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National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) · CSE
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NBRC Clinical Simulation Examination (CSE)
Everything for the CSE in one place: exam-style questions with TeachBack™ explanations, 84 lessons across 9 chapters, audio, flashcards and a study plan.
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What's covered
The full CSE outline, chapter by chapter.
9 chapters, 84 lessons, organized the way the exam is.
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1 CSE Decision Framework 9 lessons
- Simulation Logic and Flow Free preview
- Data Gathering Strategy
- Scope Safety and Escalation
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2 Respiratory Assessment Data 9 lessons
- Bedside Assessment Patterns
- Monitoring and Gas Exchange
- ABG and Acid-Base
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3 Oxygenation and Devices 9 lessons
- Oxygen Delivery Systems
- Hypoxemia Management Decisions
- Humidification and Specialty Support
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4 Airway Care and Clearance 9 lessons
- Artificial Airway Management
- Bronchial Hygiene Therapies
- Lung Expansion and Hyperinflation
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5 Aerosol Therapy Decisions 9 lessons
- Bronchodilator Use Patterns
- Mucolytics and Humidity
- Special Delivery Situations
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6 Noninvasive Ventilation 9 lessons
- NIV Candidate Selection
- NIV Setup and Monitoring
- NIV Problems and Failure
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7 Mechanical Ventilation Management 12 lessons
- Initial Ventilator Setup
- Ventilator Adjustment Logic
- Alarms and Asynchrony
- Liberation and Weaning
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8 Age-Specific Respiratory Care 9 lessons
- Adult Acute Care Patterns
- Pediatric Respiratory Management
- Neonatal Respiratory Management
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9 Integrated Case Strategies 9 lessons
- Oxygenation Failure Cases
- Ventilatory Failure Cases
- Airway and Secretion Cases
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CSE · Sample question
A 64-year-old man with COPD is admitted for acute shortness of breath. The nurse calls respiratory care because he “looks worse,” but no current SpO2, respiratory rate, breath sounds, or mental status are documented. He is sitting upright and speaking in short phrases. In this phase of the simulation, which action is most appropriate first?
Initial CSE phase
Dyspnea in COPD may reflect bronchospasm, hypoxemia, secretion retention, or ventilatory failure; the first simulation task is focused data gathering unless arrest is evident. C is correct because airway, work of breathing, breath sounds, SpO2, and vital signs identify the immediate respiratory problem. B assumes bronchospasm without confirming wheeze. D escalates before evidence of failed ventilation or airway loss. A targets secretions without signs such as coarse crackles or retained sputum.
Diagnose with focused assessment; obtain SpO2 and vital signs, then ABG if indicated; treat the confirmed problem; escalate for instability or impending failure.
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