Review and Practice Questions
  Analgesia and Sedation Medications | CV Medications | CFRN Practice Questions