[sirI]

Originally Posted by Bunglez

I passed my CCRN today with an 86%

GOOD LUCK!

I know I'm a little late with this............but, I just had to say............

CONGRATULATIONS, BUNGLEZ, CCRN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirI]

Originally Posted by CVICURN2003

Please note to all of my online friends....the title is CVICURN2003 RN, CCRN-CSC!!
Yay I passed!!! It was SOOOO hard. We don't utilize swan's on our hearts much and most of the questions were hemodynamically related. Fortunatly, they gave us enough information (like CVP, UOP, CT drainage, MAP, HR) for me to determine the "hopefully" correct answer. The way we (at my hospital) practice is so not what they asked. But it is over and I PASSED!!! YAY!!!

Sorry, I am so late to the party!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, CVICURN2003, CCRN!!

[stillwater]

Thanks deeDawntee and everyone! yep this thread has been very helpful to me.. for everyone who's taking the ccrn and probably sub specialties in the future, know your hemodynamics by heart.. those always comes out.. learn your diffential diagnosis,(eg, mitral valve disease, right sided hf, cardiogenic shock, etc.), and when you get good at it, these questions are going to feel like bonus questions for you.. i had probably 12-18 hemodynamics question in ccrn, and around 8-12 each on the csc and cmc.. those are going to be real lifesavers especially when a lot of questions that are coming out are not familiar to you.. so good luck to everybody.. i'm just around if you guys have any questions..

[sirI]

Originally Posted by stillwater

I passed the cmc today!!! definitely the hardest exam i've ever taken! i also passed the csc last month, it was also a lot harder than ccrn, but cmc easily tops it it terms of difficulty.. I think cmc is more challenging because of the wide scope of topics that you have to study.. htn, cardiomyopathy, every cardiac disease and interventions known to man..lol.. anyway Im so happy im done with it.. now i dont know what to do with my review materials.. since my unit will not be reimbursing anything from my ccrn to these cardiac sub specialties i might sell my review materials on ebay or something.. its kinda expensive taking those tests (most of the expense is on the review).. Im just happy now that I dont have to retake anything..lol..

WOO HOOO, stillwater!!. Quite an accomplishment!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSING THE CCRN, CMC, and CSC!!!!!!!!!!

[godsgem]

hey dee, yeah a couple more days, im doing my last minuted system by system review then i go and ace it amen!!, thanks fro all ur support its good to see nurses that enjoy each others successes! yall will be the first to know as soon as i pass ....

[deeDawntee]

Originally Posted by godsgem

hey dee, yeah a couple more days, im doing my last minuted system by system review then i go and ace it amen!!, thanks fro all ur support its good to see nurses that enjoy each others successes! yall will be the first to know as soon as i pass ....

Hey godsgem, hit it out of the park!! Don't let those 25 ungraded questions shake your confidence...they can be absurdly difficult...and will usually come near the beginning of the test. I knew this info, but it still was very frustrating for me, but if you can, just let go of those REALLY hard questions as you go along.

What are you going to do for yourself as a reward? You really ought to have something planned...

Can't wait to hear from you when you are a CCRN!!!

[godsgem]

i know i have been telling myself to get prepared mentally for the 25 ungraded questions and not to be shaken. so i keep reminding myself, i will be so glad when it is over, ifeel so guilty i cant play with my 2 year old shes in her room all alone because mommy is studying and dad is out of town, i hve been bribing her with popsicles and spongebob on tv...i am still pondering on how i will celebrate hmmmm.....

[deeDawntee]

Originally Posted by godsgem

i know i have been telling myself to get prepared mentally for the 25 ungraded questions and not to be shaken. so i keep reminding myself, i will be so glad when it is over, ifeel so guilty i cant play with my 2 year old shes in her room all alone because mommy is studying and dad is out of town, i hve been bribing her with popsicles and spongebob on tv...i am still pondering on how i will celebrate hmmmm.....

Your 2 year old will be fine!! Who can resist sponge bob and popsicles!! Sounds good to me..

Definitely, some kind of reward should be part of the process!! It could be anything! It depends on what you like.... perhaps a massage, or a 'girl's night out', or dinner with your husband...maybe even a piece of jewelry that you would never buy for yourself to signify this accomplishment....

I am sending good wishes your way... you are going to do fine.

[godsgem]

I PASSEEEEDDDDDD!!!! YEAH I AM NOW OFFICIALLY RN-CCRN.......THANK GOD
took the test this afternoon, was really easy, easier than i expected, as usual i overstudied, passed with an 86% overall, my achilles heel was MODS, i HATE that section arrhhh, but its all over, thanks to yall for all the encouragement and for those waiting to take it, it really is not tricky i acutally knew i passed as soon as i was done....a feeling i was lacking when i took the NCLEX because u had to choose the best answer between 2 really good options, in the CCRN u just have to pick the RIGHT answer, hence it removes second guessing between 2 good answers...
Now to stomp on the CSC and the GRE is my next mission...

[sirI]

Originally Posted by godsgem

I PASSEEEEDDDDDD!!!! YEAH I AM NOW OFFICIALLY RN-CCRN.......THANK GOD
took the test this afternoon, was really easy, easier than i expected, as usual i overstudied, passed with an 86% overall, my achilles heel was MODS, i HATE that section arrhhh, but its all over, thanks to yall for all the encouragement and for those waiting to take it, it really is not tricky i acutally knew i passed as soon as i was done....a feeling i was lacking when i took the NCLEX because u had to choose the best answer between 2 really good options, in the CCRN u just have to pick the RIGHT answer, hence it removes second guessing between 2 good answers...
Now to stomp on the CSC and the GRE is my next mission...

CONGRATULATIONS, CCRN!!!!!!!!!!