ED - Emergency Department

Cost $185-$370
Renews every 4 years

COURSE FORMAT

Online

In Person

About

A Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) is an RN who has pursued advanced certification to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and ability to deliver expert emergency nursing care.

Course Format

In Person

At a testing center: Select your testing center, exam date and time with PSI Exams,

Online

Live Remote Proctor (LRP): Meet with a live remote proctor from your home, office, or other secure location.

Certification

Eligibility

To qualify for the exam, applicants must hold a current, unrestricted registered nurse license in either the United States, a U.S. Territory, or Canada. If an applicant received their degree and/or license outside of the United States or Canada, they can still qualify to sit for a BCEN exam. The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) recommends having 2 years of experience in one’s specialty area, but it is not required.

Renewal

Recertification can be done every 4 years in one of 2 ways:

Submit a form that shows you have completed 100 CME contact hours over the past 4 years.
Take another exam.

Other Resources

Preparation materials available

Certified Emergency Nurse Q&A practice is available from Springer Publishing for $64.
Pesi Inc. also offers a CEN Exam Prep course for $149.
Mometix is another company that offers a prep course, and the cost is $99/month.