Get CCRN with l&d experience?

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Can labor and delivery experience make you eligible to test for your CCRN? Thanks!

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Specializes in Cardiology and ER Nursing.

No. You need 1750 hours of bedside CRITICAL CARE experience IE CCU, MICU, SICU, PICU, NICU ect. http://www.aacn.org/wd/certifications/content/initial_ccrn_certification.pcms?menu=certification

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Specializes in CVICU.

I'm sorry, but

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::hpygrp:

and if you were really feeling proactive, the very first link after a simple google search for "AACN CCRN" would show the page with the requirements to be eligible to take the exam........

just sayin :devil: :p

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

Follow scott's link and you will get all the information you need. Just curious, why do you want to take the CCRN if you only have L&D experience?

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I asked this question because the women and childrens nurse manager is the one that actually told me she thought you could get critical care cert with L&D. I thought it was odd so I had googled and found the same link scott gave me before posting this question. I asked here because I was surprised a women and children manager would be wrong. I thought maybe there was something I had missed......Angels wear scrubs-glad you got a kick out of that...

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

I see. Well now you have the info and you can enlighten your manager.

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Shes not my manager, nor do i have l&d experience so maybe you can tell her.

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

Well you obviously interact with this person so YOU can tell her about it.

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ckh23-its all going to be okay...............

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Specializes in med/surg, emergency room.

Wow....

You actually answered your own question by asking the question...

This is what you can tell the nurse manager...lol...

What critical care experience do you earn as an L&D nurse? How often do you manage and intubate adult patients? How often do you run dopamine, dobutamine, propofol, nitro drips, nipride drips? Do your patients have copd, chf, or myocardial infarctions? What is your STEMI protocol in L&D? Oh wait....

Unless a 78 year old female gave birth every day with multiple comorbities and stayed on the unit in L&D to be managed on the vent on hemodynamic drips, an L&D nurse will never get CCRN certification.

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

Holy cow.

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Specializes in Cardiology and ER Nursing.
Holy cow.

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