Portland,OR - Level 1 Trauma Center: critical care pay scale is $30.95-$44.89, not including shift differentials, etc. I am making ~$40/hr day shift with 15 years experience.
About a month before my exam, I did practice questions every day. Some days I just picked "quiz mode" which just gave you 10 questions at a time. If you are short on time, just do a few sets of those. But doing a whole exam was helpful as well. I...
From the AACN website: "The CCRN Item Writing Committee met in January to write items for the adult, pediatric and neonatal exams based on the new CCRN Test Plan developed from results of the 2008 Critical Care Study of Practice. The new test plan w...
Flashlight - I agree, Mindboggling! I didn't know the answer to the first question, which is always frustrating. And you're right, there was not enough information to answer a few of the questions. For example: I remember one of the questions ask...
Just received my AACN newsletter this week. Did anyone else notice they are changing the test plan for CCRN later this year? I'll be interested to see what changes.
I have posted here a couple of times over the last year, but I have FINALLY gotten serious about doing this. I am taking the exam May 22. I took a 2 day review course in January and studied off and on Jan/Feb. Gave it up for awhile, but have been con...
I'm still here. Although I received all of my study materials about 6 weeks ago, I just watched the first LGV video on Endocrine a couple of days ago. I have then reviewed her pearls in the book and done the questions. I loved her DVD, but have decid...
Ok, I have just read through everyone of these messages and just purchased the Gasparis Vonfrolio DVDs and Pass CCRN. I have been wanting to do this for a long time and all of you have inspired me to go for it. I have been an ICU nurse for 13 years...