Has anyone taken the CEN examination?

[Rita_RN_BSN]

I'm going to take the CEN examination & am scared. I read you find out after completing the exam if you passed or not. Any advice from anyone who has taken it? I am studying, using the Mosby Emergency & Flight Nurse Examination Review book, any other tips for studying or about the test for a heads up? ANY help at all would be GREATLY appreciated, as this is a $316.00 Test!!!
Thanks!
Rita L., RN, BSN (Chicago, IL)

[TJRN]

First bit of advise would be to join the ENA and pay less for the exam. Also, the ENA has books specifically designed for the CEN exam (and at a discount for members). The question and answer book is all that I needed to study to pass the exam. I went through the whole book taking about 3-10 questions at a time and looking up the answers, rather than trying a practice test at a time. This method provided something like instant gratification and reinforced the correct answers. I find it hard to do a whole practice test and remember the questions versus the correct answers. When I got to the last practice test, I did do that all the way through in order to build stamina for the actually test. It worked for me since I passed on my first attempt at certification, with less than one year ED experience. Good Luck.