Nursing- CEN - Certified Emergency Nursing Exam Study Guide

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) offers the Certified Emergency Nursing examination. With the successful attempt of this examination, the candidates will be eligible to work as certified emergency nurses for four years and may use the certification as long as the certification goes. This examination is sponsored under the emergency exam association.

Eligibility for Certified Emergency Nursing Exam- CEN


The candidates appearing for the CEN examination must be a registered nurse carrying an unrestricted license or have a nursing certificate that is equivalent to a registered nurse in the United States.

Format for Certified Emergency Nursing Exam - CEN

This exam is a computer based multiple choice examination. It has 175 questions in total out of which 150 questions are scored while the other 25 questions are for the future reference. The total testing lasts for around three hours. The topics covered in the examination are:

  • Cardiovascular tasks
  • Respiratory tasks
  • Neurological tasks
  • Emergency tasks
  • Wound tasks
  • Multi system tasks
  • Patient care management task
  • Professional issue tasks, obstetrical tasks
  • Gastro intestinal tasks etc

Free CEN Exam Practice Questions

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Preparation and Study Guide for Certified Emergency Nursing Exam - CEN

CEN Practice Question Video

Paper sets are simple but tricky that just need some intelligence of mind to solve. So you need to prepare yourself regarding each and every aspect of the exam. For reference, you can go for a CEN study guide that will help you understand the examination in a better way. This will help you know the exact format of the examination and will let you optimize your preparation for the examination.



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How to Prepare for Multiple Choice Questions

Tips and tricks that can help you prepare for multiple-choice questions and increase your mark. Prepared by professionals these tricks help you excel in the Certified Emergency Nursing multiple-choice exam.

 How to answer multiple choice

CEN Multiple Choice Strategies Guide

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