Pass Ccrn?!

I've read them all..."Pass CCRN" is the best review book on the market! It is well organized and easy to use. The content is presented with more depth than most outline-based review books. In addition, the enclosed CD of computer-based questions is a wonderful addition. Certification is best achieved by using more than one book or product. However, if you can only afford one, get "Pass CCRN." It has the most to offer. For best results: use the CD and practice the questions, go back to the text for review, and apply the concepts at work.

I just passed my CCRN with solely the review of this book and CD-ROM. This book is all you need. I took a review course and it was completely uninformative. This book is all you need!! It is excellent. I can't explain the Gratitude I feel for this study guide, and I highly recommend this book and CD-ROM. Study this and you WILL pass. Also recommend the Laura Gesparos tapes.

THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT! I USED THIS BOOK TO PASS CCRN FIVE YEARS AGO. I STILL USE IT FOR REFERENCE! IT IS WELL ORGANIZED AND PERFECT.

Nursing education, like that of any profession, has a half life, and with scientific advances occurring at an exponential rate, that half life is growing shorter with each passing year. No where is this more evident than in intensive care. As an older nurse listening to the new grads, I realize this over and over. While experience has taught me the "hows" and "whens" of many events, procedures, treatments, etc., even in a teaching hospital it has not necessarily taught me the "whys" of things, which makes it difficult to predict and to prevent negative outcomes. The education which was adequate in the time in which it was received may be woefully inadequate in today's modern ICU, and with nursing shortages approaching critical mass, older nurses will and probably should be encouraged to remain in their practice. While taking the CCRN exam may not improve the situation, studying for it certainly will. Since I received my license, I have attempted to periodically review some aspect of my profession: chemistry, A & P, nutrition, pharmacology, etc. The CCRN exam books have been a wonderful source of ICU specific information, and over the years I've purchased several of them. Each author has his/her own format which trains the student along certain pathways. Using more than one has helped me a lot. For strips and 12-leads, I've relied on the Rapid Interpretation of EKG's by Dr Dale Dubin. I purchased my first copy in the 1970s, when it first came out, and recently bought the new volume for the new information it contains. As an SICU nurse, I don't do more than simple monitor work, so my knowledge of the fine points is limited and requires periodic review. (I'm in total awe of CCU nurses; to me they seem almost psychic!) Among the three CCRN review books I've read recently (Critical Care Examination REVIEW, Vonfrolio and Noone; Critical Care Certification, Ahrens and Prentice; and Pass CCRN, Dennison) each has its points. The Vonfrolio book is quick, direct, and compact. Among others, it has 187 questions dedicated to CV alone, and 135 to pulmonary. With these two areas the core of the Exam and certainly core to ICU, it provides a good work out. The plus with this text, is that it provides a good run down of why the right answer is right and the wrong answers wrong. It helps one think the problem through the way one would at the bedside. There are no "answers in the back" of ICU! What this book lacks, however, is a review of A & P. The Ahrens book and the Dennison volume do provide it. I found the review of A & P in Pass CCRN almost daunting, however, because it's in outline form. It packs in massive amounts of information over a few pages. One tends to scan rather than read it. The exercises in the book are excellent, helping one think about principles rather than "answers," increasing knowledge base through thought processes rather than pt specific information. I found the crossword puzzles less useful to me and passed

This book is a excellent resource for the critical care nurse. The author covers all body systems with depth and detail. Whether you are serious about taking the CCRN examination, or need a good critical care reference "Pass CCRN " is the book to purchase. This book will assist you in sharpening your skills and modify your clinical practice. I have had the opportunity of participating in several of the authors lectures. Ms. Dennison is constantly researching current practice issues and updating her lecture material to reflect the ever changing health care field. Make an effort to hear the author if she is ever in your area.