CCRN Study Guide 2026

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📋 CCRN Exam Format at a Glance

150

Questions

180 min

Time Limit

66.00%

Passing Score

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📚 CCRN Topics to Study (69)

General Review · 25 cards Acute Respiratory Failure · 7 cards Acute Respiratory Failure · 7 cards Acute Respiratory Failure · 7 cards Acute Respiratory Failure · 7 cards Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation and Management · 7 cards Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation and Management · 7 cards Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation and Management · 7 cards Cardiovascular Emergencies · 7 cards Cardiovascular Emergencies · 7 cards Cardiovascular Emergencies · 7 cards Cardiovascular Emergencies · 7 cards Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 cards Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 cards Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 cards Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 cards Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 cards Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 cards Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 cards Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 cards General Review · 7 cards General Review · 7 cards General Review · 7 cards General Review · 7 cards Hematology and Immunology · 7 cards Hematology and Immunology · 7 cards Hematology and Immunology · 7 cards Hematology and Immunology · 7 cards Hemodynamic Monitoring · 7 cards Hemodynamic Monitoring · 7 cards

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✍️ Sample CCRN Questions & Answers

1. To primarily lower an elevated PaCO2 in a volume-controlled ventilated patient, the nurse should anticipate:

✓ Increasing the respiratory rate or tidal volume (minute ventilation)

CO2 elimination depends on minute ventilation, so raising rate or tidal volume lowers PaCO2.

2. Which coagulation abnormality is a hallmark of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in severe sepsis?

✓ Simultaneous bleeding and microvascular thrombosis

DIC produces both clotting and bleeding due to consumption of clotting factors.

3. Nonmaleficence is best demonstrated when a nurse:

✓ Double-checks a high-alert medication dose before administration

Nonmaleficence means avoiding harm, exemplified by preventing medication errors.

4. Which condition causes hypoxemia that does NOT correct with 100% supplemental oxygen?

✓ Intrapulmonary shunt

True shunt allows blood to bypass ventilated alveoli, so it responds poorly to increased FiO2.

5. A target mean arterial pressure (MAP) of at least what value is recommended during septic shock resuscitation?

✓ 65 mmHg

A MAP of at least 65 mmHg is the recommended initial perfusion target.

6. Which class of hemorrhagic shock corresponds to a 30-40% blood volume loss?

✓ Class III

Class III hemorrhage involves 30-40% blood loss with marked tachycardia, hypotension, and altered mental status.

🎯 Free CCRN Practice Tests

General Review · 25 questions Multisystem Trauma and Shock · 7 questions Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 questions Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 questions Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 questions Endocrine and Metabolic Crises · 7 questions Multisystem Trauma and Shock · 7 questions Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 questions Gastrointestinal and Renal Care · 7 questions Multisystem Trauma and Shock · 7 questions

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