Menzies Kent - Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) Examination Review

Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) Examination Review

Kendra Menzies Kent, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, TCRN, is the nursing director of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in south Florida. She is a highly experienced critical care trauma nurse and an accomplished instructor, with multiple specialty certifications in critical care and extensive clinical experience in a majority of critical care specialty areas. Ms. Kent is also an educational consultant for Med-Ed Seminars in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a speaker for Health and Sciences Television Network (HSTN) and HSTN videos. Ms. Kent has edited or contributed to Decision-Making in Medical Surgical Nursing, Evaluation Process: Competency-Based Orientation, Expert 10-Minute Physical Examination Expert Rapid Response, AACN Neuroscience Orientation PowerPoint for Traumatic Brain Injury, Critical Care Essentials, and CCRN Review Q&A. She is the author of Adult CCRN Certification Review: Think in Questions, Learn by Rationale for Springer Publishing Company.

Think in Questions, Learn by Rationales

Kendra Menzies Kent, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, TCRN

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Names: Menzies Kent, Kendra, author

Title: Trauma certified registered nurse examination review: think in questions, learn by rationales / Kendra Menzies Kent.

Description: New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016047717 | ISBN 9780826131942 (paper back) | ISBN 9780826131959 (e-book)

Subjects: | MESH: Wounds and Injuriesnursing | Emergency Nursing | Examination Questions

Classification: LCC RD93 | NLM WY 18.2 | DDC 617.10076dc23

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To my wonderful husband, Robby, and to my parents,
Sid and Judy, for all the love and support they have given me.

I also gratefully acknowledge the work of Sarah Miller,
who contributed to the review questions and rationales.

Contents

Contents

Introduction

Welcome to the journey toward certification. This book was written to help guide the pathway of the journey. It is written in a question/answer format to encourage you to think in questions when studying for the examination. When you study, I encourage you to ask yourself, What questions about this particular topic could appear on the certification exam? What would be a good question? This prepares you for questions; you are not just attempting to memorize content for the certification examination.

The book provides multiple-choice questions similar to the questions that are found on the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) examination. These questions allow the nurse to practice taking an examination and will assist the nurse with determining areas that require further study prior to taking the TCRN examination. The answers and rationale, including some test-taking skills, are provided for every question, further preparing the nurse for the real examination.

WHY CERTIFICATION?

The most important reason for becoming certified is to do it for yourself. Certification is viewed as a mark of excellence in an area of specialty. It can be seen as an achievement and qualification by peers, physicians, health care institutes, and patients/families. Becoming certified takes dedication to trauma nursing and demonstrates a level of competency. The TCRN examination is developed to verify knowledge in trauma nursing.

Box I.1 Reasons to Become Certified

TCRN EXAMINATION INFORMATION

The TCRN examination was developed by the Board of Certification in Emergency Nursing (BCEN) and incorporates care of a trauma patient, from prevention and injury to rehabilitation. The examination covers all ages: pediatrics through geriatrics. The examination follows the test plan developed by the BCEN and the test is developed and reviewed by experts in trauma nursing. The