So I took the CVOR exam back in February and missed passing by 11 points. Honestly devastated because I'd been studying for six weeks straight. I work as a scrub tech in a cardiovascular OR and figured my hands-on experience would carry me further than it did. Spoiler: it doesn't. The written exam is a completely different beast.
What caught me off guard was how deep the anatomy and hemodynamic monitoring questions went. I'd been using a basic CVOR study guide I found online but it barely scratched the surface on perfusion concepts and sterile field protocol specifics. I'm rescheduled for late June and this time I want a real plan. I've been working through a CVOR practice test bank this week and I'm already seeing gaps in my knowledge around valve procedures and intraoperative emergencies.
Anyone who's passed recently — what resources actually helped? How many hours a week were you putting in? I'm willing to grind but I need to know I'm grinding on the right stuff. Any exam tips from people who've been through this twice especially would mean a lot right now.