AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 315-332 , February 2007

Test-taking Strategies for CNOR Certification

  • Mary Kobel Lamonte, RN

      Affiliations

    • Mary Kobel Lamonte, RN, BSN, MPH, CRCST, CNOR, is an OR staff nurse at Stamford Surgical Center, Stamford, Conn.

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 The author dedicates this article to Bea Coleman, RN, long-term member of the AORN Chapter of New York City, for her encouragement and dedication to the professional education of perioperative nurses.

PII: S0001-2092(07)60042-8

doi: 10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60042-8

AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 315-332 , February 2007