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What does CCRN stand for?
CCRN — Certification for Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Nurses
Offered by AACN - American association of critical care nurses
- recognized for a 3-year period
- The CCRN exam is for nurses who work at the bedside of acutely and/or critically ill patients in areas such as ICUs, CCUs, respiratory ICUs, surgical ICUs, medical/surgical ICUs, cardiac/surgical ICUs, neuro/neurosurgical ICUs, PICUs, NICUs, critical care transport/flight, trauma units, emergency departments and in nurse anesthesia — or in other units as appropriate.
- 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely and/or critically ill patients during the 2-year period prior to application, with 875 of those hours accrued in the most recent 12 months preceding application.
- Sit for test, and if you pass, get the certification for 3 years