CCRN® Exam Review (Pediatric)
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Course Description
This seminar prepares experienced pediatric critical-care registered nurses to sit for the CCRN Exam Review (Pediatrics) Exam administered by the AACN Certification Corporation. A thorough review of concepts and testable nursing actions will precede questions with answers and rationale for each module. A comprehensive review exam will complete the course on Day 2.
Key Learning Outcome
- After completing the program, 80% of participants will report an increase in knowledge and confidence necessary to pass the certification exam.
Program Objectives
This program prepares the learner to:
- Prioritize assessment findings and interventions across all 11 pediatric critical-care domains in the test plan.
- Correlate hemodynamic, laboratry and blood gas data with anticipated nursing and medical interventions.
- Describe indications for, and nursing management of, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, CCRT, VAD and invasive monitoring.
- Apply the AACEN Synergy Model's seven domains to complete clinical and ethical scenarios.
- Apply blueprint-weighted test-taking strategies to CCN pediatric practice items.
Agenda
Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. Each day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.
Day 1, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Welcome & Blueprint Orientation
Test Plan | General Clinical Judgement Actions - Cardiovascular
Infection/Inflammatory Disease | Malformations | Surgery | Transplant | Catheterization | Cardiogenic Shock | Cardiomyopathies | Dysrhythmias | Heart Failure | Hypertensive Crisis | Conduction Defects | Vascular Occlusions - Respiratory
Acute PE | ARDS | Acute/Chronic Respiratory Failure | Respiratory Infections | Airway Malformations | Pulmonary Hypertension | Status Asthmaticus | Thoracic/Airway Trauma| Thoracic Surgery - Endocrine
Diabetes Mellitus | Diabetic Ketoacidois | Hyperglycemia | Hypoglycemia | DI | SIADH | Cerebral Salt Wasting - Hematology & Immunology
Anemia | Bone-Marrow Transplant | Coagulopathies | Immune Deficiencies | Myelosuppression | Oncologic Emergencies | Sickle-Cell Crisis | Transfusion Reactions - Gastrointestinal
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome | Acute Abdominal Trauma | GI Hemorrhage | Bowel Infarctions | GI Abnormalities and Surgeries | Hepatic Disease and Failure | Liver Transplant | Malnutrition | Perionitis - Wrap-Up and Q&A
Ask Questions | Day 2 Preview | Mock Exam
Day 2, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Recap & Day 2 Overview
- Renal & Genitourinary
Acute Kidney Injury | Chronic Kidney Disease | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | Kidney Transplant | Life-Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances - Integumentary
IV Infiltration/Extravastion | Pressure Injury | Skin Failure | Wounds - Musculoskeletal
Compartment Syndrome | Musculoskeletal Trauma | Rhabdomyolysis - Neurological
Acute Spinal-Cord Injury | Brain Death | Congenital Neurological Abnormalities | Hydrocephalus | Delirium vs. Encephalopathy | ICH | Stroke | Neurological Infectious Disorders | Neuromuscular Disorders | Neurosurgery | Spinal Fusion | Seizure Disorder | Space-Occupying Lesions | TBI - Behavioral & Psychosocial
Abuse/Neglect/Maltreatment | Medical Non-Adherance | Mood Disorders | Depression & Anxiety | PICS | Suicidal Ideation/Behaviors - Multisystem
Acid-Base Imbalance | MODS | Organ Donation | Pain | SIRS/Sepsis | Shock | Submersion Injury | Toxic Ingestion - Professional Caring & Ethical Practice
AACN Synergy Model - Closing: Test-Taking Strategies & Course Wrap-Up
Blueprint-Weighted Strateges | Course Evaluation
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