COHN ABOHN 4

Question 1

An occupational health nurse practitioner with a master's degree applies for COHN-S. What experience prerequisite must she satisfy?

Accepted Answer

1,500 hours of occupational health nursing in the past 5 years

Answer

The COHN-S requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of occupational health nursing practice within the five years preceding application.

Question 2

ABOHN certifications are valid for how many years before recertification is required?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

All ABOHN credentials—COHN, COHN-S, CAOHN, and their CM variants—are valid for a five-year period before recertification is required.

Question 3

During a hazard walk-through, an ABOHN-certified nurse identifies that workers are exposed to silica dust above the permissible exposure limit. Her first priority action should be:

Accepted Answer

Document the finding and notify management with recommendations for engineering controls

Answer

Documenting findings and recommending engineering controls follows the hierarchy of controls and appropriate occupational health nursing advocacy channels before escalating to regulatory bodies.

Question 4

Which type of examination question format does the ABOHN certification exam exclusively use?

Accepted Answer

Multiple-choice (single best answer)

Answer

ABOHN certification exams use single-best-answer multiple-choice questions, consistent with standardized professional credentialing exam formats.

Question 5

A company nurse holds both COHN-S and COHN-S/CM credentials. If she allows only the CM subspecialty to lapse while maintaining COHN-S, she will:

Accepted Answer

Retain the COHN-S credential but lose the CM designation

Answer

The CM is a subspecialty add-on; its lapse affects only that designation while leaving the primary COHN-S credential intact.

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COHN ABOHN 4