Critical Care Certification

Thomas S. Ahrens, RN, MSN, DNSc BJC Health Care Center for Nursing Research 4444 Forest Park Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63108 Thomas S. Ahrens, RN, MSN, DNSc, is a Research Scientist at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He has extensively published, including 5 books and over 100 papers. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on critical care topics. In 2006 he was selected as an Edge Runner by the Academy, which is designated for those people who are developing innovative solutions that eventually become mainstream solutions, for his work with families of hospitalized patients. In 2008 Dr. Ahrens was awarded the "Flame of Excellence" award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses for sustained and influential work in critical care Donna Prentice, RN, AMSN(R), ACNS-BC, CCRN is a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Responsible for the standards of care in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, critical care education, critical care policy and procedure, developed critical care skills/competency validation, clinical consultation, staff development, nursing research and evaluatin of critical care products.

1. Cardiovascular. 2. Pulmonary. 3. Endocrine. 4. Immunology and Hematology. 5. Neurology. 6. Gastroenterology. 7. Renal. 8. Multiorgan Problems. Comprehensive Practice Exam I. Comprehensive Practice Exam II.