Blueprint for CCRN Certification
December 1, 1999
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.
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