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REHABILITATION NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP GUIDE Summary Chart Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Exam Development Guidelines Structural Variables Exam Length and Format Approximately 180 objective questions (e.g., multiple choice) Question Presentation 70-80% of independent questions 20-30% of case-based questions Cognitive Ability Levels of Questions Knowledge/Comprehension 25-35% of questions Application 35-45% of questions Critical Thinking 25-35% of questions Competency Categories General Concepts, Foundations and Principles of Rehabilitation Nursing across the Continuum of Care 1-8% of questions Functional Health Patterns: Mobility, Sexuality, Sleep and Rest Patterns 10-15% of questions Sensory, Pain 5-10% of questions Communication, Cognitive Impairment 5-10% of questions Nutrition, Elimination, Skin Integrity 10-20% of questions Cardiopulmonary, Deconditioning 5-10% of questions Psychosocial Health Patterns 5-10% of questions Nursing Management of Selected Rehabilitation Populations: The Care of a Client with Stroke 5-10% of questions The Care of a Client with Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury 5-10% of questions The Care of a Client Musculoskeletal Impairment and the Care of a Client with an Amputation 5-10% of questions The Care of a Client with Burns 2-8% of questions The Care of a Client with a Spinal Cord Injury 5-10% of questions The Care of a Client with Cancer 1-5% of questions The Care of a Client with Other Neurological Disorders and with Co-existing Psychiatric and Mental Health Conditions 1-3% of questions Contextual Variables Client Age and Gender 0-15 years 5-10% of questions 16-34 years 15-25 % of questions 35-64 years 35-45 % of questions 65+ years 30-40% of questions Equal representation of male and female clients across the age categories. Client Culture Questions are included that measure awareness, sensitivity and respect for different cultural va