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Been feeling like a bad nurse ever since I had a tumor removed from inside my ear... just don't have the get up and go like I used to before. The Sx left me dizzy all the time and I know it has really slowed me down although my co-workers and bosses have been kind enough to pretend not to notice. I couldn't fix my balance so I started to study for the CCRN certification. (good distraction I thought) Anyhow I took the test and passed last week. Told my manager and never been hugged so hard in my life... ( they have been pushing certification and I was the first to get it done.) same as from my preceptor from when I had started.. and lots of high fives from all my co- workers. Well I'm still slow and dizzy but this experience has healed my spirit I think... anyhow I relate this to all the good people here both to encourage everybody to get certified and if instead you're hit with an obsticle... know that this was a good way to surmount a problem... Cheers!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Does your doctor think vestibular rehab would help you with the dizzyness?

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Congrats Winterbot428!

I will be studying for the CCRN soon as well. What material did you use to study for the test?

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Still rehabing just very slow process.. I used the cd rom of questions from the pass ccrn book... throw the book away... it's too deep for this test... and the CCRN review course dvds for DR Gasparis (SP) you can get them at greatnurses.com. The test is hard but very passable... Good Luck!

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Specializes in LTC, Restorative and MDS.

Congrats!!!! Hope you get to feeling more like yourself soon!!!

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