Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

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  1. I have or would like to get my CCRN certification: (you may select more than one)

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      Yes
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      No
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      If yes: I get some kind of financial reward or incentive to achieve and maintain certification.
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      If yes: There is no financial reward or incentive at my institution for CCRN certification.
    • 360
      If yes: I have or can have CCRN on my name badge or there is other forms of acknowledgement.
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      If yes: I find the certification has empowered my practice and would encourage others to pursue it.
    • 13
      If yes: It really hasn't been worth the work and I would discourage others from pursuing it.
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      If no: I don't have the certification and feel no need or have had negative experiences.
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      If no: I would like to pursue it, but have had difficulty getting motivated.
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      I am undecided.

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Is there anyone else out there who is currently studying for the CCRN exam and would like to start a thread as perhaps a study and support group? I have just applied for the exam and have not yet set a date, but about in 3 months is when I will be taking it. I would love to be in communication with others in the same boat! I hope there is at least one other nurse out there! Thanks!

deeDawntee

Specializes in CTICU.
"I PASSED!!!! I PASSED!!!!":yeah:

Congrats!! I totally agree with you about the study process making you a better clinician. Congrats again! :yeah:

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Specializes in ER/Critical Care.
Anyway... I wanted to say "I PASSED!!!! I PASSED!!!!":yeah:

:up: YAY YOU! :D

I love hearing about people passing, and your post was a great one! Very exciting!! :bow:

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
just checking in to let everyone know that i passed ccrn today! now it's time to celebrate!

yyyaaaaayyyyyy

congratulations!!!!

jennjen512 rn, ccrn !!!!

:yeah::yeah::yeah: :bow::bow::bow:

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
hey everyone!!! i just passed the ccrn last week!!!! i'm so excited about it!!!! sure feels different having that on my badge!!! i have to say a few things... i'm a better nurse for having gone through the process... i encourage everyone to go for it! the test seems to be designed in such a way as to make anyone have to study out of their comfort zone to pass. what i mean is... there are probably very very few nurses, regardless of experience, that can pass this test without studying... critical care is so specialized now and the topic areas on the exam are very specific but encompass a broad range of areas... you have to know all systems... so you may recover hearts and know all there is to know about them... but you'll get hit up with neurology and ventriculostomy scenarios and feel like a fish out of water...cabg recovery doesn't set me up for knowing how to position and drain different lung segments... you'll get trauma, endocrine... you've seen the blueprint... so you've got to venture outside of what you know to prepare... which is great, i learned so much... i actually just switched form a cticu to a micu/sicu/trauma unit after putting in a year and a half time on the former...i wanted to expand my scope of practice and be more marketable... but also be a better clinician... i can see my cardiac background as an asset... with a heart patient... but thinking like a cardiac nurse with a multi-system crash or renal patient isn't helping me out... sort of have to critically think through my care a little differently and consciously adjust my assessment... this came as sort of a surprise but is making me a better nurse as well... but my "eyeballing" assessment and priority checklists are different with different system acuity patients... have to completely switch gears... and that's what i mean with the test... you have to be able to toggle between different system expertise and adjust your approach to pass... i studied like crazy on my previously weaker areas... and when i got my score breakdown back i scored 100% in hematology, immunology, endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal. i'm proud of that for sure since they are not my areas of practice and i had to snuff up after identifying them as my weak areas. guess it paid off! anyway... i wanted to say "i passed!!!! i passed!!!!":yeah:

way to goooooo!!!!!

congratulations!!!!!!

:lol2::lol2::lol2: :bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur :anpom::anpom::anpom:

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.

How's the studying going out there, my CCRN friends??

:bluecry1::bluecry1::bluecry1::sniff::sniff: I miss you!

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Specializes in CVICU, ER.

I just attended a CCRN review class yesterday, honestly, I was surprised that it wasn't as tough as I thought. I only have a year of experience, barely enough to make the 1720 hours, but I realized I had a lot of :heartbeat patients in that year that I learned from.

We covered cardiac, GI, renal, heme and immune, and we do the rest tomorrow. I'm also using the AACN Core Curricullum (sp), Laura Vonfrolis review questions, and a Prentice-Hall CCRN book to study.

I registered for the exam last night, and plan to take it in November, if possible!

There were a lot of critical care nurses there! :up: Which surprised me, too, the people I work with aren't very enthusiastic about CCRN, I'm one of two nurses who are considering taking the test.

Anyway, my whole outlook regarding my career has changed since I started studying for this exam, I'm starting to look forward to going to work, so I can apply this knowledge I just found out I had. :D

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
I just attended a CCRN review class yesterday, honestly, I was surprised that it wasn't as tough as I thought. I only have a year of experience, barely enough to make the 1720 hours, but I realized I had a lot of :heartbeat patients in that year that I learned from.

We covered cardiac, GI, renal, heme and immune, and we do the rest tomorrow. I'm also using the AACN Core Curricullum (sp), Laura Vonfrolis review questions, and a Prentice-Hall CCRN book to study.

I registered for the exam last night, and plan to take it in November, if possible!

There were a lot of critical care nurses there! :up: Which surprised me, too, the people I work with aren't very enthusiastic about CCRN, I'm one of two nurses who are considering taking the test.

Anyway, my whole outlook regarding my career has changed since I started studying for this exam, I'm starting to look forward to going to work, so I can apply this knowledge I just found out I had. :D

You are sooo right about so many things.... it really isn't that hard, it really does empower one's work life and there aren't that many nurses willing to go through with it... don't know why. Please let us know how your studying is proceeding and perhaps we can inspire others to post here and take the CCRN as well!! Thanks!!! :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Specializes in Telemetry.

i passed my PCCN a month ago....thinking about doing the CCRN but now sure how much longer i'll be at beside i am thinking about going to the OR because i cant deal with the unsafe staffing issues we have had lately

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
i passed my PCCN a month ago....thinking about doing the CCRN but now sure how much longer i'll be at beside i am thinking about going to the OR because i cant deal with the unsafe staffing issues we have had lately

Congratulations on the PCCN!! I am sorry to hear about unsafe staffing issues you are having to deal with.... OR nursing would be the a new challenge!! Good luck to you and thanks for posting. :heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

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Specializes in CCRN-CMC-CSC: CTICU, MICU, SICU, TRAUMA.
How's the studying going out there, my CCRN friends...

Heyyyy everyone... I just passed both the CMC and the CSC... I took them both today... I thought the CSC was more difficult than the CMC... but I did great on both... so so proud...

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
how's the studying going out there, my ccrn friends...

heyyyy everyone... i just passed both the cmc and the csc... i took them both today... i thought the csc was more difficult than the cmc... but i did great on both... so so proud...

congratulations!!!

omg two certifications in one day!!!!

that has to be a record!!

mind boggling!!

:yeah::yeah::yeah:

:bow::bow::bow:

:anpom::anpom::anpom:

:hpygrp::hpygrp::hpygrp:

wow, i hope you get some kind of reward for each of those certifications!

you should really start a thread supporting people with the cmc and csc, you would be a great resource for others. often, people come to this thread with questions, and i am not much help....

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Specializes in CCRN-CMC-CSC: CTICU, MICU, SICU, TRAUMA.

congratulations!!!

omg two certifications in one day!!!!

that has to be a record!!

mind boggling!!

:yeah::yeah::yeah:

:bow::bow::bow:

:anpom::anpom::anpom:

:hpygrp::hpygrp::hpygrp:

wow, i hope you get some kind of reward for each of those certifications!

you should really start a thread supporting people with the cmc and csc, you would be a great resource for others. often, people come to this thread with questions, and i am not much help....

i'm so happy about it...!!! thanks for the big to do... all these happy cheerleading icons!!! so fun.....

as far as reward... the hospital i work at pays $ 0.25 per hour more for certifications... if you have three, like i do, it doesn't matter... you only get the differential once...it's absurd! but i do get a $1,200 budget for continuing ed per year... i used it for home study reviews on dvd and now that i have passed i can substantiate having "completed" the home coursework... so... i'll get reimbursed up to that figure for reviews and books i purchased to reach the goal... but not for the cost of the exam...

i did it for me and my patients... not my hospital...

thanks again! it was a great day for me!

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