studying for the PCCN

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

There seems to be a lack of PCCN review books out there and the ones that do exist got mixed reviews. I decided to splurge on the Pass CCRN! book which got positive reviews and I'm just going to customize what I study to fit the needs of the PCCN review. The clinical judgement portion (80%) for both tests varies slightly (PCCN on left, CCRN on right), from AACN:

Cardiovascular: 37% vs. 32%

Pulmonary: 13% vs. 17%

Multisystem: 6% vs. 8%

Renal: 6% vs. 5%

GI: 5% vs. 6%

Hematology/Immunology: 5% vs. 3%

Neuro: 4% vs. 5%

Endocrine: 4% for both

Professional Caring & Ethical Practice (20%)

Caring practices: 4%

Collaboration: 4%

Facilitatory of Learning: 4%

Advocacy/Moral agency 2% vs. 4%

Systems thinking: 2%

Response to diversity: 2%

Clinical Inquiry: 2%

So far, the book is VERY informative and seems to be worth the money spent. It also comes with a CD that has a lot of practice questions.

Has anybody else used the Pass CCRN! book to study for the PCCN?