Neuroscience Certification Review for Nurses: Think in Questions, Learn by Rationales

by Kendra Menzies Kent MS, RN, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, TCRN, CENP

Overview

Goes beyond memorization with a Socratic-style content review to promote critical thinking

This innovative review for nurses preparing for the Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN ®) exam mirrors the test-format blueprint, focusing on the specific subject matter on the exam. It is carefully calibrated to provide an effective balance of clinical judgment-enhancing content review in the form of unfolding questions, answers, rationales, and hints to enhance the critical reasoning process. Following the review chapters, a practice exam of 220 randomized Q&As can be taken to simulate the actual certification exam.

This “Think in Questions” content review is designed to help readers anticipate the kind of questions that will be asked and promote critical thinking throughout the exam. Topical “bite-size” sections and plentiful tables and charts facilitate easier learning and memorization. An introductory chapter includes sections devoted to test-taking skills and practices, specific guidance for taking the CNRN ® exam, and an exploration of the journey towards certification.

Key Features:

• Familiarizes the world of certifications
• Explicates the CNRN ® exam
• Defines proven test-taking skills and preparations
• Mirrors exam content blueprint
• A total of 450 exam-style Q&As with rationales

Springer Publishing Company recognizes that the Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN ®) exam is a registered service mark of the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN). and has applied this service mark to the first mention of the exam in each of the chapters in this book and on its cover

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826188229
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/16/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kendra Menzies Kent, MS, RN, CENP, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, TCRN, graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington in 1985 with her BSN. She successfully completed and graduated from Parkland Memorial Hospital's Critical Care and Trauma Internship. She has worked in the Surgery/Trauma, Thoracic and Neurosurgical ICU at Parkland Memorial Hospital as a staff nurse and nurse educator. Ms. Kent has been a manager on a trauma floor and the director of critical care at Zale Lipshy University Hospital in Dallas. She has her master's of nursing from Texas Women's University as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and has worked as a CNS in the surgical trauma ICU at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Ms. Kent moved to Florida and is currently the director of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute associated with Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Ms. Kent has presented seminars throughout the United States, Canada, and Oman. She has also published multiple chapters and books, including the books Adult CCRN® Certification Review, Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) Examination Review, and Neuroscience Certification Review for Nurses, published by Springer Publishing Company. Ms. Kent has been known to be engaging and supportive of nurses desiring certification. She receives emails from nurses who are excited that they have successfully passed their examinations.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Think in Questions

1.Chronic Neurological Disorders

2. Cerebrovascular Disorders

3. Tumors of the Brain and Spinal Cord

4. Immune Infections, Part 1

5. Immune Infections, Part 2

6. Seizures

7. Pediatric and Developmental Disorders

8. Neurological Trauma: Traumatic Brain Injury

9. Neurological Trauma: Spinal Cord Injury

10. Practice Exam

11. Chapter Review Answers and Rationales

12. Answers and Rationales for the Practice Exam

13. Bonus Exam Questions

14. Answers and Rationales for the Bonus Exam Questions

Index