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CCRN Certification
Developing a CCRN Review Course
CCRN, review course, resources, catalog
QUESTION:
I am interested in developing a CCRN Review Course. I need
information regarding recommended content and materials that are
available to help me put this course together. Also, can you
recommend any speakers for this course?
GENERAL
INFORMATION:
Content: Information about the review content for the CCRN
exam is best found in the CCRN Handbook. This 32-page
Handbook contains the blueprints for the adult, pediatric and
neonatal examinations and can be downloaded from the
Certification Corporation website using Adobe Acrobat reader.
The CCRN Handbook also includes information regarding
eligibility for the exam, the examination process, information on
the Synergy Model, sample questions and a complete bibliography
list for study purposes.
Teaching Materials: Educator outlines for developing the course
can be found in the Instructor’s Resource Manual for the AACN
Core Curriculum, 5th edition.* There are four parts to this product:
1) Teaching Manual which is broken down into individual 1 hour
modules that include the Instructional Objectives, Prerequisite
Knowledge and Skills, Suggested Pre-course Learning
Activities, the Lecture Outline, Suggested Post-course
Learning Activities and Self-Evaluation items. There are also
prompts for the educator as to resources available to help
illustrate the information.
2) Handout book, which has resource materials specific to the
information in each lesson. These handouts can be copied for
educational purposes to accompany the Core Curriculum for
Critical Care Nursing, 5th edition. Copies must include the
copyright information from the W. B. Saunders Company.
3) Visual learning materials which can be purchased either as
slides or overhead transparencies. These include graphics,
charts, and bulleted information to correspond with the outlines
in the Teaching Manual.
4) Lecture View CD Rom. This CD-Rom includes the
Powerpoint version of the slides/transparencies, and is
included with the purchase of either visual learning set.
Student Resource: The AACN Core Curriculum for Critical Care
Nursing, 5th Edition is written in outline form and is a resource for
the learner. It is based on a systems approach with supplemental
information regarding nursing assessments and activities.
Practice Exams: Validation materials that you might consider
using for your course include the Practice CCRN Exam questions.
This is a 43 page booklet with over 200 practice questions and
answers. Questions based on the Synergy Model are included.
The purpose of this booklet is to give the learner experience in
answer questions constructed in the same way as those on the
CCRN exam.
For a $50 fee, the student may also take a practice CCRN exam online. The CCRN-Adult practice examination exactly matches the
content outline of the actual exam. Although the practice exam is
only 50 questions, compared to 200 for the actual exam, it is
designed to represent the knowledge level required of a critical
care nurse who deals primarily with adults. Questions from each
category of the CCRN-adult content outline are included.
Speaker Recommendations: AACN and AACN Certification
Corporation do not endorse any CCRN preparation course
providers and also do not make recommendations regarding
speakers for this course.
RESOURCES:
AACN Resource Catalog
AACN On-line Bookstore
(www.aacn.org>bookstore>AACNProductCatalog)
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Instructor’s Resource Manual for the AACN Core Curriculum for Critical
Care, 5th Ed. (slides). Product #128805
Instructor’s Resource Manual for the AACN Core Curriculum for Critical
Care, 5th Ed. (transparencies) Product #128815
AACN Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing, 5th Ed. Product #128700
Practice CCRN Exam Questions – Adult. Product # 200305 (Also available
in PDA format – visit www.aacn.org>bookstore>AACNPDACenter)
CCRN Handbook
http://www.aacn.org/pdfLibra.NSF/Files/CCRNBook/$file/CCRN
Book.pdf
CCRN On-line Practice Exam
http://www.aacn.org/certcorp/certcorp.nsf/vwdoc/SAEEXAM?ope
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