To Tube or Not to Tube ... That Continues to Be the Question.

In the prehospital setting, "to tube, or not to tube" will persist as a probing question - long after this article is published. It is the hope of the authors simply to position a compilation of thoughts to consider in regards to alternate airways vs. endotracheal intubation.

Bad Bellies III.

These online review questions offer emergency nurses an opportunity to test their knowledge about their practice.

Hyponatremic seizures and Reye syndrome.

The review questions that are featured in each of the issues of the JEN are based upon the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum and other pertinent resources to emergency nursing practice, pediatric and adult. These questions offer emergency nurses an opportunity to test their knowledge about their practice. These questions appear both in print and online.

Knowledge Assessment and Preparation for the Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Examination.

January 2009 marked the start of the Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) examination. In support of this certification, three times a year JEN features this column supplying questions similar to those in the CPEN examination to assist in preparation for the examination. Questions, rationale for the correct answers, and references are provided here for your self-evaluation.

Heme-onc emergencies.

January of 2009 marked the start of the Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) examination. In support of this new certification, three times a year JEN will feature this new column supplying questions similar to those in the CPEN examination to assist in preparation for the examination. Questions, rationale for the correct answers, and references are provided here for your self-evaluation.

Infant intraosseous infusion.

Neonatal health care providers are fortunate that the umbilical cord generally provides easy intravenous (IV) access for newborn patients. Outside of the immediate newborn period, however, it may be impossible to obtain peripheral or umbilical IV access in critically ill newborns. Intraosseous (IO) infusion is not widely used in the neonatal population, but is a viable option when IV access cannot be established quickly.