Stroke-Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) Certification

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Since passing the CRRN certification exam a couple of days ago, I'm now entertaining the idea of earning the stroke-certified registered nurse (SCRN) certification. It appears to be one of the rarer nursing certifications because, per the website, only 800 RNs across the US have earned it.

About 50 percent of the patient population at my stroke-certified workplace has CVA as an admission diagnosis, so I feel this is yet another certification I can stuff under my belt. The testing window doesn't open until April or May, so I have plenty of time to make the decision and start studying.

Anyhow, here is the website:

About the SCRN Credential | ABNN Certification

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Specializes in Ortho-Neuro Rehab, CRRN.

Congrats on your CRRN certification! I am a new rehabilitation RN. I plan on getting CRRN certified when the time comes. Thanks for sharing the link about SCRN - happy new year

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Congrats on your CRRN certification! I am a new rehabilitation RN. I plan on getting CRRN certified when the time comes. Thanks for sharing the link about SCRN - happy new year
Thank you, and happy new year to you, too! :)
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Commuter,

Have you decided whether or not you're going to take the SCRN exam?

I passed the SCRN examination yesterday with a 269 (a 200 is required to pass)! It was pretty much a straight forward and knowledge based exam.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Commuter,

Have you decided whether or not you're going to take the SCRN exam?

I passed the SCRN examination yesterday with a 269 (a 200 is required to pass)! It was pretty much a straight forward and knowledge based exam.

Congratulations on passing! On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being easiest and 10 representing extreme difficulty), how hard did you think the certification exam was?

Again, congratulations to you! :up:

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Thanks, Commuter! I'm now 1 of 4 nurses on my unit to have this certification.``

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say the test was about a 5 for me (in comparison to about a 7 for the CCRN). I have been working in a Neuro ICU for the past 4 years, so a lot of the content was very familiar to me. I studied for about a month on my 3 nights a week off of work (about 2-4 hours a day). I printed out a copy of the SCRN exam outline from the SCRN handbook. I took and paid for the SCRN practice exam on the AANN website; it gave me a great idea of how the test would be like. I read "Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing" by Kathy Morrison, and I browsed the stroke related chapters in Joanne Hickey's textbook for "Neuroscience Nursing."

Best of luck if you decide to take the SCRN exam!!! As of now, I think more than 1,300 nurses have attained this certification, so it's still pretty rare to have.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I read "Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing" by Kathy Morrison, and I browsed the stroke related chapters in Joanne Hickey's textbook for "Neuroscience Nursing."
I already have the 'Fast Facts for Stroke Care Nursing' book, so that's probably a good thing. Anyway, thank you for all the valuable information!
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Hi i am not a US Citizen, not US-RN, currently working as a Rehab Nurse in the Middle East, just want to know how we can apply for CRRN? If i will take NCLEX will it guarantee me to take the CRRN Exam without getting the US-RN license coz i won't be working in US? We just need the certification. Hope you can help me with this. Thanks!

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