Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.
Total Contact Hours: 15 including 15 ANCC Approved
RN, CNS, NP
This course is a review of emergency nursing designed to assist the participant in successfully obtaining CEN certification. The course offers lectures, graphics, videos and practice questions in many of the areas that are tested on the CEN Exam. This review will provide not only a knowledge base for successfully completing the exam, but also a foundation for further study as the participant works towards emergency nursing certification.
Why Be Certified
Successfully completing the CEN Exam is a challenge that has been completed by only a minority of emergency nurses. Successful completion of this exam exhibits to others that the bearer has demonstrated a knowledge base in the specialty of emergency nursing that exceeds his or her peers.
This program prepares the learner to:
Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.
| Regisration Categories | Description |
| Host Registrant |
HCA Healthcare Employees |
Contact Hours: 15
MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.
Dr. Michael D. Gooch brings over 30 years of nursing and EMS experience to MED-ED’s courses. He is board-certified as an acute care, family and emergency nurse practitioner. He is also board-certified as an emergency, flight, transport and trauma nurse. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings that range from rural emergency nursing to a Level I trauma and tertiary care center and include ground and air medical transport. Michael received his MSN from Vanderbilt University and graduated from Loyola University Chicago with his DNP. He is a nationally recognized speaker and published author regarding varied emergency and transport nursing topics. He serves on the editorial board of the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal as a column editor.
Dr. Gooch is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and is also faculty with the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. He practices as an emergency-flight nurse practitioner in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he has completed over 1,600 patient transports during his tenure with the Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight transport program.
Michael is a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and serves as the Southeastern regional director. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Air & Surface Transport Nurses and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Emergency Nursing. He was honored with the Distinguished CFRN Award by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) in 2025.
Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.
| Regisration Categories | Description |
| Host Registrant |
HCA Healthcare Employees |
Tuition Includes
Program Handout, Electronic PowerPoint Slides and CE Certificate.
The Day Of
Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. The day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.
Location | 6 Ways to Attend
In-Person Option 1:
HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement
11200 Broadway St.
Building 200
Pearland, TX 77584
Teleconference Option 2:
Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Critical Care Classroom
101 East Ridge Rd.
McAllen, TX 78503
Teleconference Option 3:
Valley Regional Medical Center
Classroom MOB 100
100 E. Alton Gloor Blvd.
Brownville, TX 78526
Teleconference Option 4:
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Tomball Connected Classroom
605 Holderreith Blvd.
Tomball, TX 77375
Teleconference Option 5:
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional
Suite 500
3315 South Alameda St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Teleconference Option 6
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
Connected Classroom
504 Medical Center Blvd.
Conroe, TX 7730
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HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement |
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Contact Hours: 7.5
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Contact Hours: 7.5
Topics Covered