Critical Care Examination Review Updated 4th Edition: Over 1,200 Questions & Answer Rationales!

by Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio and Joanne Noone

Book Overview

Third edition of a review for nurses preparing for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses certification exam. Over 800 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962724696
• ISBN13: 9780962724695
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Education Enterprises
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Did not receive the correct edition.

Did not receive the correct edition.

Excellent Study Resouce for PCCN Exam too

Even thought the book title said CCRN but I used it for my PCCN exam and it works well. I pass with one shot. They are many questions in the book that related to the exam. I recommend any one who will take PCCN but this book and practice the question of it. If you do not understand the explaination for the question go back to your text book or the reliable internet resource for further study. It is small book but very helpful.

Laura is a must for any critical care nurse

It is a well-known fact that Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio makes sense of that overwhelming mass of information known as critical care. Whether employed in the Pre/Inter-Hospital Enviornment, Emergency Department or Critical Care Unit, a nurse benefits from studying her offerings and attending her seminars. I find the question and answer format an excellent teaching tool, especially with the expanded answer section explaining the rational behind the correct, and incorrect anwers. My only wish is that she would publish a companion CD with the text to practice taking the exam in the new format. A must have for anyone taking the CCRN to do those "mental aerobics" she discusses in preparation for the test. Good luck all! Dori Lawson RN PHRN CEN CFRN

Helped me pass CCRN the first time!

I love this book. I have passed it on to my friends as well. I used Laura's CCRN review tapes and this book the first time that I took CCRN and passed. Now, I am taking the test again after 6 years and I am using the same material! Great book!

Worth reading just to keep current

When I took my CCRN exam almost 10 years ago, I was told how "difficult" it was and that I would almost certainly have to take an expensive course "just to pass." I was very busy at the time, spare moments for attending classes just wasn't in the program. I decided to reviw on my own and cast about for books that would help me do that. One very similar to this, which I have since given away to another nurse preparing for exams, was what I found the most helpful, and I passed with quite good scores. When I decided to review recently and take the exam again to bring myself up to date, I looked for a similar text. This one is superb. It's based on a programed learning format. It gives the reader a basic amount of information, poses a question, gives a selection of answers--just as does the exam--and provides one the immediate feedback of an answer. (One of my main objections to the CCRN exam when I took it was that it was boring. It seemed to go on forever, and never gave one the satisfaction of learning anything new, because it never provided the answers in this instructive way!) This book also provides the test taker with the rationales for why the correct answer is correct and the incorrect ones are wrong. Always helpful to the learning process. I found the book an excellant way to get current. I was also surprised at how much new information is available and tested, especially in the area of anatomy-phys. It's quite apparent that nurses, especially critical care nurses, are some exceptionally bright and well educated people!

excellent study guide for preparing for the CCRN test

I routinely test every three years for the CCRN. This is the only review that I use. Each answer is explained