Prepare to pass the CMSRN & MEDSURG-BC Exams!

  • COURSE OVERVIEW

    This 2026 CMSRN & MEDSURG-BC Review E-Course provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of medical surgical nursing certification (CMSRN & MEDSURG-BC) exam content outlines. Participants receive content that will not only promote certification exam success but will also enhance clinical nursing practice.

  • CONTACT HOURS: 9

    Nurse Builders is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurse Builders is a CA CE Provider #15118. Nurse Builders is a CE Provider # 50-9679 for: AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, ND, NM, SC, WV.

  • INSTRUCTOR

    Dr. Melissa Cole is a clinician and educator and serves as a full-time Nurse Builders Senior Educator. She has been a registered nurse for over 39 years and an adult geriatric nurse practitioner for over 10 years. Her experience includes serving as a nurse educator in both graduate and undergraduate nursing programs and working as an adult nurse practitioner performing primary care and wound care to homebound patients, as well as telehealth follow up. Throughout her nursing career, she has worked in labor and delivery, high-risk obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency care, operating room, telemetry, diabetes management, public health, hospice, and home health care. Her passions include caring for older adults and individuals with disabilities across both inpatient and outpatient settings, particularly those affected by health inequities and social determinants of health. In this review course, Melissa will provide a thorough review of the medical-surgical content to prepare participants for the CMSRN & MEDSURG exams.

Course curriculum

    1. Certification Review E-Course Learning Outcome, Completion Criteria, Disclosures, and Accreditation

    2. Course Content Outline

    3. Speaker Bio and Course Objectives

    4. References

    1. Handout- Session 1

    2. Exam and Course Overview

    3. Test Taking Techniques

    4. Practice Questions: Test Taking Techniques

    1. Handout - Session 2, Part 1

    2. Session 2, Part 1: Overview, Nutrition and Disorders of the GI Tract

    3. Practice Questions: Overview, Nutrition and Disorders of the GI Tract

    4. Handout - Session 2, Part 2

    5. Session 2, Part 2: Accessory GI Disorders, Pre-and-Post Op Care & Pain Management

    6. Practice Questions - Accessory GI Disorders, Pre-and-Post Op Care & Pain Management

    1. Handout - Session 3

    2. Video - Session 3: Pulmonary Disorders

    3. Practice Questions: Pulmonary Disorders

    1. Handout - Session 4

    2. Video - Session 4, Part 1: Cardiovascular Disorders

    3. Practice Questions: Cardiovascular Disorders

    1. Handout - Session 5

    2. Video - Session 5: Hematology, Shock and Infection

    3. Practice Questions: Hematology, Shock, and Infection

About this course

  • Free
  • 39 lessons
  • 8 hours of video content