Blueprint for CCRN Certification

Clinical judgment (80%)* (Partial list)

— assess, plan, intervene/implement, and evaluate a plan of care for a patient with:

• Cardiovascular (2%)

— acute myocardial infarction/ischemia

— unstable angina

— myocardial conduction system defect

— cardiomyopathies

• Pulmonary (17%)

— acute respiratory failure

— respiratory distress syndrome

— acute respiratory infection

— status asthmaticus

• Endocrine (3%)

— diabetes insipidus

— syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone

— diabetic ketoacidosis

— hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma

• Hematology/Immunology (3%)

— organ transplantation

— life-threatening coagulopathies

— immunosuppression

Professional caring and ethical practice (20%)

• Advocacy/moral agency (4%)

• Caring practices (4%)

• Collaboration (4%)

• Systems thinking (2%)

• Response to diversity (2%)

• Clinical inquiry (2%)

• Facilitator of learning (2%)

* Percentages denote relative weight given to test content.

Source: American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corp., Aliso Viejo, CA.