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This examination has been developed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses in order to guarantee that those charged with providing care have met the minimum competency for their job. The PCCN exam is divided into two main sections: clinical judgment (80% of the exam) and professional caring and ethical practice (20%). The content of the clinical judgment section can be further broken down as follows: cardiovascular (37%); pulmonary (13%); endocrine (4%); hematology/immunology (5%); neurology (4%); gastrointestinal (5%); renal (6%); and multisystem (6%). The content of the professional caring and ethical practice section can be further broken down as follows: advocacy/moral agency (2%); caring practices (4%); collaboration (4%); systems thinking (2%); response to diversity (2%); clinical inquiry (2%); facilitation of learning (4%).
PCCN Exam Content
The PCCN exam is a 2.5-hour test consisting of 125 multiple-choice items.
Of the 125 items, 100 are scored and 25 are used to gather statistical data on item performance for future exams.
The PCCN exam focuses on adult patients only.
The PCCN test plan includes detailed exam content, organized by body system, with a percentage breakdown for each topic area.
The majority of the exam is age-specific for the adult patient population, while a portion of the exam covers content that may address any age across the life span.