[hoolahan]

I am taking it on Oct 26th also. I bought the core curriculum to study . Thanks for the tip, I also heard the legal questions were the killers. I sincerely hope you are right about the common sense, I am new to worker's comp and the I am learning so much about ortho, it is very intersting!

[LasVegasRN]

See the thread in this forum, "CCM Exam" there were some hints posted there...

[kcwintn]

Vegas
Thanks for the test tips; reading it made me feel very unprepared.
I am so overworked right now, in the middle of reviewing a 1000 page file for an attorney, am getting another one next week that is over 300 pages, plus I have 23 full case management claimants; my boss is giving me 10/24 and 10/25 off to study...
If I think about this too much I will start to panic

[hoolahan]

If this looks a tad out of "sequence" it is because I merged the threads, and I am going to make this topic sticky to stay at the top, at least until after the exam in October, and I will keep merging old and new threads to the topic, so we will have a large thread for reference. This topic comes up frequently here, so I thought we should keep all of the advice readily available.

OK with you guys??

[LasVegasRN]

Looks great, hoolahan. I'll try to post more tips as I remember them!

[ryaninmtv]

Hoolahan-

Make sure to update us after you take the CCM exam on saturday. I'd love to know about the content, type of questions, etc.

Thanks.

[kcwintn]

Update on the CCM exam:
I just got home from taking it; I have to say, except for knowing different payor sources (private and government) you pretty much can't study for it.

One of the questions was what facility is appropriate for someone with a brain attack. A BRAIN ATTACK???? What nurse uses that type of terminology????

Lots of questions on communication/interviewing skills, negotiation skills.
Many of the questions were very ambiguous, with several possible answers, in my opinion.

Overall, it was nothing like I expected. The first half was the worst; the second half was much easier for me, because the questions made more sense, and were practical to case management. I knew several other nurses there, and we all pretty much agreed that the first half of the test seemed like it was designed to confuse and mislead.

That's my .02 worth.
I did study my backside off, BTW.
If I fail, I guess my masochistic side will go back for more in the spring:{

Kim

[hoolahan]

Originally posted by kcwintn
Update on the CCM exam:
I just got home from taking it; I have to say, except for knowing different payor sources (private and government) you pretty much can't study for it.

Lots of questions on communication/interviewing skills, negotiation skills.
Many of the questions were very ambiguous, with several possible answers, in my opinion.

Kim

NO brain attack questions for me.

My whole first attempt to post was lost, so here is the edited version...

What the he!! is the 80/20 Rule?

Lots of questions about ada
1 on HIPPA
1 on ERISA
Lots on Medicaid and Medicare

The liquid vs gas oxygen was on there.

Lots on cost/benefits analysis.
Lots on work hardening vs functiona capacity exam and indications for same.

I thought the second half was worse.

Oh yeah, some guy w a hearing aide was taking an exam, and it was squealing at a pitch that was making me want to rip it right out of his ear and throw it into the nearest body of water.

Several people had to complain about it, make you feel like a low lfe, but it was unbearable!! The second half, he had turned it off after the instructions.

I am spent.

Overall, I really can't say how I did. The CCMC is very very vague about the grading process or what percentage you need to get right, how each section was weighted, etc, so who knows. I feel OK about it, but not great. Time will tell. 8-10 weeks to find out.

I am hoping I pass for my Christmas gift!

[hoolahan]

Oh yeah, what the heck is spondylolithesis? And what kind of working conditions would they need?

[kcwintn]

I got this one right; it is a shifting of the vertebral body due to a defect in the pedicle or something- anyway, the answer was a sedentary job where they can change positions frequently.

It sounds like we got different tests; my a.m. testbook was blue, p.m was grey. I'm just glad its over; I hope you passed Hoolahan.