ChineseNurse

Chinesenurse is back and will take pccn again (third time since 2011). I got busy with life (two kids) but I studied for six weeks and feel pretty confident about taking it this time. I only reviewed Nicole Kupchicks book. Will let you know tomorrow.

This really sucks but I took the PCCN again (using Woodruff PCCN material that I found online) hoping I would pass but I DID NOT pass again. This time it was 63/70. I was so close. Sad face. I want to give up but this was one of my RN goals this year to take the PCCN and to get my CNIII. There are not many PCCN books -- any suggestions on what guide to use?? What is the difference between ANCC Cardiovascular Nurse Certification verses this one called PCCN? HELP! (I checked on Ebay, Craigslist, and Amazon) for more PCCN material but did not find much with many reviews nor were they all that helpful. I can't believe I scored 25% on "RN behavior" on the PCCN. Whoops!

I am a medical surgical nurse and recently a dialysis rn asked me to check the potassium packets for her so she can put it in her "dialysate" bath(?) (it's a gallon of clear liquid). I told her I wasn't comfortable doing this because I dont know the equivalent of K that should be in each dialysate bottle. There were no parameters shown to me to be follow either. I understand K level is 3.5 to 5.5. If a potassium level is too low, I know to replace it with either a tablet or powder packet. I was just uncomfortable with the equivalency from regular potassium replacement vs a potassium dialystate situation. Please shed some light. Thanks!

Hi Riss Sorry..I don't come on this webpage that often but I did not retake the test yet. I am using David Woodruff. I found some freebies online of his dvd's so listening to an audio of it right now. Good luck with your PCCN!

Hi All Nurses! I took the PCCN today and failed by 10 points. I used the following aids to study: 1) Took a PCCN review class at a local hospital 2) Reviewed using: PCCN Certification Review (Brorsen, PCCN Certification Review with CD-ROM) and the practice questions 3) Reviewed using: AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing by Marianne Chulay and Suzanne Burns (Paperback - Dec 7, 2006) 4) Made some flash cards I did not study with anyone. I studied on my own for 3 months and I looked at All Nurses Forum. I"m contemplating using David Woodruff guide now.

Hi there... Thanks again for your comment. I don't frequent ALLNURSES that much but I'm glad you were able to contribute a dialogue to my concern!

Hi there Yes by now I should be done with my internship. I realized I don't like it. I didn't get the 'buy-in' factor. It was a systems wide effort to improve sepsis but the day to day talking to MDs, RNs, comittees, just purely exhausted me. I didn't like working with a PDCA cycle or Lean Sigma either. Thanks for your thoughts and reply.

Hi I am going to be starting a QI/QA internship. I'm nervous because I've been doing bedside care and this internship is part of my Master's education requirement. Any tips is appreciated from QI nurses. I have 4 years of nursing experience with a background in Telemetry/TCU.