CVRN Certification

Published Mar 5, 2012

652 Posts

I wanted to get my cardiovascular RN certification.

I started studying the topics and when I went to the website to do a bunch of test questions, I did great.

Then I realized I needed to get my 30 hours of CEUs to sit for the exam. Since my hospital wasn't reimbursing for conferences, it seemed like a great idea was to get the ANCC Cardiac Vascular Nursing book which, upon completion and successful submission of a separate test, grants you the 30 required CEUs. I thought I could kill two birds with one stone by reading this book-- CEUs plus studying.

Instead, this book is KILLING ME. Has anyone else tried to read it? It's so dry. Information is in never-ending bulleted lists. Important points are presented the same way as much less important points, making it hard to mentally organize. Originally, I was off full speed studying for the exam. Now I"m at a dead halt. I feel like I'll never get through with this book and it's killing my desire to even take the darn certification. Should I push through? Should I shell out the money for conferences and forget the book?

(sorry, I double-posted this thread elsewhere in AN. I'll leave it up to the mods to decide where it would be most appropriate)