Included In This Lesson
Outline
Overview
- Test Taking Tips for CCRN
- Exam Requirements
- RN license
- 1750 hours critical care experience in past two years
- 875 hours this year
- Purpose of test
- Show your knowledge
- Show your commitment and pride
- Career advancement
- Additional material on the test
- Ethics and caring
- Patient advocate
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Diversity
- Caring practice
- Test created around Synergy Model ->Holistic thinking instead of medical model
- How do I take the test?
- Apply at AACN website online
- Await for response in the mail
- Call to schedule test day and time within 90 days
- AACN tips
- Relax
- Fully read instructions
- Carefully read questions
- Choose best answer (most comprehensive)
- Never assume anything that isn’t provided in the question
- Answer to avoid…
- Death
- Disability
- Pain
- Never leave a blank
- Laura’s tips for the day of the test
- Wear bright colors
- Increasing synaptic response in memory, thus improving your ability to recall information and think clearly.
- Eat salt, avoid carbs
- Salt increases mental alertness (carbs make you groggy)
- Have bad attitude
- Having a “bad attitude” (or being irritable) allows you to recall retained information faster
- Practice questions
- Plan to study for two months prior
- Content
- Question and answers along with rationales
- 150 practice questions every night for 5 days prior to test
- You won’t know all the answers
- Wear bright colors
- Exam Requirements
