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In-Person Seminar

CCRN®/PCCN® Exam Review


Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.

Categories:
Certifications |  Critical Care |  Progressive Care/Stepdown
Speaker:
Kristen Luttenberger, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, PCCN, APN-C
Program Type:
Intermediate to Advanced
Duration:
2-Day Event
Location:
HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement - Pearland, Texas

Dates


Overview

Target Audience

RN, CNS, NP


Course Description

This two-day CCRN/PCCN Review is designed for the critical care or progressive care nurse preparing to take either exam from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The review focuses on anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and disease management according to the AACN test guide for each exam. Each system review will be followed with sample test questions along with test-taking strategies.

Program Learning Outcomes

This program prepares the learner to:

  • Demonstrate the knowledge and confidence to successfully pass the CCRN or PCCN Certification Exam.
  • Deduce significant assessments, diagnostic findings, clinical presentations and management strategies of critical care and progressive care patients.
  • Solve and evaluate critical-care exam questions.
     

Contact Hours


ANCC Approved

ANCC Accredited Provider

 

Contact Hours: 13 (Includes 2.5 Pharmacology Contact Hours)

 

MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.



Course Materials

Speaker

Kristen Luttenberger, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, PCCN, APN-C's Profile

Kristen Luttenberger, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, PCCN, APN-C Related Seminars and Products

MED-ED, Inc


Kristen’s professional experience includes working as an RN for nearly 25 years in the pediatrics, medical-surgical, telemetry, intensive and coronary care areas. She has served as a nurse educator for her entire career, currently works as a full-time cardiac nurse practitioner and has also been a collegiate adjunct professor. Kristen is currently triple certified with critical care clinical certifications, along with her nurse practitioner license, and prides herself in working with critical care and progressive care nurses at the bedside and sitting for those certification exams every 3 years.

Her entrepreneurial lectures on various evidence-based subject matters focus on a variety of topics, but mostly on the current guidelines and evidence for bedside nurses. She has been published three times on evidence-based improvement projects and was the lead writer for her unit’s Beacon Award, received four times from AACN. Kristen has spoken at the national level on targeted temperature management and on analyzing the laboratory data on infection.


Tuition Details

Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.

Regisration Categories Description
Host Registrant HCA Houston Healthcare Employees

General Information

Tuition Includes

Program Handout, Electronic PowerPoint Slides and CE Certificate.

The Day Of

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. The 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.

Location | 5 Options

In-person Option 1

HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement (Pearland Training Center)
Building 200
11200 Broadway St.
Pearland, TX   77584

Teleconference Option 2

Rio Grande Regional Hospital 
Classroom 1A/B
101 East Ridge Rd.
McAllen, TX  78503

Teleconference Option 3

Valley Regional Medical Center 
Texas-Mexico Classroom
100A Alton Gloor Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78526

Teleconference Option 4

Corpus Christi Medical Center
Suite 500
3301 South Alameda St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Teleconference Option 5

HCA Pearland Medical Center MOB
10970 Shadow Creek Parkway, 2nd floor Suite 230
Pearland, TX 77584

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing or by phone up to 14 days prior to the seminar will receive a Full Refund. A 10% processing fee will be charged for refunds requested less than 14 days prior to the seminar. Cancellation fee will be waived for tuition transferred to another seminar or if applied to Self-Study products. In the rare event that MED-ED must cancel, MED-ED’s liability is limited to tuition.

Hosting Hospital

Hosting Hospital

HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement

HCA Houston Healthcare

In conjunction with...

MED-ED, Inc. A Leader in Nursing Continuing Education

 

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Location Map

HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement

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11200 Broadway Street , Pearland, Texas 77584, United States
(346) 378-9445
hcahoustonhealthcare.com

Agenda

Day 1
Date/Time: Thu, Feb 22, 2024 - 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM (CST)

Contact Hours: 6.5

Topics Covered

  • Introduction and Test Format
  • Aging Principles and Theories
    Demographics | Theories | Communication
  • Assessment and Normal Aging Changes
    H & P Considerations
  • The 3 D’s
    Dementia | Depression | Delirium
  • Cardiovascular Problems
    CAD | AMI | CHF | PVD
  • Respiratory
    Pneumonia | Influenza | TB | COPD
  • Health Promotion
    Prevention Levels

Day 2
Date/Time: Fri, Feb 23, 2024 - 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM (CST)

Contact Hours: 6.5

Topics Covered

  • Neurological Problems
    CVA | Parkinson’s Disease
  • Hematologic and Immunologic Problems
    Anemia | HIV
  • End-of-Life Care
    Symptom Management | Advance Directives | Hospice Care
  • GI and GU Problems
    GERD | UTI | Cancer
  • Pharmacologic Issues
    Polypharmacy | ADRs
  • Special Issues
    Pain | Decubitus Ulcers | Sexuality
  • Metabolic and Musculoskeletal Problems
    Diabetes | Osteoarthritis
  • Environments of Care
    Falls | Levels of Care