CCRN question

Nccity2002, MSN, RN · Nov 7, 2009

Hi AnRNIM,

Dependig on your experience (at least two years in ICU), I would say, give yourself at least three months. I use the Core and the questions/answer review book by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. There are five hundred questions with rationale...very helpful.

Good Luck.

meandragonbrett · Nov 8, 2009

Pass CCRN CDROM and Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio CCRN CRAM review DVDs. The only two resources I used. Studied for about two weeks. Passed with flying colors.

NurseKitten, MSN, RN · Nov 9, 2009

Pass CCRN by Robin Dennison.

allnurses Guide · Nov 9, 2009

There's an enormous "CCRN" thread if you would like to do a search on the forums - it has a lot of valuable info that would be worthwhile reading.

BellaInBlueScrubsRN · Nov 12, 2009

Right out of school I got the Notes on ICU Nursing by Hammerschmidt and Mulholland. Its a good book about equipment and basic skills. But pretty much you can read the book online @ icufaqs.com. I am kinda looking for a book more on Patho now. My friend has the Pass CCRN book.... which I'm not really looking to take anytime soon but I think I might buy it just to read.

I'm open to suggestions too!

detroitdano · Nov 12, 2009

Pass CCRN is a kickass book. Lots of hardcore pathophysiology in it.

I want to take my CCRN by June, I'll have the hours required and it would make my CRNA app look pretty nice.

stressgal, RN · Nov 17, 2009

I studied for about 2 1/2 months with the Laura G videos and Pass CCRN questions. I spent a little bit more time as I work in a 13 bed community hospital ICU. We have about two baloon pump patients and a handful of PA lines annually. I passed the first time, but boy was it the hardest test I have ever taken. I am preparing to study for the CMC certification over the winter months. Good luck!

FOCKER0014 · Nov 24, 2009

Pass the CCRN book (which has a CD of 1000 questions) and the Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio CCRN DVDs....studied for 2 weeks.....passed just fine...know your cardiac and associated drugs....especially dobutamine and nipride

Pittfarm · Dec 10, 2009

My only worry is that I am taking it in February and that will be the new CCRN format. Will these study materials be outdated? I'm unsure what book to get here now....

FOCKER0014 · Dec 10, 2009

Can't really help you there....you can go to www.aacn.org and proabably find out a bit more information on what the new test entails...at least percentages....if able i would see about taking it early if possible prior to Jan 13.....just a thought....good luck

Reno1978, BSN, RN · Dec 17, 2009

I used a CCRN review from mededseminars.net and it was helpful. It has review handouts available and you basically log in online and watch a video presentation accompanied by a powerpoint presentation in your web browser. I really liked it.

I also watched the Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio DVDs and they were helpful but a few cons were that they were a bit outdated and used terminology for conditions that isn't used anymore, and the index is awful...there's no table of contents that tell you where each system starts, so the online review was much more organized as far as that went. Don't get me wrong, this is a valuable resourse, but I really think the online review was superior to the DVDs.

I also used the PASS CCRN book for it's CDROM to take practice questions - I think the practice questions were challenging and a good representation of what's on the actual exam, perhaps even more difficult than actual exam questions. I hardly used the book and it's awful outline format.

I studied for two weeks prior to taking the test. Well, I was scheduled to take it in November, studied two weeks prior, got a call that the testing center would be closed (I have to travel out of town for a testing center) and ended up with two more weeks in which I mostly just did more practice questions. On the PASS CCRN CDROM I was getting around 85% on the practice exams prior to taking my real exam and I passed with many questions correct above the passing minimum.

Good luck!