Critical Care Nurse Certification: CCRN Exam Prep Course
Pass the Critical Care Certification Exam...The First Time
Elizabeth, a nurse from Chicago, wanted to become a Certified Critical Care Nurse but despite her dedication and best efforts she failed the CCRN exam.
Then her facility presented her with an ultimatum — pass the exam or be terminated.
Adding more anxiety to an already stressful situation, Elizabeth found herself paralyzed by the fear of failure…a feeling MANY critical care nurses can relate to when working towards their CCRN certification.
Prepare correctly and you’ll pass your exam and earn your CCRN…which opens new career opportunities, qualifies you for better raises and promotions, and makes you stand out as the critical care expert on your unit.
On the flip side… if you don’t prepare enough, you could suffer from the embarrassment of failing the exam, as well as wasting your precious time and resources. Worse yet… maybe your own position depends on passing and earning these important credentials!
That’s a lot of pressure from one test! So, how can you make sure you’re setting yourself up for success from square one?
With the Critical Care Nurse Certification: CCRN Exam Prep Course.
This all-inclusive online training covers EVERYTHING you’ll see on the CCRN exam and includes access to an online practice test — which you can take again and again, until you’re absolutely prepared to pass with flying colors!
Let expert certification coach Cyndi Zarbano, MSN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CLNC, transform your critical thinking skills and make you the go-to nurse on the unit.
Easily earn your CCRN certification with help from this self-paced training and:
At least, that’s what Elizabeth did, as she passed the exam on her very next attempt! She was able to keep her job and now recommends this training to all her colleagues.
If it worked for Elizabeth it can work for you! Stop stressing and start effectively preparing for your future as a Certified Critical Care Nurse.
Objectives
Analyze complications of severe liver dysfunction and the pathophysiology that leads to their occurrence.
Evaluate signs of peritoneal irritation for optimal intervention.
Appraise radiographic clues that signify emergent findings.
Analyze complex GI surgeries and potential patient complications.
Differentiate DIC and HIT and how each is treated.
Determine signals of HELLP syndrome and initial interventions.
Categorize blood products and when each is utilized.
Distinguish hemodynamic changes with different categories of shock.
Analyze the significance of an elevated lactate.
Differentiate the steps involved in the progression from SIRS to MODS.
Extrapolate the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines.
Categorize the reversal agents and interventions for drug overdose.
Demonstrate an understanding of specific drug overdoses and impact systemically.
Differentiate diabetes from syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone.
Plan for a patient’s stage of chronic kidney disease using the glomerular filtration rate.
Distinguish clues to life-threatening electrolyte abnormalities and how each is treated.
Investigate a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), as compared to non-ST elevation.
Determine clues to a patient having a low cardiac output.
Differentiate heart blocks and interventions for each.
Plan to use a quick tool to interpret ABG’s.
Demonstrate ability to determine an appropriate tidal volume for vented patients.
Calculate the cerebral perfusion pressure.
Categorize preventable and unpreventable risk factors for cerebral vascular accidents.
Assess the criteria for receiving thrombolytic therapy in CVA’s.
Outline
Cardiology:
Pulmonology:
Gastrointestinal:
Endocrine:
Hematology:
Neuro:
Renal/Electrolytes:
Musculoskeletal:
Multi-System:
Psychosocial:
Professional Caring and Ethics:
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